Barbara,
Have you seen the new generation of Lego CD's, such as Lego Loco.  Talk to
the six year old nearest you and try and "log-on" man.
Best,
Leland
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From: Barbara Mitchell <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 8:02 PM
Subject: Thanks for the memories


>I've been out of the loop for a while, but finally had a chance to read my
>mail from the last month or so.  Leaving the best for last, I thank all you
>BPers for bringing a smile to my face.  Forgive me if my input on a few
>discussions is a bit tardy...
>
>Now, I'm just a youngen, so I don't remember Block City, but I do remember
>playing with Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, and Legos as a child.  My brother
>and I had an awesome Lego collection in an extra-large tool chest-type box
>that we could carry around the house (leaving Legos everywhere --
>especially as the pieces got smaller).  I built all types of buildings and
>cities in every room in our home only to have my brother destroy them (is
>that me being victimized by an older sibling, I guess so).  Of course, I
>would "preserve" the ruins or "reconstruct" the cities until it was time
>for dinner.  Even today, tho I despise that monstrosity of a "Mall" in
>Minnesota, I drag friends to "Lego-land" when they are intent on hitting
>every GAP store in the place.  Now if I could only get locked in there when
>all the stores finally close...
>
>As for the discussion regarding an attraction to confined spaces, I
>remember one snowy winter when a bunch of us neighborhood kids built an
>intricate city under the snow with tunnels criss-crossing our front yard
>leading to little rooms.  We could be lost for hours in there _and_ we
>never had a cave-in!  And my friends wonder why I chose to go into
>architecture.