I was finishing up the last of my banking chores today at Chase. As I'm starting there waiting for the kind teller to dig out post 1999 $100 bills, I hear this Scottish accent. I look over, and there is my former boss at the other end of the counter.

I worked for Dave McPhie in his bagel shop, House of Bagels, for 3 yrs and then my sister Vanessa took up the post for another 3. He probably doesn't know it, but Dave's thick Scottish accent is what got me interested in visiting the northern third of the British Isles.

As soon as he saw me, I told him I was heading over to Scotland this Sunday. No sooner were the words out of my mouth, than he said he would call his sister in Inverness and his brother in Troon, to put me up for a few nights and show me around. With that, he takes down my phone number and says he will call with the details shortly.

I hope to hear from him. If his family is anything like Dave, it'll be an interesting experience!