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

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:06:15 +0000

I'd like to apologise to everyone else in the #Highlands. I tempted the rain gods by putting my washing out on the line.

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Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:57:08 +0000

Andy Burnham has one thing going for him: he isn't Keir Starmer.

#ukpol #scotpol

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Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:59:04 +0000

A couple of days ago I paid a cheque into my bank account (Bank of Scotland). Thanks, Inland Revenue. 😃 It was the first time I'd visited the branch this year.

This morning I received an email from the bank stating how much easier it is to do pay-ins using their app. This raised two thoughts: the bank are actively persuading customers away from branch visits, and they are desperate to get me using their app.

The latter will NEVER happen. Their website tries to foist crap on me, that's enough.

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Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:18:17 +0000

Portrait of #Gruoch on the lawn, during one of the last sunny days (last Saturday).

#Highlands #Scotland #photo #photography #dogs #DogsOfMastodon

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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:58:54 +0000

What do we get when the "rest" of Europe is sweltering under a heatwave? To-day, it was 10°C, ferocious winds, and SLEET. Yup! Sleet at the end of July.

Thank goodness I'd anticipated inclement weather for the #DogWalk, and donned my full waterproofs. Poor #Gruoch wasn't dressed as appropriately.

#Highlands #Scotland #weather

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