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20th October 17, 01:27 PM
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Re-introduction
Greetings, all!
This is something of a re-introduction, as I first joined the XMarks community in 2006 but have been pretty dormant for the last couple of years.
I'm a higher education analytics consultant and a leadership development presenter, so I'm on the road pretty much every week. In my "other life" I am an Episcopal priest now serving Church of the Holy Apostles on the Oneida Indian Reservation near Green Bay, Wisconsin.
I recently gave my brown canvas AmeriKilt, my first foray into the kilted state, to my best friend (who has the aggravating habit of not gaining weight). And now I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the MacKenzie Ancient 8-yard traditional kilt I ordered from Wm. Glen and Sons a couple of weeks ago when Lovely Wife and I were visiting San Francisco.
While I wait, of course, I am torturing myself by surfing the web looking at photos of kilt jackets and hose!
I have many occasions each year to wear black tie, including the "White Christmas | Black Tie" party that Lovely Wife and I host each year, and I look forward to wearing Highland dress now.
The chivalric and charitable society I belong to, the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, not only has formal convents and investitures twice a year, but we also do very successful recruiting each summer at the Wisconsin Highland Games -- most likely because we line our booth with a dozen swords like the Templars or the Scots would have used. 
I'm the tall guy in the Glengarry bonnet at the back, by the way.
The Patiences, my father's family, trace their ancestry back to a couple of Portuguese sailors shipwrecked off the Spanish Armada in 1588 and washed up on the Black Isle norhteast of Inverness. The fishing village of Avoch, where the MacKenzies had a manor house, is still about half Patiences and half Jacks. The McColls, on my mother's side, are from the Isle of Mull.
Look forward to participating more regularly in the forum.
(Fr.) Rodger
Descended from Patiences of Avoch | McColls of Glasgow
Member, Clan Mackenzie Society of the Americas | Clan Donald USA
"We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul." (Heb. 6:19)
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20th October 17, 02:13 PM
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Well met Rodger. I am relatively new compared to your entry date and look forward to your interactions with the Rabble. Welcome home new friend.
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20th October 17, 04:42 PM
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Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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20th October 17, 06:48 PM
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20th October 17, 10:46 PM
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Welcome back from a fellow Piskie!
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22nd October 17, 11:22 AM
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Welcome back to the board from Northern Colorado!
"Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thaining thu"
Remember the men from whom you are descended.
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23rd October 17, 10:12 AM
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5th November 17, 03:10 PM
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Good to meet you!
Do you have a clergy tartan kilt?
I wore mine at an event recently, and was immediately recognized by a fellow person of the cloth!
"Per mare, per terras."
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7th November 17, 02:38 PM
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Hello and welcome back from Houston, TX.
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10th November 17, 12:05 PM
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Welcome back from a fellow Kilted Episcopalian in Michigan
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