I don’t spend much time lamenting the Lego of yore. You know, where you had a box of fairly basic geometric shapes that when put together formed a thing. They’ve not been replaced, these basic kits are still around. But alongside these sets are more complex endeavors with injection-molded bits that curve to fit the needs [...]

And another view of sunset through the screen. A little exhausted from all the rain of late.

My brother gave me these little fellas and they watch over me as I catch up with things at my desk. Sidenote: I went down a rabbit hole to find out what smurfing meant and the most interesting version was the bank industry jargon that is a way to launder money.

I first played this variation on dominoes while camping last autumn and really enjoyed it. A couple friends said we needed to throw down some weekend back home and it finally materialized. Fun game still, and I highly recommend getting some domino trays to help keep things tidy.

My friends’ daughter is learning about numbers in school. Specifically, the enormity of them. To wrap young minds around the quanity of 100, Wendy pulled together everybody’s Playmobil figures for this parade of sorts.