In case you hadn't noticed, I have been MIA for the past couple of weeks. Right before Christmas I left my job at the bank (voluntarily I should add) and spent the last 2 weeks on our farm in Kentucky. Ahhhh, country living - you can't beat it. We attended Christmas Mass at the small local church tht was bulit in the late 1700's, caught up on the news & hung out at the country store and worked on converting an old barn into a livable cabin. I've gotta admit, walking away from corporate America & that rat race lifted a huge burden off my shoulders...I feel 20 years younger!!
Good for you, I hope that the stress stays off (Nothing worse than stress) we spent ours with the Mrs recovering from a very bad case of the flu
I hear ya David , i ran a electronics company in Scotland..never had a holiday in my 25 years doing that , 7 days a week stuff.Christmas day i always had off but was back on duty by 8pm for the onslaught of tech support calls. It was my own business and i couldnt ask staff to work Christmas..somebody had to be there. Last year i shut the doors for the last time , id had enough.All those years id promised myself early retirement in the USA. Most of my first year here was road trips , sunbathed on South Beach Miami in mid febuary , ate southern food in the deep south , visited a hooters bar , got to say i had a great first year. I miss Scotland every day but ive been down the missing home road before , im wise to it and have no plans to return. By Christmas 2009 i hope to have seen Alaska , cant beat a good road trip.
Jake, thats awesome. Ive Been to Scotland, and I loved the scenery. Hope you get to Alaska. It is a great place. Catch Yellowstone too if you can. And yes David we notcied your absence. We went to midnight mass. Had the grandkids over to play with thier gifts. And my sister showed up. I hadnt seen her in five years. It was a great day.
Thanks Craig , i dont exactly know why i want to see Alaska , i guess because its one of the last great true wildernesses. I would love to see Yellowstone , if i make it to Alaska i will have seen Yellowstone and so much more. My idea is to use the old lincoln highway. Can i ask which part of Scotland you visited ? I lived in lanarkshire , over a decade in the city , Glasgow.My family are scattered around Scotland , East lothian , Lanarkshire , Bathgate. I loved the isles most of all and spent a day there when i could , easy from Glasgow with its seaport.
Glasgow is my home town Craig , Edinburgh is a nice city to visit , you need to get away from Princes st and go down the cannongate to see some of the best of it.
Try Perth great little place I lived just round the back of St Johnstons soccer club for some time and they had some great pubs
I loved Perth , my brothers and i visited often for the fishing , the White horse inn was one of the pubs i can remember.Mcdiarmid park brings back a few memories , i was never a Saints fan but visited the park when i was younger on a MFC supporters bus.Great times..hot pie and bovril and pissin rain..cant beat it. Best of luck to them in the upcoming cup game , i reckon they might need a bit of luck.
