Articles about other stuff
A place for articles not concerned with me personally but just general information or interesting (possibly only to me!)
Sulby Glen Hotel
Manx Language
There is an offical Manx language (a version of Gaelic) but there is also a lot of local dialect and a great accent.
Taking the pee out of it can be seen on youtube, links below:
(both open in new windows)
There are some very good new sites to help people learn the language.
This is being heavily promoted for 2014 - 'Island of Culture'.
Tape Reader
Tape reader was first published in August 1978 and became a regular monthly sight in both the St. Botolphs and Brent ILTMS centres.
Initial thoughts about a new Bike
I had started to think about a new bike while on holiday in August 2011. My ZX636R was now nearly 9 years old and had started to give me a few problems, especially when the gear linkage siezed on the way back from the Outer Hebrides leaving me with only two gears to get from Glencoe to Dumfries!
Signatures and Quotes
Below are some quotations and signatures I have come across and like!
Where possible, I have tried to give credit to where *I* found them which may nopt be the original author
National Anthems
For some reason, I decided I wanted the words to our national Anthems on here so here they are!