Ultimately, I accepted that traditional kilts and tartan are not right for me; put differently, I don't belong in that world, and would be better off avoiding it. It seems like I can, at the least, defend wearing the non-traditional, non-tartan kilt I wear every once in a while, as well as, defend calling it a non-traditional "kilt," here on the forum. I am not a Scot, nor am I a cultural historian; I just can't keep up with all of this; feel like a snail on the side of the freeway.

A little different, but I do know how it feels to be drummed out of a church; one I did not have a choice in attending in the first place. I do not have a degree in divinity, and I am not a theologian; I did what I could with the contradicting world views I was handed.