They were very popular through most of the '70s and part of the '80s. But when microwave ovens came along, people lost interest in baking and traditional cooking methods.

There were several times when it almost got discontinued.

If all you do is pop a frozen meal into the microwave -- even one designed for one of today's popular diets -- you lose out on the healthy variety of fruits and vegetables that are necessary for a balanced diet.

Kids are very comfortable with technology and these toys reflect that. When the microwave and car talk to you it's perfectly reasonable that toys do. But it comes down to whether it's fun. All the chips in the world won't make a bad toy good.

As you go along, you realize you have ambitions but when you get there, you want something else, so you're moving very quickly.

We all have televisions. They are relatively inexpensive. We all have microwave ovens. Why do we need to go out?