Maybe you just need to eat more Haggis and down more pints!

I have been downing pints and my pants are getting tougher to button already!

Liquid bread!

Yesterday was sunny, by my standards even. Today is is overcast and gray, but I do not mind at all. I am here to soak up as many things Scottish as I can: the air, the cold, the warmth of the sun, mist and rain, the beer, the food, the voices, the music, the landscape, the trees and flowers, and the buildings. So, let it be gray today!

Aye!

Since I tried haggis and liked it, I thought I'd be brave once more and ordered black pudding with my breakfast. It was shaped like a hockey puck and more cohesive than the haggis was. The flavor was like turkey stuffing in some ways and I liked it. The lady told me it was healthy and good for the liver. Maybe that will send those tumors packing! And you know how they make it black... With BLOOD! Today is my last full day in Scotland and I will be headed to the airport around noon tomorrow. There are just two pubs left on my list to visit. I decided not to do the Loch Ness day tour, however. There is so much to see and do here in Edinburgh that I don't feel like I cheated myself by not going to see the loch.

Gotta' see it.

I know! I guess I will just have to not die and come back here some day.

Nice.

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Glad your having a good time Ed.

And so my time in Scotland draws to an end. It was a blast here and five days in Edinburgh was far from boring or dull. I had to walk up a very steep incline on a street named Cockburn and the name was very odd since when I reached the top, it was my feet that were burning! I am about to check out of the hotel and head to the bus station to get a ride to the airport, then back to Denmark I go.

The adventure continues!

From awesome to awesome... Awesome!!!!

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I got to the airport PLENTY early. I made it through the rather chaotic security with little hassle aside from having my shaving gel and toothpaste run through the "sniffer" to see if it would blow up or not. Now I am sitting and waiting 60 more minutes for my departure gate to be posted. I bet it will be on the other end of the airport from where I am now!

Be honest, a poyinnt or two was involved, right?

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Not today! I was on the bus to the airport before most of the pubs were open for the day.

Destroy that foreign poon bud!

He sleeping now.

I mentioned her in a post before, a woman I met online who had battled stomach cancer. She was very supportive of me in my battle and was "worse off" than I am, having to be fed mostly through a tube and she was so happy when after years, she got to eat mashed potatoes again. She was 5'11" and only 93 lbs. after cancer ravaged her. I just read a post of Facebook that she had died. She messaged me just four days ago asking how I was and hoping I was having fun over here, and while I knew her kidneys were giving her trouble, she seemed fine. She may have died just in the past 24 hours. God bless you, Sheila, and I am glad that your suffering is over, but I will miss your strength and encouragement.

Prayers sent.

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With Dave (not sure if he is still with us or not), Saccopoo being AWOL and we likely know why, and Sheila dying, I feel so oddly alone. It was like I was part of this quartet fighting cancer in some form or another and now it's just me on my own. I know I have the support of so many here and other places as well, so I am not isolated, but I hope you can understand my feelings now of being alone.

One of my high school classmates had inflammatory breast cancer and she has been very supportive and has told me in detail much of her trials. I imagine she has felt like I do now when so many women in her support group died. Maybe I should send her a message.

You are not alone man.. You have the love of your amazing family, your great friends, and lastly even this KC Chiefs bulletin board.

You are not alone, man. Try not to give into those feelings of depressions that you have worked so hard to stave off, even if it is somewhat natural to feel that way.

We're here.

Thank you very much, and I know I am not alone, like stranded by myself on a desert island. It's just that Dave, Sac, and Sheila, and I, it felt like a quartet I was part of and now three are gone. They knew firsthand much of what I was going through, and vice versa, so there was that ability to relate that we shared. I am still determined to kill the cancer within me, and I will, because it dies no matter if I do or don't. I'm just taking Sheila's death hard because her life was so damned unfair. Her louse of a husband assumed that since the doctors gave her a 15% chance to live, that she would die, so he hooked up with his current gf while Sheila was undergoing very intense surgeries and treatments.

