And, Roger from Baltimore, who does still post once in a while. Also, I love Roger the Skiffler's very entertaining posts, esp. about his trips to Greece!

BillD, remember the young woman, Cuilionn? Her postings were always so interesting to read. Here's just an example:

Och, a'richt, whae's this MAG pairson, whae gaes aroond mentionin' ma verra ain Gaelic teacher, th' inestimable Rich Hill? He's aff in Scotland th' noo, sae we're sufferin' in his absence, but och, weel...

Here's sumpit fun aboot Gaelic: for th' maist pairt, ye cannae express ownership by sayin' "MY this" or "MY that." Insteid, ye use th' terms "agam" an' "orm", literally "at me" and "on me." For instance, ye cuidnae say "my buik." Ye'd hae tae say "an leabhar agam." (the buik at me.) I like th' implication that we cannae hoard possessions, but ocht tae jist pass 'em 'roond when we're dane. Onybody wi' sangbuiks kens weel that th' sangbuik cuid end up "at" someane else wi' muckle ease...they seem tae wander awa'.

kat