{"id":6978,"date":"2004-11-19T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2004-11-19T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/11\/19\/hitting-the-bricks.html"},"modified":"2004-11-19T12:47:19","modified_gmt":"2004-11-19T19:47:19","slug":"hitting_the_bri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/11\/19\/hitting_the_bri.html","title":{"rendered":"Hitting the bricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lego has been in financial trouble<\/a> of late, and it’s not getting any better. Hopefully some of the radical steps they’re looking at will save the company. I have a lot of fond Lego memories, and would just as soon not see it go the way of the dodo.<\/p>\n

Hmmmm. Maybe it’s time to do my part and put some “real” (normal-sized) Lego on Kitten’s Christmas list. I could use with building up some scar tissue on my feet …<\/p>\n

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