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Category Archives: Scotland
In Scotland, This is Hogmanay
This is updated from the original posting in January 2016 ____________________________________________ A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! ____________________________________________ New Year’s Eve is celebrated around the world, but in Scotland, it’s called Hogmanay. For about … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Scotland
Tagged Calton Hill, First Footing, For Auld Lang Syne, Hogmanay, Liz Lochhead, Robert Burns, Stonehaven
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Flowers of the Forest – A short history of an historical lament, and this time it is personal
by Chuck Stanley It was September 9, 1513. The place was, and still is, a meadowland on a low hill just south of the village of Branxton, Northumberland, UK. If one looks at satellite images of the area, you can … Continue reading
Posted in Heroism, History, Memorial, Music, Scotland, War
Tagged Clan Skene, Danus Skene of Skene, Flodden Field, Flowers of the Forest, John McRae-Hall, Mary Beth Stanley
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Cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe…
by Chuck Stanley This is the story of a mass murder. A story of politics, of deceit, of a fearful leader, murder, honor by soldiers in the middle of a massacre, dishonor by their commanding officer, and of a cover-up. … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland
Tagged Campbell, Glencoe, King William III, MacDonald, Mass Murder, Massacre, Murder, Murder Under Trust
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Now watch these three consecutive birdies at the tomb of the unknown golfer
By ann summers “Told entirely without narration, ‘You’ve Been Trumped’ captures the cultural chasm between the glamorous, jet-setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community. What begins as an often amusing clash of world views grows … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, alternative facts, Conspiracy, England, History, Homeland Security, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Scotland, Society, Sports, Sports, Terrorism, Turkey, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, golf, Media, Politics, Terrorism
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ON THIS DAY: July 3, 2016
July 3rd is: Disobedience Day Stay Out of the Sun Day Plastic Bag Free Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Holidays Around the World Armenia – Vardavar Belarus – Independence Day Myanmar – Women’s Day U.S. Virgin Islands – Emancipation … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day, Rock and Roll, Scotland
Tagged Franz Kafka, Jim Morrison, Quebec, The Doors - Light My Fire, Thomas Edison, Women's Rights
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EU Disintegration and BREXIT: sanctimony & pseudoscience
“The EU’s disintegration is now running at full speed.” By ann summers Like Wile E. Coyote going off the Dover Cliffs, anti-immigrant discourse fervor and the MOE made the destruction of the UK Tory party inevitable but can Labour and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Austerity, Countries, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, England, European Union, Foreign Policy, History, Immigrants, Media, Neoliberals, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Racism, Scotland, Society, Stock Market, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Brexit, Donald Trump, EU, European Union, Racism, Terrorism
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BREXIT: not that bad despite Trumpian resemblance
Brexit will take many years to complete and some legal experts are even suggesting that it cannot even be completed considering other matters like NATO. That it seems like a reaction against cheap labor migration amidst austerity makes it seem … Continue reading
Word Cloud: HOGMANAY
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! New Year’s Eve is celebrated around the world, but in Scotland, it’s called Hogmanay. For about 400 years, from the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mythology, Poetry, Religion, Scotland
Tagged Church of Scotland, Hogmanay, Liz Lockhead, New Years, Pagans
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