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Glasgow Weekend -April 30 - part 4

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Continued from Glasgow Weekend -April 30 - part 3 Linda Ellsworth asked for a photo of me in my Celtics scarf, so ….

Glasgow Weekend -April 30 - part 3

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Continued from Glasgow Weekend -April 30 - part 2 Hello again, travel companions. It is now actually late Monday morning (11:30am-ish) and I am sitting in the Heraklion airport arrivals area. awaiting Chris and Judy who will arrive at 2:05pm. They are in Athens now and their plane to Crete departs at 1:10pm.  I notice how comforting I find exact times when I am in transition and in unfamiliar surroundings. The precision of numbers gives a comforting illusion of certainty and control. That thought makes me smile.  And my mind segues to the scarf that the Glasgow girls gave me as I left: a bold pink and green scarf that proclaimed Celtic club. As I was going through passport check after my flight from Glasgow a fellow traveler noticed the scarf and gave me a big grin, thumbs up, and fighting fists. What a sweet funny experience of belonging to a club I could not imagine belonging to. Here’s a photo of Callum and Lydia celebrating the Celtic victory over the Rangers (sent by Natalie).  Be