Belated Xmas Greetings

A belated happy Christmas to all (both) of this weblog's readers. (That's Scott and Martyn). I've been in sunny Southend with my sister and family, without a net connection, and with no time to blog even if I did have one :) Now I'm at my parent's place in sunny Slough, reunited with my laptop. (535 emails in three days, Eeek!)

Santa Claus didn't bring me any RPG stuff or trains this year, but amongst other things he did bring me Led Zeppelin's triple live CD "How The West Was Won", and Mary Gentle's new novel "1610: A Sundial on a Grave". Hope it's as wonderful as her previous "Ash". My left wing brother also game me a set of "Regime Change" playing cards, with The Shrub as the Ace of Spades, and Mr Cheesy Grin as the Ace of Hearts.

On the other hand, Santa Claus colluded in my nephew's uncle's evil plan to corrupt the next generation, and delivered three Bachmann HEAs and three MEAs in assorted liveries that tell the convoluted history of rail privatisation. This has doubled the available freight stock on his layout, and gives his Loadhaul 56 and EWS 08 something to pull.

Finally, I'm not sure how I should feel when I find myself agreeing with a ten year old about music. Both my nephew and I think The Darkness should have been the Christmas Number One rather that dull 'Mad World'.