Hiking Beer #8
April 7th, National Beer Day, celebrates Prohibition’s repeal 90 years ago, in 1933. During Prohibition, sacramental wine was legal for church purposes, and it is […]
Scotland
Dave King: Liar
Dave King is a lifelong liar & con artist, dubbed a “glib & shameless liar” by South African judge Brian Southwood. Lying Dave King has […]
Comics & Memes
I call them “comics” but they are visual hacks, memes, etc. that may be humorous or serious. Artistic quality = nil.
Stewart Regan’s Tequila
On May 15, 2016, Scottish Football Association (SFA) CEO Stewart Regan had a bottle of tequila confiscated while passing through London Heathrow (LHR) airport security. […]
Edinburgh Castle
We walked up High Street — which in Edinburgh is a mile of kebab/pizza/fish & chips restaurants, historical markers, and tourist tchotchke shops — to […]
Arthur’s Seat
GPS gave me a reading of 5.48 miles and 1346 AEG. Haz gave me a 5.04 miles, but no AEG, as it does not yet […]
Rosslyn Chapel
We trained from Glasgow Queen St. to Ediburgh Waverly (the central station). After checking in to our hotel, we walked north up Bridge St., then […]
Glasgow & Bellshill Walk
Monday was our last day of our first weekend in Glasgow (and environs), before heading to Edinburgh for a few days. We took a hop […]
Carluke Walk
Our second full day in Scotland, a Sunday. (The first full day had been spent at a football match, but no need to bore you […]
Turd of the Week #68
Keep me away from weapons: Does it irritate anyone else to no end that some morons insist on using the phrase “the MLS”? The MLS what? The letters M, […]