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Me too. I'm always humbled by how many mistakes I make. Usually I leave out words that makes the sentence a little odd. I proofed this article about 4 times and still found mistakes this morning.

I was lured in by the Mario picture. :)

I could start right there. I fell in love with SuperMario because of the achievement side of things. If I could just press the correct commands at the correct time, then Mario would leap onto that platform, or catch that coin, or perform that wall jump. I'd woot away and feel accomplished.

I'm having exactly the same thing happen right now, as I downloaded Hacker Evolution Duality in the Steam Summer Sale. That's another where you have to perfect your moves to achieve the next level.

I'm also playing Dear Esther, which is all about story. There's no major achievements, beyond finding the clues to discover what's going on. But the music, the graphics and the 'hook' are all there working on you. I'm really enjoying that.

My biggie is Runescape though. That's a whole different ballgame, though it incorporates all of the above. It's the freedom to build my character as I want. There are stories, in the form of quests, and also achievements, as the skills have levels. I fell in love with it primarily for the variety though.

Great article! I'm glad I'm following you.

Brenda, You ever in my neck of the woods let me know and I'll take you there. Kentucky isn't that far from me...

These are just so darn cool I can imagine the many endless hours of creative play kids young and older alike will enjoy with these mini lego figures. Both my daughters have always loved small figures, they took them everywhere.

Me too guys, I firmly believe kids learn the value of money plus become more ambitious by the lessons learned earning an allowance.

Brenda, I am very proud of the creative and caring teaching staff we have they really do go the extra mile to interest and reach kids. I remember being bored in school, some teachers are just that boring and that does exactly what you said. Thanks for giving your teachers perspective.

It's not easy being a grammar cop. I know, I'm one too. I do see the to/too mistake a lot. When I write an article, I proof read it about three or four times. I can go back 3,6,9 months later and still find mistakes I missed.

Batman Universe lego figures are sure to be a huge hit, love both batman and legos, so you can't go wrong.

SeanMac, I agree he is no doubt headed for the big time. Ed Sheeran is pure talent.

This is beautiful. I wish I could see it in person.

I am all for allowance. Not only does it teach about managing money, it teaches kids to delay gratification and just how hard you have to work to make it.

This is absolutely brilliant! As a former teacher, I can tell you that where education is going wrong is in their methods. They're still teaching like they did in the Middle Ages. We are boring kids to death. No wonder there are such behavior problems in our schools and such a high drop-out rate. We are boring kids to death. What we teach them is meaningless unless it's connected to something they can relate to. Katie, this should be on the National News and Bill O'reilly.

Thank you kariem2 for visiting this LOTR and Gandalf article. Years ago I had the unabridged Lord of the Rings on tape...all 84 cassettes which I listened to every Christmas. I had a job that featured a lot of driving and of course CDs did not exist then. Good old days with Gandalf and co.

I have listened to Ed's 4 top ten hits and I like his style of music. Little wonder he won the Brit Awards. Nice article, by the way, I am sure that his songs and your writing are destined for bigger things.

I have read all of those fairy tales but never connected the theme of promise to them. Thank you for enlightening me. I love those illustrations too.