So, I'm at work kilted in my Leatherneck tartan today. Stopped by the hospital to donate blood at the blood drive.

The lady who asks all those questions before donation lit up when she saw my kilt and said her ex-husband had a Leatherneck tartan kilt. Then she tells me her first name, which is Gaelic and I don't remember, and goes on and on about being around kilted men and pipers and highland games all her life...sadly, a much younger lady...not sure where she's from, the blood bank folks travel around the remote towns of Arizona harvesting blood.

Her ear rings and necklace were Celtic knot designs. A lucky find for a younger rabble.

But sure a nice change with affirmation and appreciation instead of the usual silly questions.

Ron