She used to be a physically striking woman, red hair, blue eyes, 5'11" and all. The stomach cancer ruined all that, and her hair never grew back well, so she shaved her head and wore wigs. When I met her and she confided in me that she was so happy to be able to eat mashed potatoes, and the extra carbs brought her UP to 93 pounds, I was amazed at this woman's strength and what she was able to take joy in. A few months back, she talked about how she and her daughter went out into the forest and tossed her suicide pills into a river. She seemed to be improving, but then her kidneys started to go, and she had to have a hospice nurse again, which she hated having to rely on.

I never met her face to face and she wouldn't post photos of herself on her FB page, but she meant a lot to me, and I hope she knew that. I hope she was greeted in Heaven with a 72 oz. ribeye, a BAKED potato, and all sorts of crunchy stuff that she'd have to chew. That amazing woman sure had to deal with a lot of horrible things here on Earth.

Sending good vibes to the Lone wolf cancer fighting machine.

Tough times Lone, but don't feel alone. Of all the bad things this board can be, being here for you, and anybody who's ailing, is one of the things that makes this place great. And while I don't pray a lot, you are one who I do pray for. Not just for a cure, but a quality life too. Reading about your adventures tells me the latter is happening. You are a great person Lone, you be you, and smile as big and wide as Sheila wants.

This made me feel a bit better today. Look at the size of that hound!

Did you run up and pull on it's hair exclaiming there must be two midgets in that dog costume? ;)

Wow! That is badass.

sounds like a plan to me!!!

it's great to see you enjoying yourself, you should do this more often...

i wish i could be there with you to see scotland...

my dad's side are scotch-irish and go all the way back to scotland in the 10th century...

godspeed...

It was LOW speed! My flight was delayed out of Edinburgh so I missed my flight to Aalborg out of Copenhagen, had to walk the entire length of the airport to get to the Norwegian ticket agent and book myself on the next flight, then had to go through security. I was supposed to be on the 19:00 flight but got on the 20:20 flight and at that time of day, the bus heading north comes every two hours, so I caught the very last bus to Lokken at 22:06 and arrived at 23:00, starving and exhausted. Being hungry for a long time is not good for me now, but I made it to the apartment and boiled 2 eggs and had some rye bread with butter and Havarti cheese. My feet were aching so much it took a while to fall asleep, but I slept pretty well overall.

The price of adventure, my friend.:)

What dog ? Is he standing on the other side of that horse ?

Keep smiling Lone.. We love ya man... (No homo....)

travelling by air can be a real test of endurance and patience these days... even in freaking scotland!!!

get a little rest and hit the bricks my man! we are all anxiously awaiting your reports...

liked that picture of ahorse, er... stumppy beat me to it... :(

Ed, I enjoy reading your travels, sorry you are going through the other crap. Have fun but don't over due it.

I have been having upper abdominal pains and even an odd pressure against the inside of my ribs on the left side, which is new. I got pissed and punched myself in the gut earlier today and it made the pains go away where I hit myself. I probably won't try that again, though. I am having brown ales outside the cafe since there is a 50th bday party in there. I have had three so far, but I want another.

Sounds more fun than my day; I get Alka-seltzer and Ludens. I am living the dream.

I'm
Jealous of all those tasty brews you are enjoying.

My wealthy cousin's new "house" was way beyond my imagination and expectations!

The exterior.

And this...

Aye, now that's a lovely estate.

He has 3 square km of land, too.

Does he have a single adult-age daughter? And it's pretty cool year round there, right?

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Yes, he does, which is PRECISELY why I didn't post pictures of Emma, especially since she was wearing tight jeans that day. I know how you guys are! If it hits 82 or 83, that is like a heatwave to them, and it would only happen in July.

You tell Emma stumppy says "Hey".

You animals stay away from my cousin's daughter! :)

83 is too hot for outside activity...

I took some pics with my iPad at the Duus Winecellar today.

And another.

But, but, but........where's Emma...???

Panorama mode?

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Aye, reminds me of every good bunker bar I ever frequented in Europe.

