Well Dave , I have read the Burns poems in their entirety. I know "You see yon Birkie ca'd a laird, he's but a man for a' that." And Ode to a Louse etc, by heart as well as others. My fathers family originally came from Ayr. And I love history almost as much as genealogy. I appreciate your comments though. I went to school in Clydebank and lived in Dunoon. The other part of my family were McArthurs from Loch Awe and all around that area. I went to school in the US also. So I think I have a little perspective in both. Last but not least I am not young and I personally have seen how history repeats itself. I had relatives in Inverness and thats why I follow this page. I think I'd better get a drambui and calm down..Chris Hawkins (Perhaps this does not belong on the Inverness genealogy page but I felt compelled--Sorry