Miscellaneous

Glasgow’s eleven days in the sun, metaphorically speaking, came to a close last night as the Commonwealth Games concluded with a ceremony at Hampden Park.  It has been hailed as the best Games ever by the Commonwealth Games Federation President, Prince Imran of Malaysia, as well as by athletes, commentators, journalists and fans.  Glasgow, and Scotland, has shown its true colours to the world and we have proved, to ourselves more than anything that we can pull off such magnificent spectacles. The Scottish team came — Read more →

Even at the tender age of 20, I’m something of a quiz veteran.  I’ve done quizzes since I was around 8 or 9, when I was part of the winning team of the (now defunct) Dingwall Gala’s Quiz.  It was a night that got me hooked on flaunting my considerable, yet otherwise useless, general knowledge.  Since then I’ve been involved in countless quizzes in different locations and for different reasons. The highlight of my quizzing career has got to be getting to the Scottish final — Read more →

This is an English translation of the original post “Na Fuadaichean: Air Dhiochuimhneachadh?“ In school, whether you like it or not, we all learn about the history of our country.  It’s extremely important that we know about what happened to our ancestors and why our country and the world around is how it is.  But in the history at school, in Scotland as a whole, one subject is neglected more than it should be.  That subject is the Highland Clearances – and I’m of the — Read more →

As a sporting connoisseur, there aren’t many major sporting events that I won’t watch, or at least pay attention to.  Even if I’m not a big fan of the sport itself, the biggest fixtures on their calendar always bring with it a sense of importance and intrigue.  I’m not a massive snooker fan, but I’ll watch bits of the World Championship and follow it closely.  I, like almost everyone else in Britain, can’t really claim to be a tennis fan but I’ll watch Wimbledon every — Read more →