Tonite I was shopping at Kohl's department store for a rugby-style shirt that could go both with my Gordon Modern and the SWK saffron. I found a solid yellow with a navy stripe across the chest. Being color-challenged, I looked around for the first available employee. I grabbed another shirt that was very close in color to the saffron, and went over to her. I asked her if she thought the rugby shirt colors went with the saffron in the other shirt. She looked at me kind of funny, not yet saying anything, and I realized she must be thinking "What does it matter? You can't wear two shirts at once". I quickly added that the saffron shirt was for a color example only, and that I was trying to figure out if the yellow rugby shirt would go with a kilt of the same color. She brightened up and said "A kilt? You have a kilt? Well why didn't you wear it to the store?". Her accent was pure Scotland. Turns out she is from Elgin (hard G), about 35 miles east of Inverness, and has been in Georgia with her husband for 9 years. We got to chatting, talking about the upcoming Stone Mountain Games, kilts, etc. Then she says "You know, the first thing everyone' going to ask you is 'what's under the kilt?' ". It occurred to me then that this was the first time I had gotten "The Question" in any fashion, and I wasn't even kilted at the time. It's like kissing your cousin through a screen door. Next time I go back for accessories I WILL be wearing.

So what are the odds of shopping at a generic department store in suburban Atlanta, asking the first employee you see for kilt advice, and having her turn out to be Scottish?