Maybe I should scan some examples of modern Lego instructions, where the difference sometimes amounts to no more than what might be called a “dark smudge”. Really, how hard would it be to highlight each added piece (with an arrow, a glow, more saturated color… anything???)

The best thing about Lego is its amazing flexibility. And of course the more you have, the more you can do with it. Each little set adds to your overall pool, so that you slowly build up a massive collection of bricks of all shapes and colours. Yes, it’s rather expensive, but what you’re paying for is flexibility and reusability. I look forward to buying Lego sets for my own kids some day, and I can’t wait to see what they can come up with.

And it’s timeless. We had a hugebox of Lego when I was growing up, and it all still works with the modern stuff Anthony has. Back then the had few types of pieces, but they did have train rails that no longer seem to be available. Good times. —Jeffrey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR-71

It might be something interesting for him to learn more about….

I was fascinated by the SR-71 when I was a kid in the 70s. I once met an SR-71 pilot, the son of an elderly couple to whom I delivered a newspaper. They never knew where he was or what he was doing (because even his location was classified). He did visit home once, at which time his location was presumably not classified, so I don’t think I’m risking national security by recounting the event —Jeffrey