I've always been a couple of steps ahead of my peers. For instance, I wore an afro ten years before they became popular. I was a hippie before Woodstock and a Teenie Bopper before anyone coined the term.

And yes, I caught hell for being so unlike my classmates. I got into fights all the time, got suspended a couple of times.

On the upside, I tended to hang out with the smartest students, even though they thought I was weird.

So, a kilt would have fit my image in those days -- rebellious, forward thinking, individualistic, adventurous.

Most of my classmates from those days haven't changed much. I guess I haven't either.