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If you haven’t noticed our country has gone full-on hysteria mode. I’ve been doing some hunting over the last couple of weeks and the stores look like a hurricane or 100-year blizzard is coming. And not just a few, ALL of them. Now I’m a big headline reader and mainly rely on NPR 5 minute […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 183: A Study of Hysteria… appea...

I have to say that it was a pretty good Toy Fair. Nothing jaw-dropping amazing, but consistent. As usual, most things were spoiled in some form or fashion ahead of time. However, some things caught us unaware. How about the vintage reissues of the Ghostbusters? That got a lot of people excited. Much less so […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 182: Toy Fair Extravaganza… ap...

If you’re a basketball fan, then you may have guessed that I’m writing this while watching the NBA All-Star Game. It’s probably the first time in 10 years I have sat down and watched the entire All-Star Weekend. It’s amazing to see people at this caliber just have some fun with their sport. I think […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 181: It’s Just...

As I sit here and type this, I’m watching one of my favorite movies of all-time, Red Dawn. Not necessarily one of the best movies, but it’s steeped in nostalgia for me. It’s one of the first movies I remember seeing in theaters. It has snow warfare, which I love. It has a ton of […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 180: Get the Feels… appeared first on Ope...

So tonight Mrs. McFavorite and I were looking for something to watch. We have broadcast stuff that airs weekly and then we usually have 30 and 60-minute shows we are marathoning. Well, broadcast stuff is just starting to come back from the holidays and we just completed our binge shows. So she asks do we […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 179: Too Much… appeared first on...

For some reason, the number 2020 seems so much more futuristic than 2019 or any of the 2000’s except for maybe 2000 itself. Even just seeing it in the title makes me feel like I’m in the future. Now that we got here, when is the next major milestone 2030, 2040? I say 2050 is […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 178: 2020… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

One of my favorite fortunes from a cookie goes as follows, “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” I love this saying. It’s a great rationale for going full bore and for pulling back when things get a little out of hand. My life has pretty much followed this pattern. Right now I’m in a moderation mode […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 177: Eve...

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Well, I finally got off my ass and did something. It feels so damn good. Not only did I have a super-productive week on the project I’m working on, but I also sold almost $1K in toys. Granted they were some of my most scalpery stuff with the highest secondary market value and I was […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 175: I Did Something, I Did Something… appeared fi...

I think a lot of people secretly would love to be in my place at least for a while. It seems like a dream, being on a permanent vacation. However, what really messes with your head is how much you feel like you have to do and the battling priorities. I have a big (unpaid) […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 174: Too Much… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

I’ve used a similar title before. I know, because I always double-check. I think it’s because it’s one of my favorite songs and if you haven’t noticed I use a lot of song lyrics and titles for inspiration. However, it’s extremely apropos now because, after only 7 months at my new gig, I got laid […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 173: Here I Go Aga...

I wish I could say that this episode was, but let’s just say I was in rare form, especially towards the end. Not sure if it was the drinking or just because of nothing, really generating a lot of interest. Sometimes I feel like I’m just going through the motions. I have been hitting the […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 172: Unforgettable… appeared first on O...

Well, I didn’t expect for another show without me to be so forthcoming, but here we are. I’m personally excited. I get to listen to two Open Your Toys Casts in one month. With the holiday weekend falling on our recording weekend, these guys got to have a lot more fun than I did. As […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 171: The Rock and Lotus and Peter Show… appeared f...

Welcome back to the same’ole same’ole. As we ran through the news this week I couldn’t help but think about the response we had to The Rock and Lotus show. For the longest time, we have been a news show. I started this show to get all the news from the 4 franchises in one […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 170: Status Quo… appeared first on Open Your Toy...

I never thought this day would happen. Of all the hosts we have had over the last 11 years. There have been many occasions where I was not able to record. I have always offered co-hosts the opportunity to run their own show. This even includes Mrs. McFavorite a couple of times. I thought what […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 169: The Rock and Lotus Show… appeared first...

So that yearly event that makes millions of people happy, sad, glad, mad, and almost every other emotion happened again. We, of course, talk about it and I mean TALK. Over 3 hours of all of those emotions rolled up into one beautiful episode for your listening holes. It’s not all just Comic-Con we also […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 168: The More Things Change, the Mo...

My mom worked her ass off. I always thought we were poor, but the truth was she was saving everything she could so that she could retire at 48. Being only 5 years from that mark it’s absolutely mind-blowing that she was able to do that. While I inherited some of her traits that unfortunately […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 167: There’s No Substitute for It…...

Is there something wrong with me? People all around me just seem to take everything a little too seriously. Is this a case of if you think everyone around you is an asshole, you’re probably the asshole? Does my ability to laugh at myself, most situations, and maybe the key factor here, laugh at other […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 166: Why So Serious… appeared f...

Okay, I sat down ready to do a full post, but nope. Nothing is wrong, in fact, things are great. I just don’t want to spend a bunch time writing one right now. Had a weekend of 14 hours driving, non-stop family time and really just want to watch a movie and crash. Catch you […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 165: Nope… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

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Have you ever been so close to achieving something just to have the rug pulled out from underneath you at the last minute? I’ve been a victim of self-sabotage in the past, but this time I was merely sticking up for what was right. Unfortunately, that meant giving up on a goal that meant a […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 163: Almost Made It… appeared first on Open...

I don’t know how many times I have said those words. In different situations, different rationales, I just keep uttering them to myself. If just saying it could make it happen I couldn’t even imagine the things I would have accomplished. See the things I say these words to myself about are holding back other […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 162: Just One More Time...

I would love to have some statistics on how many of these I have written are downers and how many times things were going good. While not necessarily an accurate reflection on my life, it’s more how I’m at the moment I start to write these. Being that it’s usually late Sunday I can be […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 161: So Much For That… appeared fir...

Is there such a thing as too much good? I guess because it’s been such a shit show lately, I’m a little afraid that things are just going too good. You may have heard that I am working again. I started co-organizing a tech meetup and I just secured our next series of speakers. My […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 160: Too Much Good… appeared first on Open You...

Quite a few months ago I wrote about my indiscretions when it came to Mrs. McFavorite. I referenced how easy it to be oblivious to situations. I really thought that it was simply a matter of misinterpreting my intentions. It happens right, especially when you’re around each other so much? Well, now I’ve done it […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 159: Oblivious: Part...