I was undecided about wearing the kilt today. We were having my Lady's father, brother, sister-in-law and nephew over for Thanksgiving dinner. They are fairly Orthodox Jews, and very conservative in outlook. Sure, its my home, but there is a concept in Judaism called Sholon Beyit, which literally translated means peace in the house, but is somewhat deeper. Don't make an issue in the family if you can avoid it. My in-laws had never seen me kilted, and as far as I know, were unaware I wore kilts. Reading some of the other threads in here had made me a little nervous. Anyway, the only comment was my brother-in-law when he came in the door, looked me up and down and said "You didn't need to dress up for us." Everything went well, Thank G-d.

One other thing I am thankful for is this community. I have not been an XMarkser for very long, but I do feel part of a very real community. Ron, you wrote on another thread about the Men's Movement. I believe it is alive and well at X Marks the Scot. Thank G-d for you Guys and Gals.

Geoff Withnell