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3. The making of a boss ladyN’Gina Kavookjian preserves her family’s culinary heritage at the restaurant South while restlessly starting other ventures. 1. Sacramento’s $100,000 homeless man, SacramentoBad luck put him on the streets. 2. Letters for February 23, 2017, Chico 3. Power couple, ChicoMichael and Norma Riley keep the North State bright and charged up at Batteries Plus Bulbs. 1. Sacramento’s $100,000 homeless man, Sacramento Bad luck put him on the streets. 3. Power couple, Chico Michael and Norma Riley keep the North State bright and charged up at Batteries Plus Bulbs. NICHE: Writing & LEGO from a legally blind perspective Will played with LEGO as a small child and favored the LEGO Castle theme over the other lines. At times he indulged himself in LEGO City, Space, and Pirates, but he always returned to Castle. That’s why it was no surprise that it was a couple of LEGO Castle sets that propelled him out of his own “Dark Ages” and into the Medieval.
Fortunately for Will, he had married Sarah. (See Sarah’s profile here.) She too had played with LEGO as a child and dabbled in Castle sets briefly. As an adult, what drew her attention to LEGO again was the fantasy element of the new Castle sets. Skeletons were attacking knights in shining armor! It was too hard to resist! Since then both Will and his wife have been hooked on LEGO yet again. Having a love for writing, it was only natural for Will to want to write about LEGO. What he didn’t realize was how much he had to say on the subject! He found so many interesting details about the LEGO sets he and his wife picked up that article after article was just flowing out of his virtual pen. Will and Sarah’s growing passion for the LEGO-hobby led them to seek out other LEGO-fans in their area. Fortunately, where there is an official LEGO store, there is also a LEGO group. Located in Sacramento CA, the Sac Brick Builders were a perfect fit for the couple. Taking some of their own MOCs to their first club meeting they quickly found new friends.
Will has recently ended his job as a math-tutor with the California Department of Rehabilitation and has given over to freelance writing. Much of his writing assignments revolve around LEGO; aimed at informing the casual LEGO fan, but he makes sure there’s something that an old-hand AFOL may find useful as well. (You can find his profile with links to all his articles above.) To be able to communicatewith the more die-hard LEGO enthusiasts Will has decided to branch out from his usual publishing venues and sought an outlet at theBrickBlogger. There is really no specialization category that Will fits into. (Well, he does have an unholy love of the Castle theme.) But what’s different about Will is that he is legally blind. Therefore the opinions that he gives come from a very different perspective than most fans. When Will builds a MOC, for instance, the feel and heft of the model is just as important as the look. This is an area that is seldom explored by LEGO fans, aside from the proper bracing of a LEGO creation for stability.
In addition to his blindness, Will happens to communicate differently than many people. He has a B.A. in Mass Communication, which means he has not only been trained to write clearly, but to look for subtle communicational elements in everything; Throw all this together and you’ve got one very different point of view! he Cleric is a humoristic tale of moderate adventure with a dash of romance. This is not a LEGO-related book, but he wouldn’t mind seeing LEGO MOCs inspired by it. With this first novel finished, Will has started writing a new fiction novel and is also working on a book-proposal for a LEGO technique book. To keep up with William’s various writing projects, check out his FaceBook Page. HERE IS A LIST OF POSTS BY WILLIAM:Find and sign up for Summer Camps on a map Intro to STEM with LEGO� Materials, Session 2Ages: 5 to 6Jun 12th - Jun 16th9:00am - 12:00pmSunrise Recreation - Barrett Ranch Elementary STEM Challenge with LEGO� Materials, Session 1Ages: 7 to 12Jun 12th - Jun 16th1:00pm - 4:00pmSunrise Recreation - Barrett Ranch Elementary Minecraft Engineering with LEGO� MaterialsAges: 5 to 7Jul 5th - Jul 7th9:00am - 12:00pmSunrise Recreation - Barrett Ranch Elementary Minecraft Master Engineering with LEGO� MaterialsAges
: 7 to 12Jul 5th - Jul 7th1:00pm - 4:00pmSunrise Recreation - Barrett Ranch Elementary Intro to STEM with LEGO� Materials, Session 1Ages: 5 to 6Jun 26th - Jun 30th9:00am - 12:00pmElk Grove - Laguna Town Hall STEM Challenge with LEGO� Materials, Session 1Ages: 7 to 12Jun 26th - Jun 30th1:00pm - 4:00pmElk Grove - Laguna Town Hall Jedi Engineering with LEGO� MaterialsAges: 5 to 7Jul 5th - Jul 7th9:00am - 12:00pmElk Grove - Wackford Community Center Jedi Master Engineering with LEGO� MaterialsAges: 7 to 12Jul 5th - Jul 7th1:00pm - 4:00pmElk Grove - Wackford Community Center Girl Powered STEM Challenge with LEGO� Materials, Session 1Ages: 7 to 12Jul 10th - Jul 14th9:00am - 12:00pmElk Grove - Laguna Town Hall Minecraft Master Engineering with LEGO� MaterialsAges: 7 to 12Jul 10th - Jul 14th1:00pm - 4:00pmElk Grove - Laguna Town Hall Intro to STEM with LEGO� Materials, Session 2Ages: 5 to 6Jun 5th - Jun 9th9:00am - 12:00pmFolsom - Folsom Sports Complex STEM Challenge with LEGO� Materials