Calum Macdonald

From a distance, Paula McGuire is a typical thirtysomething: unassuming, petite, pretty. Kinda normal, you'd say.

It could be, and will be later. But why would you come to Islay and not write about whisky, given that it boasts eight separate working distilleries, and some of the most famous malts in the business?

Jim Ballantyne, chairman of Airdrie, has voiced dissent about the report by Callum Baird on Saturday's game against Morton, which ended 0-0.

Yet it's September, the temperature a gorgeous 32C, and the Mediterranean laps on the nearby beach.

The two women on the stage tonight share three things: Dutch heritage, entrepreneurial steel, and musical class.

That approach is reinforced by the tone of the welcome letter sent before you arrive at Qbic London City near the capital's "tragically hip" Shoreditch district: the message is informative but chatty, written without condescension as if to a friend, and definitely not cluttered by Terms and Conditions.

He wasn't the only bald one in the arena. More than a few of the audience boasted receding hairlines and/or a smattering of grey. And that was just the men.

So, in the spirit of self-awareness (and because we enjoy a laugh), we're delighted to showcase this prediction by aggregator Buzzfeed on how the Scottish media would report a victory for the Yes campaign at the end of next week.

Forget the all-action value holidays of Corfu, Zante, and Rhodes. Dispel  the urban bustle of Athens. Great fun, yes, as budget breaks, but maybe lacking a certain something?

A lot can happen in 25 years, noted the pop polymath. For one obvious thing, both Kane (P) and Kane (G) have shed their youthful locks, and now sport shaved pates with pride.