Go LEGO!
Today my feet touched down in Billund again, the home of the beloved plastic brick, and a very special day it was too. 50 years of the brick was the occasion, and what 50 years it has been. In those years much has changed in the world around us, technology is everywhere and indeed this very notion of having a blog, to be read by people on the Internet, was not even a glimpse in the eye of Godtfred Kirk Christiansen when he decided to gamble all on the LEGO brick as the toy for the future.
So today was a great day of taking stock, celebrating a little (not as much as we did last August when the company turned 75 years old), but enough to crack open the champagne and eat some cake, as is the Danish tradition for virtually any occasion when more than 2 people meet. (what I do marvel over is that the Danes do manage to eat more cake than virtually any other European nation, yet they are one pretty slim and trim nation.. oh well. Must be all that brain work of playing with LEGO..:) )
Today also saw an unprecedented acknowledgement from arguably the most creative on-line company in the world, where the Google doodle was taken over by bricks and a mini-figure to celebrate LEGO and its profound impact on the founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin. Some of our craftier fans speculated whether Google is simply an anagram from Go LEGO, put I wouldn't go that far although it's a funny thought what a spelling mistake can lead to.. as I think the origin of Google the name came about. In any case, more proof of the pudding just what creativity can accomplish so a big toast to all you out there who still have stacks of bricks hidden in the cupboard, or under your bed - take it out and make something and you will be surprised what you'll come up with! 
Are you planning on attending the NARMS conference in April? I know that Lego is a member. ( www.narms.com.confcenter )
Posted by: Mom of a Lego Kid | February 19, 2008 at 04:42