Hi everyone, I didn’t introduce myself on the last thread *poor form, I apologize!* so let me fix that now;
I’m Ken, 39 YO guy, living in Fresno, conservative, registered Repub, car guy, loves travel, and has done much recently with trips to Scotland twice in 4 years (first trip in August 2002, 5 years ago to the DAY, a weekend in London in December ‘03, and a return to Edinburgh for Hogmanay this past December/January) yadda yadda yadda.
I’m a Bay Area native, having been born in Redwood City, CA (where Scott Peterson had his trial, for those not aware of Redwood City), grew up mostly in San Jose, then moved to Modesto for a little bit, and wound up in Fresno in November of ‘05.
This topic is quite familiar to me, as I’m living a life after my mother and step-father passed away somewhat recently. My mom succumbed to a recurrence of a brain tumor in ‘04, dying at a home my younger brother and sis-in-law were renting at the time, not but 7 minutes or so away from where I am now living, while my step-father passed away on his birthday, July ‘05, being prepped for having his left leg amputated below the knee (his heart stopped after having been given heart medication, then anesthesia).
There’s more to tell, but I think some folks would have their eyes roll up in their sockets after my posting, so I won’t do that now. But if anyone is interested, I’ll email them the Reader’s Digest version, as best as I can.
You have done one of the things that is on my list to spend Hogmanay in Scotland.
I have only visited Scotland twice (Glasgow) for Scotland V England soccer match that used to take part every 2 years unfortunately that no longer does as the home internationals (4 British teams) tournament died due to lack of support.
It was a great time though and I still have some souvenirs from the visits even though I was only a school girl at the time.