I can’t remember the last time I stepped foot in a mall. And I don’t plan to until everyone is vaccinated. But even before the pandemic, malls were on the decline. The regular malls near me had plenty of closed stores in 2019 and I can’t imagine what 2020 has done to them. I picture some Mad Max situations within these dead malls where the only law is violence and the only currency is fists…and gift cards.

I also live near a big mall, The King of Prussia Mall, which sounds weird but King of Prussia is a real city outside of Philadelphia. I don’t know why it’s called King of Prussia. I’d prefer if it were called The Kingdom of Prussia, because it’s not a person…it’s a place. It’s like calling The North Pole, Queen of Scotland.

Anyway, The King of Prussia Mall is (kinda) the largest mall in the country. It’s easy to get lost inside. There are loops and circles and two Santa Clauses (one near the ritzy, “May I Help You, Sir?” stores, the other in the “Everything Smells Like Fried Soap” section.) This mall is home to the nearest Lego store. It’s where I got Lego pieces to construct the background I used in the first Lego calendar blog.

I miss those little adventures to the BIG mall. There was always a sense of excitement and stress, like an amusement park filled with bees. People were happy, angry, frustrated, friendly, evil, helpful and tired all at the same time. You could spend the entire day people-watching and never see two identical emotions.

I never really thought of the mall much. It’s an experience I took for granted before the pandemic. If the BIG mall survives (and I think out of all the malls, this one will), I’m excited to visit it next year and buy something stupid and a pretzel.

Speaking of stupid. Today’s Lego item is…

A Yellow Truck!

That’s one hell of a truck. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, it’s the truckiest truck I’ve ever seen. And it has a few translucent pieces. Nothing wrong with that.

Bo-Bo gave it the once over. Robot Snowman kept calling it a Topless School Bus. Bo-Bo asked, “What is a topless school?” and then the two began writing a raunchy straight-to-Netflix comedy. But the script soon evolved into a thoughtful critique of the American education system and the arbitrary standards it uses to measure success.

Then Bo-Bo shouted, “Parade!” And he did the whole parade thing from Ferris Bueller.

And then there was an accident.

Day 4 Rating: 3 out of 5 (Points added for being a 100% adequate Lego truck.)

See you tomorrow!

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