Arkansas Has No Shortage of Big-Boy Toys for the Guys

Not all good times are created equal.

That goes double for men. While there are few things better than settling into a favorite chair with a favorite beverage, maybe with a buddy or two, passive entertainment only takes a guy so far. Men like to fiddle with things, and they like to goof around with new gadgets. Those things never go out of style.

Neither do toys. While many men have — mostly — grown out of pushing around yellow Tonka trucks, the concept of playtime never really leaves us. It just takes on new forms. Fortunately, there is no shortage of spots to act like a kid or just feel like one.

Mark Goodsell has watched people walk into his business and react as if it is Christmas Day for over 30 years. Located in Jacksonville, Goodsell Truck Accessories is a welcoming spot made by truck lovers for truck owners. Goodsell himself, though semiretired, still seems a long way from putting his feet up and pursuing other interests. He is on the sales floor, darting between rows of truck add-ons. There is not a single item he does not know, and just about every part of the inventory is manufactured by companies that lead their respective fields…

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