Mocker Musings & Cold Weather

[Norm]

It is still chilly willy here on the high plateau of northeast Arizona (elev. 5600ft) but I found out that my kilt wearing need not be confined to warmer months. Today it was in the 30s and 40s and I put on a blue denim utility kilt from UT Kilts with long sleeve flannel shirt, light jacket, long, thick socks and tennis shoes and I was every bit as warm as if I had worn denim p- pa- pants. This expands my kilt wearing quite a bit. Now this only works in cold weather IF there is no wind. I also found out if people you know see you NOT wearing a kilt, they ask why not. I wore my kilt to the men's Bible study last Thursday evening, but it was really windy yesterday (Saturday) so I did NOT wear a kilt to the monthly men's fellowship breakfast, and one of the guys there asked me where where my kilt was; I told him not on windy days. Then today at I wore regular pants to church, I think the same guy came up to me, looked me up and down and said, "it isn't windy today!". I guess once you wear it, people expect it.

Has anyone purchased one of Utilikilts Mocker kilts? I was looking at these online, but they are pricey and wondered if they are worth the 200 dollar price tag. What is the material like; are they stiff like denim or softer than that?

Has anyone had any experience with wearing a kilt in the Philippines? My inlaws (my family) live there (my wife is Filipina) and wondering what sort of reaction you get there. Most guys there wear short pants, t-shirt and sandals; pretty warm and humid all year round. Those way further south wear sarongs, but WAY further south.

I work for a small company (Novo Power) and at one of our Christmas parties my wife and I were sitting across from Brad, the CEO. I made a comment to Brad that I was thinking about wearing one of my kilts to work. He replied "as long as you are only thinking about it, that is fine". Everyone laughed, including me.

Guess that is all for this entry....

Norm