John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

So, that's where those missing Lego pieces go ... (The Brick Thief)

Newly released from Lego, this short film with a rather creepy undertone. Well, sort of; after all, Monsters Inc. was built on the premise that another dimension had direct access to kids' bedrooms!

In any event, a fun couple of minutes, and a reminder to the family to let our imagination run rampant one weekend morning this winter.

A device combining two household hobbies

As seen on Make this morning, here's a device that combines the Lego obsession of our son and my wife's craft hobbies. It's a yarn spinner (my wife says it's called a swift), made in a store in Portland, Oregon.