The blue one was the only real choice.

His birthday was actually on the 7th, and believe me when I tell you he got plenty of stuff in addition to the mountain of toys and entertainment options at his disposal. This kid has a power wheels, two bikes, a trampoline, a pool, a tablet, unlimited robots and transformers, and an older sister to annoy.

Speaking of, since you were a free-range 80s kid too, you may remember not having nearly the stuff kids today have. I could play with a pie tin and a garden hose for hours. I was great at making a perfectly delicious mud pie. The secret was adding the right amount of small river rock to the slurry.

And this purchase was in the works for a long time, as I took a promotion at work and hadn't purchased a new fine writing instrument in quite some time. It was high time I bought myself something expensive and sparkly. Nobody else is gonna do that.