*NOTE*: This is a catch-up post. I was traveling overseas when this went live, and didn't have reliable Internet access at the time to post it here.

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Twenty years ago, I used to write articles about toys for a living.

I was recruited by a friend of mine, who in turn had been recruited by a friend of his. There were a bunch of us sci-fi fans who worked at this site, Collecting Channel, once it was up and running. I spent hours roaming the aisles of Toys "R" Us, Kay-Bee Toy and Hobby, Wal-Mart, and others looking for interesting things to write about. Back then, specialty retailing was still strong -- not a dying breed like it is today. I had to generate a ton of content - several short, newsy pieces every day, mostly about new releases or industry news - and three or four feature articles to headline the...

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