Happy Birthday LEGOs

Further reason of why Google is so awesome, was that gem right there. For those of you who don't use the iGoogle page but still frequent Google may have seen that image today - commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO brick. 50 years of one of the greatest toys ever made.

Young or old, LEGOs still have lasting appeal. Every year for Christmas I still stuff stockings with LEGOs, regardless of age. The little under $5 kits that's usually just one tiny vehicle but when you combine it with 3 or 4 others you could build any number of monstrosities.

I know my sister and I grew up on LEGOs. Different themes or styles, ranging from city scapes to the giant Duplo blocks. We even got a few of the more generic "LEGOs" that came out of the box with faded bricks and just weren't quite LEGO.

As an adult I still visit the toy isle so I can check out the LEGO selection. What type of new Technic LEGOs they've released, or movie themed pack. The Millennium Falcon kit, a bulldozer with a moving bucket, Bionics, and the list goes on. How many of us were in a mall and saw some giant LEGO creation with a sweepstakes? Having to guess how many LEGOs were used to construct giant clown or robot or movie character or crane in hopes of winning some other awesome prize.

After you submitted your guess did you then wish you could win all the LEGOs and not the promised prize? I know I did.

Here's another memory I'm sure we all remember. Ever step on a LEGO with your bare feet? There's a special place in the world for pain of that magnitude. The thought of that now still makes me cringe.

Now a days we now have LEGO video games so help appeal to a larger group as well as drawn in the nostalgia factor. As I've mentioned in a number of posts at the Sony Report I've played and have become addicted to LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Another way for people to continue to enjoy LEGOs and proof that they're not about to go anywhere.

So, here's to another 50 years LEGOs. Thanks for the fun and the memories.