My name is Bond, James Bond!

Everyone wants to be the hero. Everyone wants to be James Bond, saving the world from impending doom. I get that, but I’ve always wanted something else. I’ve never been greedy. I don’t need to be the hero, I just want his or her toys.

The hero ― at least the ones in books and movies ― always have the best toys. Here’s a few of the toys I wouldn’t mind having for when I need to save the day:

—A need for speed. I would start with every guy’s dream, James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5. The car was filmed in Goldfinger, Thunderball, and Skyfall and is a classic, with a 282 horse power engine and travels zero to 60 mph in less than 8 seconds. Besides the car, who wouldn’t love the ejector gear shift button? I must admit that I can think of a few people I would love to take for a spin. Okay, I can think of lots of people. But even without the ejector button, the car would still be a gem.

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—Never late again. Captain Kirk’s transporter, the fictional teleportation machine that converts a person or object into an energy pattern and then “beams” it to a target. When I had 45-minute morning commute to work each day, I must admit to fantasizing more than a few times about having a transporter. You come up with some crazy ideas sitting in traffic five days a week for 52 weeks in a year. A transporter certainly has been tops on that list.

—The lazy heroes’ solution. Every morning when I lean over to pull up my sheets and make my bed, I think of how much my back would thank me if I simply had Harry Potter’s wand ― made of dragon heartstring or Phoenix feather ― to help with the task. With a slight twist of the wrist and the recitation of the spell “Reparo,” my pillows, bedspread and blankets would magically fix themselves back to normal. I’d flick the wand again and our laundry room full of dirty clothes would wash, fold themselves and magically arrange themselves in my closets. With a wand, I just might start to enjoy the finer points of cleaning.

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–-The Swiss Army knife of superhero gadgets. Captain America, aka Private Steve Rogers, has the best shield. Need to go on the offensive, give the shield a whirl. Need some cover, the shield works again. Need some privacy, the shield does triple duty. The shield is the most versatile of superhero gadgets. We all need one.

These toys are probably not possible, but I’ll keep dreaming for them.  Who knows, maybe one day?

Reposted from 2016