Ok, from those responses I see the Scottish Tourist Board is still doing its job quite nicely. This is generally a good thing (however if you read Sic transit gloria Scotia by Macdiarmid, you will get a differing opinion), however the problem is that at times it pervades the mindset of Scots as well. So many times I have heard people from Scotland uttering phrases such as "we have the best water in the world" its a myth - the standard of water treatment in Scotland is behind that of a ...
This one is sort of dorky, but then so am I. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you guys/gal by the way. Two of my closest friends (online) have dropped off the face of the earth for two months now, and my parents and son are leaving tomorrow for a month. Needless to say, all of it is killing me inside, so I'm really grateful to Mtspur, Andave, Kathy esp and to anyone else who decides to listen to my heartache. Okay - so here's the next chapter. The one after this is the ending: ...
I got a book by Brian Froud at the suggestion of Niamh, called The Goblin Companion and just loved the dry humour in it! Here are some excerpts I wanted to share. Now it so happened that, as well as being a piscepodiatrist(a foot doctor who specializes in the treatment of fish) Froud was also an eminent goblinologist. He therefore rightly guessed that he was holding in his hands the most important communication between the goblin world and ours to be found in this millennium. ...
Here are links to some good personality tests (free). You have to register but it costs no money: http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/register.asp?partid=1 http://www.ptypes.com/temperament_test.html http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/dis_sample_36.asp Kiersey Test (Link 1): I'm an NF Idealist (Myers-Briggs has me as INFP) PT Type Test (Link 2): Idealist (uh, yeah) Enneagram Test (Link 3): Type 4 Wing 5, ...
This is another segment from a longer, unfinished work. Karen was watering a hanging plant at the window as he came down the hall into the kitchen. The dishwasher droned it’s warm lullaby – Tom softly cleared his throat so as not to startle his sister, as he approached. She turned and smiled, there was something accepting and resigned in her posture, “I’m really glad you’re here.” She raised her hand up to stop him from rebutting her welcome, “no, now really, Tommy, we’re going ...
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