Baby's Birthday Surprises

[jfellrath]

My son's first birthday was Saturday, and we took advantage of the unseasonably nice weather to enjoy the party outside on our back deck. I was wearing my Clark Ancient casual Kiltstore.net kilt (and looking fashionably dashing, I might say ). My wife has one friend who likes to give me a hard time about how "I don't even want to KNOW what you're wearing under there" but admires the kilts altogether. Her 14-year old daughter thought it looked "pretty cool."

But then the surprises came: two of my friends showed up in their new Utilikilts! Brian wore his black original and Mark his olive original. I don't think some of my wife's cow-orkers who came knew quite what to make of it all, but it was nice to NOT be the only kilted person at the party!

Oh, we should have gotten a picture of all those kilts... I was too busy snapping pics of my kid to even think of it!

[AckZel]

We all have need for freedom built inside, something/somebody just has to unleash it

[jfellrath]

We all have need for freedom built inside, something/somebody just has to unleash it

I think I was the unleasher. I wore my tan UK to every single Columbus Crew home game this season and both Brian and Mark are in the section we sit in and tailgate with us.

Heh... Brian told me he was getting a tan UK as well! Which means I need to get another. Hope my wife understands that logic.

[davedove]

All I can say is your son is obviously a great person, since he has such an important birthday. Great people were born on that day.

Dave (born on the 5th of November)

[GMan]

Jamie,

Definetly sounds like you had a great day all the way around. Just love to hear about friends wearing kilts because of your influence. Well done, not only for your friends kilt wearing, but especially having a great birthday party for your son!

[Archangel]

cool, but you might want to edit this:

my wife's cow-orkers who came

[David Thornton]

unless she works with cows

[jfellrath]

cool, but you might want to edit this:

Oh, no-no-no-no-no... that was on purpose.

[Frank]

The ancient craft of cow - orking is said to have begun in the Shetland Isles
in the mid 1800's. In those days Orking was carried out on the crofts, mainly by the womenfolk and the youngsters (especially during school holidays) and was a skill much prized by those who endured the cold, wet harsh climate with none of the modern luxuries we often take for granted. In the days before the mechanisation of agriculture, orking the cows was a dirty and thankless task - as anyone who's worked on a farm will testify.

A friend who researched Orking for his doctorate informs me that every December, crofters would compete with each other, each showing off her (or his) Orking efforts in turn until only two of them remained. After going head to head, a winner would emerge and by thenceforth known as 'The Ork' for the duration of the year. He or she would be known as the new Ork and would win the prize cow or bullock used in the challenge.

Sadly the practice has all but died out now - modern technology rendering
it an obsolete historical pastime. Thankfully though, we have the State and City on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. to remind us of just how important
Orking once was.


Frank

P.S. This is true - honestly ( sorry - I couldn't resist)

[Sherry]

Frank, you're gonna make a fine addition to the forum. ;-)

Sherry