First icon I chose was Lego’s. They have been around for well over 50 years and have not lost their appeal. Lego’s were one of my favorite toys to play with while growing up. They inspire creativity and imagination. Shapes and sizes have varied over the years and now you can find themed Lego sets. As a father I value the time I spend with my 6 year old son Elijah building the unimaginable and creating adventure with the little plastic blocks.
My next icon is college football, it may not be America’s favorite past time, but it’s up there among one of its favorites. Although there is a lot of debate about how college football should decide its national championship, Saturday’s in the fall are filled with action packed games. I enjoy watching college football because I feel the players play with more heart than those that play in the NFL. It’s also something my family enjoys doing together, eating a hearty bowl of chili while watching our favorite teams play. Last year was very interesting during 2010’s Sugar Bowl when my favorite team, the Ohio State Buckeyes, played my wife’s and in-law’s favorite team the Arkansas Razorbacks.
My final icon is geocaching. It’s the modern day version of treasure hunting and always provides an adventure. You can go at it alone or with a group of people and make a day of it. Sometimes people organize special events so that while you are searching for treasure you are also picking up trash to keep the environment clean. You can find different kinds of swag at each location from travel bugs to specially made coins for geocachers. I enjoy geocaching because it gets me outdoors and always provides an adventure or I may see something that I may never have had the opportunity to see.
I enjoyed the icons that you chose. Legos are truly an icon and have made such an impact on all of us. I still find myself playing with my nephew’s legos when we are over at their house. I think everyone believes they are a master engineer with given a box of assorted leg pieces.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I discovered Geocaching this summer. The best line I’ve ever heard was “Using a 30 million dollar government satellite system to find tiny junk in the woods.” Geocaching is a great way to get out and enjoy the day.
I like your choice of legos as a icon. I love those things and can't help looking at them whenever i'm in a toy store! I remember playing with them growing up and how fun they were. It is so amazing how much they have changed but yet are still the same. They have a lego store in downtown disney that is just legos of all sizes and kinds. They have a variety of life sized objects made of legos that are very cool. I can't wait to take my kids down there someday soon :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you chose Legos as one of your icons. It seems like they have been around forever. My favorite Lego set was a Lego doll house. I would play with it for hours.
ReplyDeleteMy brother was obsessed with Legos as a kid and now my son loves to build the Star Wars sets. I agree that it is neat to see how Legos has developed, from the different objects you can build to the stores that offer classes. I haven't tried Geocaching but I think it would be a lot of fun to do, especially as a family.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the kind words about Legos. I can't wait to get back home and build something with my son, Elijah.
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