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

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:43:32 +0000

I'm hearing that filming of the new Highlander movie is on-going. Locations including Eilean Donan and Isle of Skye. Extras being paid £100 per 2 hours.

I will be interested to see what they do with this Highlander reboot. Rumour is that they are re-using the Queen soundtrack, which is probably a good thing. I'm not sure how Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe will cope in the iconic Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery roles (respectively). We'll see.

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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:35:22 +0000

Through the years frequently photobombs my images, because she is always with me. It always makes me smile when I see she has wandered into a shot. 😃

The Bubba Gump photo was one such example.

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Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:45:53 +0000

Oh My Dog!
I've just seen that Patum Peperium (Gentleman's Relish) has been discontinued.

It's the end of a very long era. 😢

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlema

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Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:20:51 +0000

I am delighted to see that Forrest Gump is still in the shrimping business.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_

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Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:21:56 +0000

I only bought the sofa for my dog.

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Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:01:40 +0000

First chance I get, I will investigate if can be installed on this tablet.

My personal Samsung Galaxy Tab runs LineageOS, and it is a joy to use. Samsung's version of Android with One UI has just become horrible to use.

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