I must admit to a certain cynicism about the olympics because there is no Scotland team taking part. As it happened I was over in Northern Ireland on Friday due to the death of my uncle and the TV was switched on in his house to the Olympic opening ceremony. His widow called me through to see "Scotland being piped in" and yes there was a pipe band but the marchers were from some other country. I did notice some male marchers wearing unbifurcated garments, perhaps from the Caribbean or Africa, but no kilts.