Doug,
Thanks for the complimentPS Nick, I couldn't resist plugging my page, since everyone else has been doing it. We're all competing for visitors anyway, but your site is still way ahead of what I have done.
Plugs for Magpie sites are welcome here and I don't think we compete anyway. If my site is 'still way ahead', I get the feeling that it may not be for long. That doesn't worry me much - I do what I do and will just keep on doing it. The fact that this is a busy site makes me feel good about what I do, but it doesn't put any cash in my pocket or make me a better person, so there doesn't seem to be much point in competing.