Road to fame paved with plastic bricks

For a stay-at-home, home-schooler who’s responsible for children 8 and 5, Family Phil Corless has been on a roll this month. As you may recall, the CdA resident was the first to mention the problems with greedy adults at the ha-huge Dave Smith dealership Easter egg hunt. On Saturday, Phil won an online contest as the best home-school father blogger for his blog, A Family Runs Through It. Now, he’s hanging with North American Lego prez Soren Torp Laursen and other jumbos from the popular Denmark-based toy company. In fact, Family Phil gets top billing in a six-page news feature in this week’s issue of Newsweek mag. He and wife, Karyn, are mentioned in the opening paragraph of Daniel McGinn’s article. And his family dominates text on the first page. Phil is quoted as saying that his kids are required to put away all their toys in a specially designated closet to prevent their home from being overrun by them. But their Lego toys are an exception to that rule. Quoth Phil in Newsweek: “They’re one of those toys that always stay out, because … when (friends) come over, you know they’re going to play Legos.” The article goes on to say that Phil has fond memories of building elaborate Lego mazes for his hamster. Quoth Phil again: “I’ve never seen a kid who didn’t want to build something.” Lego is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Phil and his family are also celebrating. For being part of the article, the Corlesses are getting “a nice little package of various educational items, from geography books to math software.” And more Legos?