Tops are a seriously old toy. In Iraq, some tops from 3,500 BC have even been found. ( Making them almost as old as my 7th grade teacher wa...

I was in 5th grade when I was first introduced to this toy. We had a group of people come in one day and show us some Appalachian crafts. On...

The Wood Woodpecker. This was one of those "proof-of-concept" projects that just ended up working well enough that he became an ac...

As a kid I watched far too many monster movies. I'd scan the TV guide at the beginning of the week to see what awaited me in the Saturda...

"Haven't you always wanted a monkey?" - If I Had a Million Dollars (Bare Naked Ladies)   "Sure, just not a creepy one t...