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Educational Games
When I was growing up, I used to always look forward to playing educational games. My favorite ones were the educational board games. I was always pretty good at Scrabble. I was a very literate kid, and sometimes I could even beat the grown ups. At the time, I thought I was hot stuff. In retrospect I understand that they might have been letting me win, but I think I still could have given them a run for their money.
We didn't have a lot of educational computer games when I was growing up, but we had a few. The Oregon Trail is a classic of my generation. Although current educational games are much more sophisticated, for the time it was pretty good. It really gave you a little bit of an idea of what life was like for the pioneers blazing a trail out west. The gameplay aspect was good enough to make it fun and entertaining.
Of course my favorite educational game of all time was where in the world is Carmen San Diego. Nowadays, it is quite a franchise. They have spun off into several different games, show, and movies. Back...
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Radio Controlled Model Airplanes
As a child I really wanted to get into radio controlled model airplanes - my Dad had built them and I think I had got the bug from him. Trouble is, when I most wanted to get into the hobby I was too young - then I lost interest for a while and the dream seemed to die
I got back into it a couple of years ago and as it turns out, flying radio controlled model airplanes is every bit as exciting as I had anticipated. Radio controlled cars and boats are boring in comparison - but with radio controlled model airplanes, things are different. A model airplane kit is fast, powerful, and dangerous. It can (obviously)take off and fly. With little practice, you can learn to do loops, barrel rolls, dives, and other amazing tricks. Although it is possible to crash and damage a model airplane, most of the beginners models can be fixed pretty easily.
If you have ever wanted to fly a model airplane, I highly recommend trying it. A lot of grown-ups feel silly being in public playing with a kids toy, but you might as well get it...
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