On a cold snowed in New York City winter day my brother and I would sit and watch the snow from the window for a little while. That wouldn’t last very long so we’d have to get creative indoors. Normally we’d go down to the basement and play board games like Candy Land, Monopoly or even Life. We’d usually play for a while since we had nowhere to go and time wasn’t an issue. Something else we liked to do was go through our comic book collection. We’d trade some editions or just sit and read them and talk about who the coolest or best super hero was. We had a huge collection, every one of them in protective sleeves. We’d get so lost in them you’d think you were in the stories as opposed to in New York. Once we had our first video game system that was it; we’d sit and play for hours nonstop. We’d try to beat the other’s high score or even our own personal high score, we’d play so long that it would be into the late hours of the night and we wouldn’t even realize what time it was. Our basement was set up nicely too, with a comfortable couch and a nice big TV for us to enjoy. There was also a small refrigerator so we could keep some beverages and snacks nearby.
