The greatest projects in history spring from people recognizing needs that are holding society back and taking steps to address them.

About a month ago, I moved into a new place with new bookshelves and a vision for what would go on them.  One of those things was my Simpsons LEGO house.  But what I did not think about was that the open slats on the top of the shelf gave little stable room for the LEGO Simpsons characters:

Time for bold action.

Step 1: Acquire a piece of wood
Step 2: Acquire three colors of paint
Step 3: Apply said paint to said wood

Hello Simpsons yard, sidewalk, driveway and bonus foundation (clearly I spent more time doing the visible parts):

Project manager Maggie approves:

Homer and Marge invited the whole town over for a barbecue to celebrate their new yard:

Naturally Ned is manning the grill, and even though hot dogs are in his near future, Homer still brought a donut with him.  Chief Wiggum is trying to talk some sense into Homer while ignoring the assault of Krusty that’s about to happen behind him.  That’s a police department with its priorities in line.