I was just about to post a pic that she is in, but now.... Can't have it!

This I understand... Smart...

You should post a few pics with different women in them, one with Emma and let us see if we can pick her out.






P.S.
Feel free to embellish anything you tell her about me when she asks who stumppy is.

She is in this photo...

Looks like she's got a bit of a 5 o'clock shadow Ed.

Hmmmmm, I think I now know why you didn't want to post her pic for the boys on CP......no doubt some will make some crass comments. BTW, nice jeans.

Sounds like you're having a great time on your trip, Ed. Keep up with the photos and stories!!! :thumb:

How many 'stone' is that? ;)

Isn't it a hectare over there? And like 300 hectares at that...

350, actually. He plans to buy 300 more across the road. It's utterly amazing. He took us into one of the huge fields and pointed out at the horizon. "See the trees way out there? That is where the property ends." I couldn't see further than the trees on the horizon. If that place was mine, I'd have to go to the doctor. Me: Doc, I have this erection that has lasted for over four hours now. Doc: Oh? How many viagra did you take? Me: None. I just bought a castle.

FWIW, that is 740 acres. A mile by a mile is 640. That's a pretty enormous lawn.

Lord have mercy! If only I could get a photo of this woman I see outside the cafe... She is with a guy, of course. She is beyond gorgeous and stunning. Blonde, hair done up awesomely, slender but not skin and bone, tall, and her face is just about enough to make a guy forget to breathe. Aphrodite comes to mind. If I look at her too long, tears start to form in my eyes. Wow.

Damn, Ed. You think you've got a free ride here on CP? Heck, it's your DUTY to get that pic for us. Just go out there, introduce yourself and let her know that you've got a few hundred buddies on CP who'd like to see what the heck you're slobbering over!

That's about the kind of place I want to move to when I retire...

I wish I could have taken one even just for myself!

You're a good man, Ed. A little slow with the camera, but a good man nonetheless!!!

Well, I do have a good reputation in this town. The old guard call me "The May Resident." Plus, there is a photo of my aunt shaking hands with the Queen a few years back. I've got to keep my perving on the down low.

Or buy better perving equipment

If you're known by everyone, there's no sense in running around like a tourist for the sake of CP.

If I could have gotten away with it, rest assured I would have gotten the pics!

What happens at the Loch stays at the Loch.

My dad emailed me and asked how I was doing. I shouldn't have mentioned that the abdominal pains I have had since March got very bad the Sunday before last, such that I could hardly bend to tie or untie my shoes. My doc told me it is the newly infected lymph node by my liver pushing against stuff in there that causes the pains. Now my dad wants me to come back to KC now and end my trip. I don't want to do that. I need to be away from all the doctors, nurses, needles, chemo, and all that mess. If I die before I return, so be it. I am not really expecting much out of whatever treatment I have in store next. A friend's wife back in KC said I should go to a doctor here and get methadone for the pains. Umm, last time I checked, I had cancer, not a heroin addiction... She was a surgeon in Croatia but she says some wild stuff. She also said I should get and smoke weed. Maybe I should just have a hooker bring me the methadone and weed, and a pizza, and we can make it a party.

With my luck, it would be a tranny, he would have brought Mentos instead of methadone, smoked the weed on the way and ate all the pizza.

At least the breath on the back if your neck would smell good...

Ha! Made me laugh. Dude, enjoy your trip.

Lol.. although you sound a bit experienced, NTTIAWWT

I would NOT be turning my back on that! I'd be giving it a swift kick in the ass and not paying a cent!

i could be mistaken, but my understanding is that methadone is an effective pain-killer with less of the side-effects of heroin/oxycontin type narcotics. addicts maintained on methadone have greatly increased levels of functioning compared to users of other opioids...

unless one of our resident docs can straighten me out, i think the lady gave you sound advice...

oh yeah, pot is one of the best anti-inflammatories known to man, to say nothing of it's contributions to appetite and an improved sense of well-being...

i recommend it without reservation...