[Reginald Rutledge]

Anthony,

I really don't know if you're trying to call me out on something but that's just my opinion. I need not Webster Dictionary to define anything that I do. Although it helps having learned scholars establish some standards of what words should mean, it still is defined by one's own perception of what he truly think something is.

For example, I define toys as anything that allows ME the ability to have fun. It takes ME away from the seriousness of life and puts ME back into a time where there are no cares or worries. I am doing things that make ME enjoy. To me, that's my toy.

I am happy I don't ride on the words of others to find critique in the most diminutive words that one must say. I could easily critique many terms that you may use, often misplaced or miswritten, but grammatical class is something I have not the time to start.

So I understand, we write on the fly, we think on the fly, and to that effect, we let certain words and their usage go unchecked. So this one word I use, "Toy" and you want the miniature football community to come down on me? It's just my opinion of a word Anthony! Not everyone else.

I've got so many things I define as "fun toys". They range from jetskis to computers to violins to football men. To me, these are all toys because they allow me to get away from the seriousness of life and play with things I love to do. Yes, things will continue to be toys for me as long as I have breathe and is capable of playing with the game. Whether that game be football or computer games, to me they will continue to be toys. That is how I define when I have fun. For me, there is no need to define my standard of fun based on a word. Guys that come to my house will tell you I am Peter Pan and I don't ever want to leave Neverland.

Just my opinion.

Reg