Open Your Toys

Last time on Open Your Toys Cast, The Blog, I wrote about being caught up. Well, then it was Mrs. McFavorite’s birthday. Then my daughter’s birthday. For birthdays, we don’t just celebrate just one day, but we each get a whole weekend. Now the first day of school is coming up tomorrow. Needless to say, […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 224: The Ebb and Flow&#...

I can’t believe it. Now, I’ll never really be completely caught up because I have literally hundreds of projects I would love to accomplish. However, you can tell I’ve got most everything off my immediate to-do list if I’m getting the show out in only 3 days. I even got my first big chunk of […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 223: All Caught Up… ap...

In our family, things always tend to turn into an adventure. Sometimes it is just a happy-go-lucky string of incidents that makes things a little more interesting. Other times it’s a complete and utter shit show. So saying something is an adventure is our way of putting a positive spin on life’s little obstacles no […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 222: Always An A...

Have you ever done something you can’t take back? I get it, you can’t really take anything back. I guess I’m more referring to something that you can’t be forgiven for. Essentially a forever something. Now, how about you doing it three times. I know, what!? Not the same thing, but three separate unforgivable things. […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 221...

Again, nothing fancy this time, just a good long discussion about collecting in 2021. See you next time…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through Apple Podcasts Subscribe through Google Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Radio Download the .mp3 (2:22 / 136.9 MB) No show notes The post Open Your Toys Cast Discussion: State of Collec...

Sorry for the delay in posting the show. That coupled with us skipping a show means some of you haven’t heard from us in over a month. To eliminate any delays, we encourage you to kick it with us live on YouTube every other Sunday. As much as I missed talking toys, there are a […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 220: Rekindling and the Hunt… appeared first on Open Yo...

I’ve always liked being alone. I think it comes from being an only child of a single mother. It’s been increasingly difficult to find time to be alone during the pandemic and there are only three of us. However, no matter how much I would love some time to myself, I am so happy I […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 219: I Think We’re Alone Now… appeared first on Open...

…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through Google Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Radio Download the .mp3 (2:26 / 140.1 MB) Follow along with the show notes The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 218: … appeared first on Open Your Toys .

Winner for brevity… This guy…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through Google Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Radio Download the .mp3 (2:25 / 139.7 MB) Follow along with the show notes The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 217: Even Less… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

One of the main differences I’ve noticed with the pandemic entering its second year is my tolerance for small talk has just about been exhausted. And not the small talk with a rep on the phone or a clerk in a store. I actually still really enjoy that. No, it’s the chit-chat with friends. I’m […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 216: Can’t Talk Now… a...

The last time around I talked about having too much going on. That usually manifests itself in me getting less sleep. However, that is a good thing, for me at least. I just can’t seem to thrive with 8 hours of sleep. I just feel tired all day. Now give me 4-6 hours, and that’s […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 215: Too Much Sleep… appeared first on Open Your...

Man, it has been a helluva last two weeks. I have been working 12-hour days between investor preparations, our largest school fundraiser yet, and planning and promoting the tech meetup I organize. No time to open toys, barely time for keeping up with email and the socials, and as you may have noticed, posting this […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 214: Too Much Going On…...

We have been motivating like crazy around the McFavorite household. It has a lot to do with not drinking, but also with something else. That something else is me lowering my expectations of everything I do. I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist. So much so, it sometimes keeps me from getting something […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 213: Cutting Corners… appeared first...

Today I get to watch two of the oldest quarterbacks (2nd and 3rd) to play in a playoff game go head to head. It has the possibility of being one of the best playoff games of the year. It’s even better because I’ve been following one of them for 14 years and the other I’ve […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 212: Age is Just a Number… appeared first on Ope...

People that actually read these things know change or lack thereof is kind of a theme over the years. In 12 years I haven’t changed very much even though I’ve really wanted to. There are also things in my life I wish I could change. Unfortunately, I have less power over those changes than I […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 211: Same Shit, Different Year… app...

It’s that time of year again. We’ve been marathoning through our regular list of Christmas movies. Classics like A Christmas Story, Scrooged, Elf, Christmas Vacation, the Holiday Special, Polar Express, The Muppets Christmas Carol, and other family favorites. Then after hours comes the more adult fare, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, Bad Santa, The […] The post Open Your Toys...

Well, it’s not the show’s anniversary. We blew by it a couple of months ago. It was our 12th. It’s Mrs. McFavorite’s and my anniversary. We’ve been married for 14 years and together for 20. It’s astonishing when I think of the commitment involved. The love, the hurt, and the time. What’s amazing is it […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode...

Alright, I hesitated using such a divisive term in the title. However, probably with the same zeal and unfortunately similar success of one of my favorite shows, “It’s okay, I’m taking it back”. I like using music lyrics for titles and come’on that’s just funny. What’s not funny is we are right back where we […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – E...

I know, you’ve heard it enough. I know I have, especially because we voted over a week ago. So if you’re one of the over one hundred million people (almost 70% of 2016’s entire turnout) that have voted early, we just get to kick back and see what happens. If you haven’t voted yet, I […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 207: VOTE… appeared first on Op...

Since we’re in the witching season, I’ve been watching a lot of horror. And I mean A LOT of horror. I think one of the best things about the genre is its ability to build upon itself with parody and satire. Nothing like a good laugh, especially from an inside joke, during blood-curdling screams and […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 206: Parody vs. Satire… app...

Nothing fancy this time, just a good long discussion about selling. See you next time…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through Google Play Music Listen on Stitcher Radio Download the .mp3 (2:31 / 145.4 MB) No show notes The post Open Your Toys Cast Discussion: Selling… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

Anybody following the show for some time knows I struggle with motivation. Not for the things I actually want to do, like collecting toys, being a Special Olympics coach, even being president of my PTA. However, when it comes to selling toys, even as they stack up in every corner of my house, there’s always […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 205: There’s Always Some...

Well, the first, and hopefully the last, Pulsecon has come to a conclusion. And similar to their previous efforts, the panels were pretty good, but the pre-orders sucked. Especially the Target ones, once again. I was on shit this time and got almost everything I wanted across retailers and the best price possible for the […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 204: You Can’t A...

Mrs. McFavorite and I spent our Labor Day weekend laboring. We were able to fill a 30 cubic yard dumpster. For those not great at math, that’s 22′ long, 8′ wide, and 6′ high. We could probably fill another too. During that debacle, it was painfully obvious I have too many toys. I throw out […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 203: Hoarder Status… app...

I have been on a bit of nostalgic kick since this whole pandemic thing started. However, I’m too lazy to dig into my archives, so it’s been whatever I can find on the ridiculous amount of streaming services we subscribe to. I’ve come across a slew of movies that tickle that nostalgia, but I start […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 202: Nostalgic for Nostalgia&...