ONE
OF
my
earliest
____________________
?
The
coolest
guy
was
easy
to
spot
:
He
was
the
one
walking
around
with
the
largest
stuffed
animal
.
As
a
kid
,
I'd
see
some
guy
off
in
the
____________________
?
My
dad
____________________
?
.
Given
the
____________________
in
our
?
.
Have
you
ever
walked
around
a
____________________
with
a
giant
stuffed
animal
?
?
Giant
stuffed
____________________
have
played
a
role
in
my
life
from
the
start
.
There
was
that
time
when
I
was
three
years
old
and
my
____________________
was
five
.
We
were
in
a
store's
toy
____________________
,
?
.
?
We'll
take
that
!
?
my
sister
said
.
It
was
probably
the
most
____________________
item
in
the
toy
department
.
?
.
As
I
reached
____________________
?
And
I
never
cheated
.
OK
,
I
admit
that
I
leaned
.
That's
the
only
way
to
do
it
at
the
ring
toss
.
I
am
a
leaner
,
but
I
am
not
a
cheater
.
I
did
,
however
,
do
a
lot
of
my
____________________
out
of
view
of
my
family
.
And
I
know
that
increased
____________________
.
?
____________________
is
a
virtue
,
?
I
am
prepared
now
to
reveal
?
I
talked
about
my
stuffed
animals
at
my
last
lecture
,
and
showed
photos
of
them
.
I
could
predict
what
the
tech
-
____________________
cynics
?
How
,
in
this
age
of
____________________
,
?
.
I
don't
need
these
____________________
anymore
.
?
I
knew
that
if
I
kept
the
stuffed
____________________
,
?
And
so
once
they
were
lined
up
on
stage
,
I
____________________
?
The
____________________
____________________
animals
all
found
homes
quickly
.
?
