Outlandish Observations

Sad news today: Scottish folk-singer Alex Beaton has died at age 77. I have been a huge fan of his singing since I saw him perform at the <b> Grandfathe

I had a wonderful time at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in Linville, NC, with my parents on Friday. It was fun, but exhausting. We were ve

No Friday Fun Facts this week. I'm off to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in western North Carolina, near where Fraser's Ridge is supp

Are any of you going to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games this year (July 11-14)? I will be there, with my mom and dad. This will be our second

Some good news today from Scottish folk singer Alex Beaton: he's finally home, after seven long months in various hospitals and rehab centers, rec

I just found out that Scottish singer Alex Beaton is in the hospital, recovering from a serious spinal-cord injury sustained earlier this month. Loo

I just saw this article on Salon.com and thought some of you might be interested: Is haggis really that disgusting? Don't blame me; that's the

Diana likes my homemade sign! Here's what she had to say on Compuserve this morning: The sign was a great idea <g>--and that's an exce

I'm back! I had a WONDERFUL time at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Friday, and although I didn't manage to meet up with the group

So my parents and I are getting ready to go to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games later this week, and my mom, who knows nothing about Scotland,

So I was spending the 4th of July at my parents' house, and my mother happened to mention that she'd seen an article in the local paper about