When I was a kid, I spent hours pouring over the Sears Christmas Wish Book, marking all the important pages. I can still see the blue and yellow remote-controlled airplane that I wanted so badly. I spent hours staring at the Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys trying to decide whether I liked the blue or the white ones better. I read the description of the Electronic Quarterback video game so many times that I could probably repeat it word for word. I dreamed about having a real Cooper goalie mask. My mom was great, and we got a lot of the things we wanted. In fact, I have two Maple Leafs jerseys, one white and one blue, and my old Electronic Quarterback game in a box at my house. My goali...