I know, we all knew that already. I'm just going to give an example, okay?

I've been corresponding with Matt for the last couple of months about a design for a Sackett family tartan. Most of the e-mails have been about the pricing involved - since any kilt in Sackett is going to require a special run of cloth, I figured get enough for me, my two brothers, and my father (who won't wear a kilt, but will end up with a tartan something) woven in the first run. Matt gave me a breakdown of all of the options we could think of for mills, weight, yardage - everything. This isn't the genius part, this is being an outstanding businessman - the genius part is coming.

If you look at Matt's website, he says he'll create three different designs to choose from. I finished up my write up (geneology, geography, clan ties) last Friday (that it was St. Patrick's Day was a nice coincidence), and sent my deposit Saturday. I check my e-mail this morning, and sitting in my inbox are four designs for my consideration. I started muddling through designing a tartan seven or eight months ago, and hadn't even come up with an initial design, and Matt took four business days!

Again - Genius!

Now to settle down and resume picking a pattern ...