A Free Scotland

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A Free Scotland

While many of my family came from Scotland many generations ago, I love the country a great deal. I did post-graduate studies there in 1968-69 and returned in the spring of 2013. It was interesting to return to a country that in some ways has not changed for centuries and in other ways has make drastic changes.

When I was there 45-years ago, the Scots did not debate Scottish independence from Great Britain very much. However, it is now for many a hotly contested matter. While I wanted to return to Scotland because of its history, its people, and scenery, I wanted to do some research of the issue of Scottish independence that will be decided on September 18, 2014.

Spending nearly a month there recently, I have learned a great deal about the reasons for Scotland voting on independence. Like Burma, there will not be a revolution, but it will be interesting to see how the country votes.


Legends Often Morph into Facts It Was To Be a Short Phone Call But It Wasn’t
The Discovery in Tibet Possibly a Relative of Mine
It Is A Bridge Too Far Only If You Are a Coward
What Drives Me… My Himalayan Salt Lamps
From Mud To Macadam
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Brexit vs Scoxit thumbnail Brexit vs Scoxit The Death Blow to the British Empire
The Relationship Between Death and Life thumbnail The Relationship Between Death and Life Death Can Cause Us to Live Life
Graham Kerr and Me thumbnail Graham Kerr and Me On Scottish Delicacies
Looking Back and Remembering thumbnail Looking Back and Remembering Looking Forward and Hoping
Putin thumbnail Putin A Czar on a Fool's Errand
Seeing When You Think You See... thumbnail Seeing When You Think You See... The Difference is Dazzling.
The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men... thumbnail "The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men... Often Go Awry"
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies thumbnail Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Its History and Etymology
Scottish Independence thumbnail Scottish Independence You Need No More Sunshine To Mature.
Monkeying Around... thumbnail Monkeying Around... Selfie and Scotland
Articles as a Living Legacy... thumbnail Articles as a Living Legacy... Why I Write
Come Alive... thumbnail Come Alive... Before You Die.
Orwell and Scottish Independence thumbnail Orwell and Scottish Independence Or Smell the Heather and Vote for Independence
Orwell Was Ahead of His Time... thumbnail Orwell Was Ahead of His Time... He Should Have Lived in 2014
Connecting the Dots... thumbnail Connecting the Dots... For Scottish Independence
Changing the World... thumbnail Changing the World... The Story of My Struggle
Leaving a Legacy... thumbnail Leaving a Legacy... A Concern of a 71-Year Old.
Learning to Play Chess from a Master thumbnail Learning to Play Chess from a Master What Jack and Owen Will Learn from Me.
Exceptionalism thumbnail Exceptionalism Seen in the US, Scotland, and Myanmar
The Sins of the Father in America thumbnail The Sins of the Father in America... What We Must Remember
The Golden Rock thumbnail The Golden Rock Rocks and Stones Hold Countries Together
Open-Letter from a Scottish-American thumbnail Open-Letter from a Scottish-American An Opportunity To Learn From Myanmar
Learning About Sexism in the Middle East thumbnail Learning About Sexism in the Middle East And Learning About An Airlines
What I Learned on the Streets of Yangon...   thumbnail What I Learned on the Streets of Yangon... From Two Dogs.
The Birth of Burma thumbnail The Birth of Burma And Betting on that Nation's Future
What I Learned at the Golden Rock... thumbnail What I Learned at the Golden Rock... Believe in the Impossible
British Colonial Rule thumbnail British Colonial Rule In America, Scotland, Burma, and the World
The Fading of the Royal We... thumbnail The Fading of the Royal We... Something that Americans Need to Know
Count Dracula... thumbnail Count Dracula... And the Scottish Independence Movement
Four Reasons for Scottish Independence thumbnail Four Reasons for Scottish Independence Devolution Seen By a Scottish-American
The Martians aren't Invading... thumbnail The Martians aren't Invading... But Stupid People are.
BP/BS-Ism and the Scottish Vote  thumbnail BP/BS-Ism and the Scottish Vote Learning from the Past
Cromwell's Dissolution of the Long Parliament...   thumbnail Cromwell's Dissolution of the Long Parliament... Then and Now.
Frugal But Smart thumbnail Frugal But Smart Physics and Scottish Independence
Halloween Celebration... thumbnail Halloween Celebration... Something That Scotland Should Take Note
Churchillian Cringe thumbnail Churchillian Cringe Cringes are Inferiority Complexes
Scotland Will Be Better Together thumbnail Scotland Will Be Better Together Really?
Scotland's Independence Vote thumbnail Scotland's Independence Vote And Its Meaning to You
Blue Moon thumbnail Blue Moon And the Double Paradox
Mixing of Food and History thumbnail Mixing of Food and History The Relationship Between the Stone and the Scone
An Open Letter to My Fellow Scots... thumbnail An Open Letter to My Fellow Scots... Things are Not as Cloudy as They May Seem
The Passing of Elmo to a New Generation... thumbnail The Passing of Elmo to a New Generation... Or the Passing of Cookie Monster to a Free Scotland
Interview with Al Campbell thumbnail Interview with Al Campbell On NPR's Worldview with Jerome McDonnell
Scottish Consciousness...  thumbnail Scottish Consciousness... Learning from Steve Biko
The Royal We thumbnail The Royal We And a Scottish Spider
How Will the Scots Vote? thumbnail How Will the Scots Vote? It's All About Who They Emulate
In Quest of the Loch Ness Monster... thumbnail In Quest of the Loch Ness Monster... Is it Real?
There Exists a Thin Line... thumbnail There Exists a Thin Line... Between Minding Your Business and Minding Your Business
Arthur's Stones thumbnail Arthur's Stones From Arthur's Seat
Scottish Independence and Animal Farm thumbnail Scottish Independence and Animal Farm These are Days of Miracle and Wonder
Promise Made and Promise Not Kept thumbnail Promise Made and Promise Not Kept Bannockburn and the 2014 Referendum
Scotland's Independence Movement thumbnail Scotland's Independence Movement ...A 21st Century Renaissance
Royal Racism thumbnail Royal Racism ...Holier Than Thou
Dating of Independence Day thumbnail Dating of Independence Day 1776 and 2014