Introduction Thinking LEGO is a beautiful toy for almost any age is not out of line. There’s a common line of thought that LEGO should be for children. I don’t agree, in general. The release of several LEGO themes suggests that I’m correct. DUPLO has been around for decades, producing bricks that use the same …
Introduction Have you ever wanted to feel like you’re flying? I think most people have had this dream every once in a while. The urge to feel the wind in your hair as you hurtle forward through empty space is substantial. I don’t think most people can fly too well without airplanes, and most can’t …
Introduction I believe LEGO is one of the most accessible toys on the market. The company has a “target demographic,” technically speaking. However, as time has passed, the company has more openly embraced fans of all ages. At first, it was by designing themes and lines that catered to smaller children. Their DUPLO sets, for …
Introduction Is there any subject that catches the attention and fires the imagination quite like animals? Humanity has had a very close relationship with animals from our earliest moments. Belief systems worldwide have venerated them from time immemorial. Even today, we often look to animals for strength, comfort, and guidance. We festoon ourselves with their …
Christmas time is a magical time. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, cultures worldwide have a midwinter festival. They come in many forms and flavors, but most share a few things. It’s a time of community, where families come together and celebrate their previous year while looking forward to the next. My family was not …
Speed. Power. Precision. A motorcycle is a perfect marriage of all three. Automobiles and motorcycles were developed concurrently and have evolved over the same amount of time. A car represents safety, and a person’s first car is their step into the freedom of the open road. The motorcycle is freedom without protection. There are no …
Introduction All across the country, there are places where heroes can be found every day. These are places where the most tireless warriors battle with the most insidious, fearsome opponents. What are these battlegrounds called? Hospitals. Doctors, nurses, and medical personnel of all stripes spend their days keeping death and sickness at bay for a …
Introduction In 1956, policing in America gained a whole new dimension. Literally. Police Helicopters gave American Police Forces a third dimension to move in, and the first one was used by the LAPD in 1956. It successfully inspired a program to fund more helicopters and pilots for the police, dubbed “Project: Sky Knight.” Before the …
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Introduction In 1903, two North Carolina brothers broke the binds gravity had held on us for thousands of years. They built on the knowledge and innovations of those who had gone before to create something unique. Although they weren’t the first to try, they were the first to succeed. For roughly half that time, LEGO …
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I vividly remember the turn of the millennium. People were rabidly terrified of “Y2K”, a phenomenon that they insisted would crash all the computers in the world and plunge us into a new dark age. Clearly, that didn’t end up happening. That doesn’t mean that times didn’t change. The end of a decade is considered …
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