And now it can be told! I know. It is a rather "Dante"ing title, with definite overtones of the Inferno. But let me explain: I am a Mackay! The name was created in the 12th century from the Pictish term, "eth" which means "fire", and translated into Gaelic as "aye", which means the same thing. Add on the Gaelic, "Mac", which simply means, "Son of", and you end up with a title which means, "Son of Fire". I might add that, I do feel a little, 'out of the frying pan', just now, and everything ahead is, 'into the fire', so, as you can see, I'm in my element, so to speak.
I must begin by thanking Joan, my lovely sister-in-law, (I have several), for coming up with the idea of a web log. Thank you Joan. Just what I need, ....more work, and 'tecky' things to figure out! But, a good idea none-the-less; ...and one that I shall try to be faithful to.
Before we begin our 'Odd'essy, I must confess that, while I have always held truth as my highest ideal, I've never found much practical use for it! It is not my intent to be practical here. Before you read on, I must warn you, all the names in the following are true, only the facts have been changed to protect the innocent. On a final note, I refuse to apologize to the Hargreaves half of my family for any views, opinions, or slanderous thoughts. I can only admit that, what you've probably long suspected, is, alas, true! I will not apologize to the Mackay half of my family either, for they, more than most, will appreciate the fact that, "Absense makes the heart grow fonder", and are probably thankful for the opportunity to grow fond of me. For anyone else perusing these pages, WYSIWYG, or, "What you see is what you get"! And I won't be apologizing for that either!
That said, let the game begin,
james
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