I was on a plane about two weeks ago, and while perusing the St. Paddy's Day photos, the flight attendant saw one of me kilted. She mentioned how very nice I looked in my constume.

I told her matter of factly that it wasn't a costume it was highland attire, Scottish national dress. Well, she was all flustered and began apologizing and telling me that she didn't mean anything and that she called her uniform a costume.

So I told her, "It's OK. It's just nice to be complemented by a pretty girl at my age." (She was about my age and not that pretty, but then neither am I pretty.) So, she felt less embarrassed and I hope her day was better after that.

I corrected her thinking, made my point, and perhaps made her feel good all at the same time.