"Hail to thee, blithe geekette! Nerd thou never wert."

The Scottish Chronicles IV.

After a lengthy walk from the train station to our hotel in Stirling, and an even lengthier uphill walk to Stirling Castle, Colin and I sought refuge in the lounge bar at the Portcullis Hotel for a pint and a bite before visiting the castle, where it was our pleasure to be served by a shy young geek - a geekette, perhaps? 

We didn't seek specific information as to her area of geekness, the poor thing was disturbed enough by my request to photograph her.

- Sid

"I am definitely a mad man with a box!"

The Scottish Chronicles III.

Glasgow, Scotland

Boy, is this going to make the rest of the trip easier...

- Sid

P.S.  This photo resulted in a spirited debate with the photographer responsible.  I think that feet should be included in shots like this, apparently he does not.  We welcome your input.

I has a disappoint.

The Scottish Chronicles II.

The Parish Church of Tron in Glasgow is a modest example of early 19th century ecclesiastical architecture, but really, wouldn't it be cool if it looked more like this?

- Sid

P.S.  By the way, you may gather from this posting that I am in fact on site in Scotland.