Fitheach

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Thank you for dropping-by, I hope you enjoy your visit. The main content is to be found in the blog, where I discuss everything and anything, but, topics including: photography, nature, technology, food, movies, music, politics, and life in the Highlands of Scotland, make regular appearances.

I commonly write reviews of movies (or films, if you prefer). Some movie reviews are short, others will be discussed in more detail. The scope covered will be mainly mainstream English language movies from the 1930s until the present day.

About me

My name is Iain MacDonald, and I live in the Highlands of Scotland (although I have lived elsewhere in the past). I use Fitheach as my online pseudonym, on this website, on Mastodon, and on Matrix. I am a big fan of Free & Open Source Software, which I use both professionally and at home.

Computing and technology tend to infuse themselves into my other interests, as once you learn some skills in one area it is convenient to use them to solve problems in other spheres.

When not tinkering with computers, I am likely to be found repairing things because living in the countryside you learn to be resourceful.

Of course, man doesn't live by SSH tunnels and kerosene vapour burners alone, so, food, as a subject, makes regular appearances, too.

My latest Life articles

My most recent ramblings can be found in the Life section.

My latest Mastodon posts

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Fitheach

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:06:40 +0000

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The first recorded sighting of the Loch Ness monster was around 565AD, when St. Columba had an encounter when he was on his way to convert the Picts to Christianity. Unusually, the "water beast" was sighted in the River Ness, presumably close to Inverness. Nessie had already killed one Pict, and was about to do the same to one of Columba's followers when the saint made a sign of the cross & told the monster to flee.

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:12:12 +0000

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This might be interesting.

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:57:45 +0000

RE: mastodon.social/@AltTextHealth

@Jkp
@Wizardofosmium
@UndisScot
@gunchleoc
@withaveeay

Hey, guys.
You're at the top of the table. 👍

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:35:15 +0000

I first came across a King Charles III note over two years ago.

mstdn.io/@fitheach/11287407609

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:33:03 +0000

When I returned from my trip to the local town, I noticed I had a £1 coin with the head of King Charles III on it. This is the first one I have noticed.

Unlike his predecessor (his mother) he isn't shown wearing a crown. Lizzie was always shown wearing a crown, on both coins and notes. King Chuck is probably trying to demonstrate that he has the common touch. 😃

I don't know if there is any significance that Queen Elizabeth I is looking to the right, and Chuck to the left.

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:21:17 +0000

From time-to-time I have a look on Gumtree to see what things people are selling locally. It is my modern equivalent of checking a local noticeboard or the boards that supermarkets used to have.

To-day, I came across someone in my locale selling an Authentic Mongolian Yurt. Well, that isn't something I see every week.

Sadly, no indicated price, so, no idea if it might be a bargain.

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