Go play! (outside!)
Adam's favorite team, the Chicago Bulls, his favorite player, Michael Jordan, his favorite sport?
What is basketball?
Adam would play this game at the Wheaton Public Library; hopefully he wouldn't die of dysentery
What is Oregon Trail?
Not having cable, Adam had to catch this show while on vacation (maybe for the best since the setting for this underwater comedy was "Bikini bottom")
What is SpongeBob Squarepants?
Middle-school Adam enjoyed this popular teen novel about a boy who hatches a dragon egg
What is Eragon?
Adam thought it was cheating when people used bumpers during this common birthday party activity
What is bowling?
Adam's favorite team, the Chicago White Sox, his favorite player, Scott Podsednik, and he won tickets to a game by opening a pack of what?
What are baseball cards?
Getting a GameBoy Color and this game (it could have been Yellow, Red or Blue) was the highlight of one Christmas in Nebraska for Adam and his brother, Josh
What is Pokemon?
Hop on a yellow vehicle to go with Ms. Frizzle and Liz on a wild ride in this children's TV show
What is the Magic School Bus?
Elementary-school Adam brought this popular electronica song by Darude to PE class and the class was so "blown away" that they created dances to go with it
What is Sandstorm?
This annual PE event was either beloved or dreaded, depending on your love for aerobic activity and competition (not to brag, but Adam's best time was in the 6's...)
What is The Mile?
Adam's absolute favorite PE game (he was also fascinated with dangerous ocean predators)
What is sharks and minnows?
Adam would spend hours at Nick Ronaldson's house playing this popular war game franchise, hopefully ending with a positive K/D ratio
What is Call of Duty?
"We're beating Hacker at his game" in this educational, after-school TV program
What is Cyberchase?
Middle-school Adam enjoyed these serialized novels, in which two amateur detective brothers solve crimes and mysteries
What are the Hardy Boys?
Brrr! Even though it was summer it was cold getting in the pool for these at 8am in the morning
What are swimming lessons?
Because the hoop wasn't quite low enough, or maybe just to get more air time, middle-school baller Adam would put one of these on the ground
What is a trampoline?
Probably the most beloved machine of Adam's childhood, this Sony gaming system brought to life such titles as Star Wars Battlefront, Need for Speed Underground, and Dynasty Warriors 4
What is the Playstation 2?
One of Adam's favorite after-school guilty pleasures, but despite years of watching it, he still can't paint anything good
What is The Joy of Painting? (Bob Ross)
High school freshman Adam brought in songs by this European dance artist to accompany his English class's original play, with songs such as "Dota" and "Russian Privjet"
Who is Basshunter?
Adam's go-to ice cream truck order, even though he was very white and neither African American nor Latino
What is a Choco Taco?
Adam's freshman year marching band instrument; like a xylophone, but made of metal
What is a vibraphone?
In this computer game, the cheat code "how do you turn this thing on?" gave you a super fast convertible with machine guns
What is Age of Empires II?
One of Adam's favorite after-school guilty pleasures, this show featured Matthias the mouse defending his friends from Cluny the Scourge
What is Redwall?
High school Adam surprisingly loved this heavy metal band, whose name was inspired by Lamech's brag in Genesis 4:24
Who is Avenged Sevenfold?
A yearly middle school fundraiser encouraged kids to sell lots and lots of this textile good, promising amazing prizes including a minute catching cash in a windy telephone booth
What is wrapping paper?