Chapter 8. I’m Not a Maker, I’m a Builder
I am a Maker.
But I don’t use 3D printers, or pliers, or hand tools. I use a toy. I use Lego bricks. I also use Lego wheels, beams, and plates. But I make more than Lego models. I make a lot more. It just so happens that the brick is only the beginning of the creations that I have made. Let me tell you the story of me and the brick, a story that is still being written.
The story begins decades ago when I was first introduced to Lego sets in Germany. I was an Army brat, and my family was stationed in Mainz, Germany. This was in the ’70s, so in terms of entertainment, there was a movie theater that my dad managed and really, not much else. TV was only the black-and-white Armed Forces ...
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