Thursday, April 26, 2012

Yo-Yos for Troops!

Yo-Yos for Troops!

2010 Albert A Rasch and
The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles
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Ok, I know what your thinking...

"What the devil are you up to Albert? Yo-Yos???"

As it turns out, that's exactly whatI am thinking. Yo-Yo's.

I happened upon a brokenDuncan Butterfly yo-yo. The side was off, and the axle was loose. As it so happens, I travel prepared. I brought some gel crazy glue with me, along with assorted a sundry other items that make your life tolerable in Afghanistan. (See my post: What You Need to Bring Overseas as a Contractor.)A few minutes later I had a perfectly serviceable yo-yo again.

I remember that sometime around 1970-71 there was a Yo-Yo craze; at least there was in my neighborhood!We all had to have Yo-Yos and many of us learned tricks like "walk the dog,"... [via Tro Chronicles]

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