My wife and I walked into a local flooring and design shop. I was REALLY casual in my black Renegade kilt, brown leathers black T-shirt reading in the chest

"BY READING THIS YOU HAVE GIVEN ME BRIEF CONTROL OF YOUR MIND"

in white letter, with scrunched oatmeal hose and my $3.29 oxblood Orvis shoes from the DMS. The only thing more casual would have been flip- flops.

As we approached the counter the lady behind it lit up and proclaimed for the whole store to hear "You look just so Handsome!"

One can hardly help breaking a smile at that. I said "Thank you so much! And doesn't my wife look beautiful too?"

She was a bit confuzzled for a moment, then recovered and said " Yes, she certainly is - But you look just so Handsome! And you're so Brave to be wearing that!"

I've sort of gotten over feeling brave in my kilts (except when I walk through downtown Atlanta, maybe), but it sure appeared to make her day.