I'm not going to bore everyone with a day-by-day cronology but this is still so new to me that I have to go with one more...

I put on my kilt again tonight and went out and it was more of the same...

I was in line at the 7-11 and a little girl took a couple of looks at me and hid in her mother's skirts. After a few minutes of whispering and her cowering I leaned over and said "I"m a Scottsman and it's a kilt" Her mother looked over and said "I was going to explain that to her in the car" and then thanked me. Then she (the mother) asked if I was also a musician. I told her "yes" (hehehehe) and she seemed satisfied with it all. ( I sort of attempt the piano and have some experience with the sax and flute but didn't go into it.) All I said was "don't ask as I'm not very good with the instruments I play but I try"
All in all it was very amusing.

My apologies to those on this board who are pipers but I could not resist

God but I'm really enjoying all this. It's way more fun than a 42 year old suburbanite can ask for!