Random Thoughts

I was going to have more to post, but after visiting all the various sites I wanted to hit, this is all I found that I feel like passing on. Sorry.

First, and most important, is the news from the LEGO company. Here's the scoop in the words of Jake McKee, a LEGO rep. "In the last few days, I’ve seen much discussion, and recevied many questions about the future of the company. As you probably saw/heard, 2003 was a rough year for the LEGO Company, for a number of reasons. Kjeld has retaken the helm, and has said that we are returning to “our core”. Rest assured, “our core” simply means our toy business. Which is to say, our toy product lines present and future... Harry Potter and Star Wars are NOT going away any time soon... Mindstorms is not going away, but may continue to evolve. Like all technology products, Mindstorms will continue to grow and improve as consumers gain new technology knowledge and technology itself continues to get better and smaller." So, there you have it. Mindstorms and the licenses are not going away. LEGO will continue to make bricks and toys, and focus on those.

And in other news:

Peter David defends himself yet again from accusations that he doesn't "get it". He does, folks, he just wants to complain. But for some reason, pros on the internet aren't allowed to voice an opinion if the fans don't agree.

There's a very interesting note in the comments of PAD's post that compares the economics of "buying the monthly" versus "waiting for the trade" to the Prisoner's Dilemma. Lovely - comic book fans as prisoners. And, unfortunately, right on the button if the publishers continue to play the game the way they are playing.

I found a lot of political garbage that I would like to comment on, but I want to calm down enough to actually articulate my opinion before I make any statements... and by the time I do that, twenty people will have said exactly what I want to say much better than I can. There's also a new twist in the Marysville teacher strike I want to post about, but I'm still working on that one. In short, this is all the random thoughts for today, sorry.