Scottish Blogger Charles McLean becomes a member of the Scottish-Cultural Association!!!!

It's not a proud Gene that I'm proud of because this is the reason I'm so stubborn!!!!

Me mother is from Glasgow Scotland and we know there's nothing more stubborn than a *(&(*) Scotsman!!!!

I asked my good Priest to perform an exorcism on my to remove my Scottish Genes but he denied my request because he loves me for the way I am!!! Stubborn and Hyper < ADHD >!!!

This is a rare breed!!!!...:P

I might add that I don't like the new look of the Statue!!






Here's the email I've received a couple of days ago!!!!

Charles,

Charles for all you help I would like to offer to you a free membership to the New Brunswick Scottish-Cultural Association ( NBSCA). The NBSCA is the provincial Scottish group with over 3000 group and individual members belong. If you are interested please forward to me your mailing address and phone number and I will up date the Association distribution list. For more information about the Association I invited you to visit the Association website www.nbscots.com

Happy Hogmanay!

Dan Taylor

Just got this comment -



Charles: Welcome to the wonderful world of Scotland and its vibrant cultural heritage, only one of which is the Bard "Robbie Burns"!!

I love Scotland and its people. They are the most interesting, honest and capable people I have ever met. They have struggled for centuries to assert their distinct national and cultural heritage and, like their relations in New Brunswick, are well deserving of every respect and consideration.

That is why it is important for New Brunswickers of Scottish descent to unite and speak out about the Robbie Burns statue debacle here in Fredericton, NB.

This beautiful statue was a gift to the City and Province of New Brunswick by the Scottish people of New Brunswick. It has been at the same location on The Green since 1906 and not only was it a tourist attraction and an inspiration to Scottish New Brunswickers, but it's a part of our history: taking down the Robbie Burns statue and putting it in storage is NO WAY to treat the BARD!!

Let's hope that the City of Fredericton and the Scottish Cultural Association can come up with an agreeable solution and we can once again see this beautiful statue on the green again. It really is quite a site to behold.

Meantime, here's hoping that you have a great year as one of the NB Scottish Cultural Association's newest members. You might even learn a thing or two about the Scots.

Melynda Jarratt (descendent of Scottish Frasers and Urquharts)