There’s a book written by the American historian Arthur Herman, with a title many Scottish nationalists would die for: The Scottish Enlightenment – The Scots’ Invention of the Modern World. In the text, Herman draws particular attention to what he says was Scotland’s key role in the development of American values, education and the...
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The Scottish Cringe Factor
Hell Within — Chapter Four: The Children — Scenes 1-5
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“Oh, my god!” Amy said as Ben pulled his RX-7 into the cul-de-sac before the Lancaster mansion.
She opened the door and got out of the car before it stopped moving and looked straight up at the five stories of black stone and arched windows.
Ben’s car door slammed shut...
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My Life
Alone in this earthy mob,
I am searching for my shroud.
My life is a hitch,
and pain a mushroom cloud.
Smiling lips, teary eyes,
and loneliness of the crowd.
Are your parting gifts to me,
and I accepted them with proud.
Yes….. I am alive here,
breaking the promise I made.
but I am dying every moment,
waiting for the coffin’s shade.
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Who Deserves to Get a Slice of Bbc’s Action?
Every end to the silly season needs an exceptionally silly idea to polish it off. So why, as newspapers shed staff by the thousand and editions by the dozen, shouldn’t public-service print journalism be given specific subsidies and grants for investigations and community reporting? Why shouldn’t somebody else pick up the tab for those...
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Valentine’s Day Quotes
“Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!” ~ Thomas Hood.
I do believe that love is special enough to be expressed everyday. I completely agree with the viewpoint that why should we restrain ourselves to showing overwhelming emotions to just one day. But here’s a...
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Babies: The Toothless Wonders
Baby’s Day out!
Babies, beyond everything, are the cutest bundles of joy ever experienced by mankind! It is no wonder that a smiling bald toddler is always your attention seeking fancy, despite the torturous chores that is managing one accompanies. Often women have to deal with this delightful ordeal all by themselves, as men either...
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Life is the Bubbles 9
“Jack..you can tell me.” I said looking deep into his grief stricken eyes.
“I’m..I’m a..” he paused. “a Kasha.”
“Um…a what?”
“Ill show you.” he whispered. He jumped off the bed and stood in the middle of the room. He closed his eyes and all of a sudden the night outside seemed to get darker. The room...
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An Unhealthy Reverence
American medical advertising alerts you to many differences between our nations. I think more of them have herpes, for instance, than we do. Furthermore, I think if herpes-soother manufacturers were to advertise here, they wouldn’t use neat, mid-40s New England women on their way to a clambake to illustrate the discomfort of genital itching,...
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