A Bit Lighter - And New Stuff!

Alright, so that first blog was admittedly weighty. As penance, I have taken time out of my busy work/school schedule (read: the wife was out of the house all day, so I was left to my own devices) to rev up the site a bit.

Please note the links to the right. None of these should be taken any more seriously than they deserve, but they are where I spend decompression time after I do homework, before I go to bed.

The list begins with personal blogs at the top, followed by my “geek streak” sites, then food, wine, beer, etc… Now, if we are truly judged by the company we keep, then I am in good shape. However, if we are judged by our frequented sites or podcasts, well, it would seem that I am a crazed, geeky, globe-hopping, artistic, social liberal, overweight, alcoholic, gear-head in a kilt. Oddly, not too far from the truth…six on one hand, half-dozen on the other. This should’ve been my first post!

Ok, but to bring it back around to a serious issue: the kilt. I have a real problem with the mainstream view of the kilt in America. It’s not a skirt, but even if it were, so effing what? It’s comfortable to wear, nearly all year long. It can be formal or casual. My utilikilt has pocket space enough to carry nearly a case of beer, though a strong belt is recommended. I don’t understand what the big deal is. I can only come up with two dilemmas that would cause a man to not wear a kilt, nor favor another man wearing one. First, if worn in “authentic” fashion on a hot day, it may be that if a lass were to see what was under the kilt, she might think you were unseasonably chilly all the time (a “wee” problem, if you will). The second issue, if a man is worried he might grow uncomfortably curious as to what was under another man’s kilt, as he did in the gym showers at school (homosexual tendencies, of the straight(ish) man). In either case, get over it! Real Men Wear Kilts!

I would like my reader(s) to pay particular attention to the fact that while I had ample opportunity, no caber jokes were made in the previous paragraph. Thank you, thank you very much.

-Ribbit