I'd hoped to report on my first real kilted outing. I've only ventured out once so far since purchasing 2 SWK standards. I was all geared up to don the Irish Saffron and head out for some good music and a couple of pints on what was a beautiful day here in Cleveland.

Unfortunately, as I was preparing to shut down my machine (I work from home) and put on the kilt, we got a call that my fiances father was on his way to the hospital after his doctor discovered a 6.8 cm aortic aneurysm on a CT scan.

He's ok and they'll probably do surgery to correct it. Family has to come first in these things and we spent all evening at the hospital. I'm a bit disappointed. St. Patrick's day was my excuse to go out kilted and build my confidence a bit, but I'll make up for it at some point, I'm sure.

My new plan is to start frequenting the new brew pub up the road from me kilted at least once a week. Since I plan to be there the night they open and on a regular basis thereafter (unless, of course, their beer sucks rocks), I should be able to pull it off and become a regular part of the atmosphere there.

Such is life.