“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ― Abraham Lincoln
Looking Forward to the Year Ahead
Analogue life
“I dreamt of shopping last night.”
Flying the Scottish EU Flag
Given the level of disappointment that many Scots feel about the way Brexit has been mishandled, and the poor quality of deal that the present UK Government has negotiated, particularly for Scottish […]
A Short Mooch At Howton
“I know, it’s now spelt Houton – but, on an OS map of Orkney dated 1960, which we have pinned up on a door, it’s spelt Howton – and that’s how it’s pronounced – so, I’m going with that spelling.”
Even heroes have heroes.
“At the end of a turbulent, desperate and – let’s be honest – hellish year, this week was proof positive that Scotland is increasingly comfortable in its own very distinct political culture and worldview. Support for normal democracy amongst Scots nudges sixty percent. And it will only grow.”
Letters: “For Hogmanay – THINK ON!”
“One headline was, that there had been over 50,000 new cases, and over 900 deaths, in that day.”
Sgathaich: Walking With Digital Monsters
Every Sunday now when I wake up, I put on the laptop head to Crunchyroll and sit down to watch the 2020 Series of Digimon Adventure.
I’m Beginning To Feel Like Dracula
“I don’t tend to watch horror films – there’s enough scope in life for being frightened, without inflicting that stuff on my brain. “
The Rousay Clearances: Book Available Now
There are only a few copies left of the publication available to purchase which went with the recent exhibition “The Rousay Clearances: Exodus from the Egypt of the North. “
How like the Neanderthals are we?
” A Neanderthal skeleton (dated at 50 ka) found in a cave at La Chappelle-aux-Saints appears to have been buried and made safe from scavengers and erosion. “
