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The picture is of me in the Jacobite camp of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, the son of James VIII) in 1745.
For a short history of The Jacobite Uprisings. See: www.contemplator.com/history/jacobite.html
Born and lived in Michigan for 50 years, I now live in Scotland.
I am a warrior, the eldest son, of the eldest son, of the eldest son. Like countless generations of Scots before me, I was raised on, in, and of the land. I learned to till the soil at my fathers knee. I also learned of honor, honesty, and service by my parents example. When called to serve in 1969 I joined the USAF and unknowingly stepped off the path to happiness and success in "20th Century America."
My hope for the future was kept alive by the likes of Gene Rodenberry, Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, et. al. until three losses (my dog, my father, my wife) overwhelmed me in the middle of the last decade of the 20th century. In my search for meaning and a more relevant survival strategy I discovered the "Declaration of Arbroth." Suddenly it became clear to me who I am and where I come from. I am the product of a long chain of culture and tradition.
Because 20th century America seems to revile culture and tradition I sought others who reveled in the history that makes each of us so fascinating and unique. Eventually I discovered the MacFarlanes Company, a living history troupe in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
MacFarlanes Company is a volunteer organization that uses Living History presentations to teach people, primarily about the rich history and culture of Scotland and the Scottish diaspora in North America. By their efforts in 2003, MacFarlanes Company will raise funds to support the outstanding stewardship and preservation work done by The National Trust for Scotland.
The Company and the NTS work together to encourage an understanding and appreciation of Scotland's unique heritage on both sides of the Atlantic.
http://www.macfarlanescompany.org/Who/index.html
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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If we as a species do not learn the humility of sharing the universe with other intelligent life, I fear we are doomed to have lived in vain.
Carl Sagan estimated that there are ten billion trillion planets. "In the face of such overpowering numbers, what is the likelihood that only one ordinary star, the Sun, is accompanied by an inhabited planet? Why should we, tucked away in some forgotten corner of the Cosmos, be so fortunate? To me, it seems far more likely that the universe is brimming over with life. But we humans do not yet know. We are just beginning our explorations. The only planet we are sure is inhabited is a tiny speck of rock and metal, shining feebly by reflected sunlight, and at this distance utterly lost." - "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean," Cosmos, p. 7.
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