[Amanda Morrison]

Man, you kids make me feel old! I guess that means I've officially joined the 'mentors are old people' group of FIRST... (I'll catch some flak for that one.)

I had never even thought of Rock'em Sock'em Robots until Brandon said something about them. When I was a kid, the robots and the game Crossfire were, by far, the coolest darn things ever.

I remember my Atari and my tooth game, which nobody seems to remember. You had to fight the cavities... and no, I'm not insane, this was really a game. I had all the classics, Centipede, you name it. And then, my parents had a garage sale.

I was a Barbie fiend and was obsessed with Pound Puppies. My Cabbage Patch doll was my best friend. I also had a 'Mooseltoe' stuffed animal, that I still sleep with in my dorm room. Anyone remember those? They were HUGE when I was about 2 or 3.. you know, back in the Dark Ages.

Even candy was different. While dropping off one of my students in Knox, Indiana, I went to a gas station that carried Zagnut bars, Clark bars, Zero bars, and even the big bricks of Bit O'Honey. Needless to say, I bought ten dollars worth of old school candy alone.