I think that every decision I make in my life is based off of an emotion - and it definitely hurts me in some situations, and helps in some situations, like obviously writing and stuff is my favourite thing to do because I get to use all of my emotions and express them in that way....
the first known mention of a scone that was printed is from the translation of The Aeneid (1513) written by a Scottish poet, Gavin Douglas," according to the Daughters of the British Empire, a nonprofit organization based in the United States.2 "In Scotland, scones are closely related to ...
It is a political satire and comedy about a dull civil servant who becomes involved in a plan to populate the desert with Scottish salmon. Politicians manage the media to “spin” this as a plan they support in order to divert attention from problems in the Middle East. There are themes ...
The term comes from the American author Sylvia Wright, who wrote a 1954 article inHarper’s Magazinein which she mentioned misinterpreting a Scottish ballad: “The point about what I shall hereafter call mondegreens, since no one else has thought up a word for them, is that they are better...
some were kind and helpful, others selfish. A stranger would not have found the dry humor of the Scottish peasant, or the racy wit and wisdom of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex. These men’s minds were cast in a heavier mould and moved more slowly. Yet there were occasional gleams of quiet fun...
Some of these sayings also find practical application at the casino: A father’s wisdom, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” Originally, only farming fathers gave this advice to their children. The next time you double down a huge sum of money on a ten against the ...
Chariots of fire, the story of Eric Liddel, the great Scottish racer who loved to run, champion Olympian who attributed his success to God. Saw the movie, bought the Reboks, ran the course, a mile from the house, around the track three times, back to the house. Lasted for some months...
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1683, the Edinburgh’s True Almanack, or a New Prognostication, appeared; a publication which improved with years and was issued after 1837 as Oliver and Boyd’s New Edinburgh Almanac, a standard book of reference for Scottish affairs. Thom’s Irish Almanac (since 1843) deals mainly with ...
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends. (Alexander Pope 1688-1744 English Poet) Man is an animal that makes bargains; no other animal does this–no dog exchanges bones with another. (Adam Smith 1723-1790 Scottish Politician and Economist) ...