I was out grocery shopping at a local supermarket and an old Marine (from "The 1st Battalion," he said) stopped to ask me about the camo UK I was wearing. He said he hadn't seen one in 30 years. He got all misty.

I told him about 1st Sgt. Farr and the effort that went into getting him kilted. He says, "Thanks."

I gave him a UK card and he's off and running to load up on kilts.

He also liked the "Protect Your Nuts" t-shirt and told me a funny story about he and his wife visiting a nut shop in Canada and getting their picture taken under a "Buffalo Nuts" sign.

Those few minutes more than made up for a year's worth of "hey, nice skirt" comments.