Have I become a snob????

[TomFromBama]

So, I'm just back to the office after St. Patrick's day Mass and our local St. Patrick's day parade. And I'm really afraid I've become a kilt snob!

Our St. Pat's parade is a small affair, no more than maybe a hundred or so participating and not a lot more than a couple hundred enjoying it from the sidewalks. There was one solitary piper, dozens of guys in bright green sport-coats, hats, and trousers, a few fellows dressed in what I call Leprechaun suits - Green tailcoats with short, knee length, green trousers with white stockings, and maybe a dozen in kilts.

A year ago I remember thinking how cool it was that ANYONE in Mobile, Alabama wore a kilt, EVER.

This year, darn me! I can't help but notice that most of the guys in kilts are also wearing "regular" length jackets (the length you'd wear with trousers - I think some here call them "saxon" jackets?), another man I know had a really nice black, kilt-length jacket, but his stockings were touching his knee caps. Another fellow had on sneakers and white gym socks....

So, have I been RUINED by this web site????????

In all seriousness, I enjoyed the parade and appreciate the spirit of all the guys who participate - its great fun, and I'm always happy to see anyone celebrate their heritage. LORD KNOWS, I'm no "Model" of proper kilt etiquette! But I did find it funny how those things jumped out at me this year - things I never noticed before joining X-Marks!