Scottish Ales
The
history of beer is the history of man.
A Little Rant
Who kicked Napoleons arse?
The humble
Scotch Pie
You
don't know how lucky you are.
Have a happy and dark Solstice
A
little piece I wrote for The South Bay Scottish Society newsletter.
Castaway in San Jose
An Airport
isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you want to hit a trendy spot,
meet some friends, soak up retro atmosphere or show off your Prince
Albert…but maybe it should be.
Hi everybody, I would just like to thank the good old Paisley Tartan Army for letting me take up some precious space on this great website, hopefully you'll find my little pieces entertaining, any way a little bit about myself.
To you people living in Scotland, it must seem absurd reading the bilge from a bloke not from Scotland about being Scottish.
For us
growing up tho... it was never a question of what we were. My
Grandfather was a big hard man...quiet...he
served in both wars, homesteaded land in Western
Colorado (really harsh place) Drove Cattle during the depression. He was a
pilot in the RAF (before the US had
an air force) in WWI and in WWII was put in charge of a base in Scotland
near Perth.
He was later sent into the USSR, I think to get the Germans out of
Stalingrad via Vladivostok...He had a
skill for killing and surviving at a time when that was needed. There was
no time in his life when I wasn't sort of afraid of him at some level (I'm
sure it would have been worse if I were German)
Anyway, his family is the one with Scots
roots...from way back, but it was never a question...Presbyterians, bluish
white skin tone, self reliant...
The reality is that we are mongrels I
suppose...just like most everybody (Scotland is supposed to be 30%
Irish from the industrial revolution, not
to mention Asians and others)
It must be strange reading this for you guys back home...But it must have been strange for my Spanish and Japanese speaking neighbors growing up to have heard my orange haired family singing "Me Bonny, Bonny Boy" as well.
Scottish roots...Here's
a few facts about Scots in America...
You know the declaration of Independence is a knock off
of the declaration of Arbroath...
You know the Star Spangled Banner was written by a Scot.
You know that 22 signers of the declaration of
Independence were Scots.
"Just A Good
OleBoy"
A little Photoshop
magic for you to enjoy
Cyrus McCormick
Was to become one of the icons of the Industrial
Revolution and of America.
The Wolf Of
Badenoch
Is one
of the most memorable historical characters of Strathspey.
'Weegian
I mentioned the
need to compile a list of meanings of 'weegian for me pals...here it is!
Know Your
Neighbors
The whole Cooper
family frequently contribute their time to Scottish events and by giving of
themselves they help to build the Local Scottish community which we all
enjoy.