Some people have loadsa time on their hands
Following on from a previous post... tripped over this in my net-wanderings last night... Lego Harpsichord. Incredible - and it works.
I won't bore you with all the other *vast* amount of lego-related sites there are ... safe to say, 'anorak' is a mild term for some peoples obsession with the wee coloured plastic bricks... Well, since you asked try these links if you don't believe me..

Could we be kin ?

Our 'family website' got this delightful post today from Scandanavia...

Angus and Morag McCumesty af Upsala.

We have found your wee website an couldna haud back oor cyooriositie. Family legend says oor great great grandfaithir tried to sail from Orkney to the land of ice but was blown to the land of the nordmen.

He wandered over the hills to Jemtland and met a bonnie lassie of Scots descendancy. Since then all women in our family are called Morag, the very first Morag is in between us in the portrait.

There were no sheep in Jemtland and Angus was fair homesick. He heard that sheep were to be found in Upland, being not so fond on the boiled reindeer himself.

Since then Upland has been the seat of the Swedish branch of the McCumesty familj. Even though sheep are scarce…our own pet sheep is called Norman..

The Trunk Monkey
Thanks to John from Sweden for pointing out this one. www.trunkmonkeyad.com ... I just want to rush out and buy one of those cars!

Notable site links #1
Decided to start a mini-series of sites which can only be described as notable in their time an effort spent on them. Even though I don't agree nor promote nor condone what they're saying..

Well, since its the run-up to that religious-type time of year ... thanks to Sandy in the office who pointed this my way : thebricktestament.com for example must've taken the Reverend bloke ages to do... The boys are great Lego fans - and I recognise a few of the wee lego chaps from having stood on them at various times with my bare feet. (ouch!).
What next? The entire Lord of The Rings in Lego ? ... might start a whole trend if we're not careful...

Incredible acheivements
Went to the local Multiplex to see "The Incredibles" at the weekend with the boys. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I think the testament to the state-of-the-art computer graphics was that at no point did you think the characters were not real, living 3d people. Great stuff - would recommend it.

Got presented with my hard-earned RYA certificate at the weekend! Its official - I can sail now! ... well a bit, anyway. Looking forward to next season with the CCC.

Also, my other year's new activity, the piano - that's me with 20-odd lessons completed. Having great fun. Strangely, I notice my finger-muscles are changing somewhat! I find working on the computer has been affected a bit, as I keep wanting to type in F# major.

Now Mirco$*ft are at this blogging thing

Noticed the other day that Mirco$*ft are at it again - following where others have led the way - announcing their "msn spaces". Wonder what other great ideas they'll rip off next? :-)

Merry Whatsitsname
Saw this elsewhere ... probably appropriate in this PC-world...

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