hey from west Texas

[macwilkin]

Cajun, Scotch-Irish, Irish.... Todd are you listening?

Welcome.

Yep, sure am!

I married into a Cajun family, jjoseph! My wife's family are Cajuns (and a few Nawleans Spanish & French, as well as some Florida Parish Anglos), Melancons to be specific!

They tell me I'm Cajun "by the ring & the backdoor"! :mrgreen:

You know there is a Louisiana state tartan as well:

http://www.csbr.org/latartan1.htm

Suitable for any Cajuns -- and my wife wears the the Nova Scotia tartan, since her Melancons came from there in Le Grand Derangement in 1755...

Cheers,

Todd

[jjoseph]

WOW Oh WOW !!! What a great and FAST welcome! Thank you, gentlemen.

Welcome abord. Hey, don't forget that there is a great looking Texas state tartan!
Brian Mackay

I guess I'll have to check out that Texas Tartan. Thanks, Brian.

Welcome from Western Washington.
Jamie

I have some family in East WA (Richland area), Jamie. We're nearly kin!

Greetings from Denver from a guy who went to school in West Texas. Wish that I had been kilted then.
Are you stationed at Dyess?
WELCOME!

So where did you go to school, Glen? As for Dyess AFB, I have a kid brother who's an Lt. and navigator there and a best bud who's a Tech Sgt., but I'm civ. I have a HUGE respect for our military as I've seen up close what they give of themselves for our country and how they entrust themselves to us our elected officials to use that contribution wisely...(off topic comments deleted, LOL) I've been the go to guy for some guys while they are TDY and do what I can to keep their life here (bills, dogs, apt., etc. alive and kicking while they do their job elsewhere).

Welcome aboard! I live in Maryland, but I've been to Texas several times. In fact, I'll be in San Antonio for a conference during the last week of June.

Abilene is middle of somewhere, Davedove. San Antonio's about a 4.5 hr drive due south. El Paso is 6hrs west, Midland / Odessa is 3 hrs west. Lubbock is 3 hrs NW. Dallas is 3 hrs E. Texarkana is 6 hrs E. Austin is 4 hrs SE. Houston is 6.5 hrs SE. Brownsville and the valley are 9 hrs south.... if ya abide by the speed laws anyways. You get the point. All that to say, if it ain't local, it's a DRIVE.

Cajun, Scotch-Irish, Irish.... Todd are you listening?
Welcome.

Re. the fam., yeah, it's a fun mix. I always thought the difference between the Brits and the French was the Brits sired the kids but left them w/ the natives, whereas the French married 'em or went native themselves. The East Texas mélange is quite the French/Indian/African melting pot.... then add the Southern royalty (Celtic diaspora) as they migrated west and you get quite a peculiar genre of Celt indeed !!

Welcome (from another West Texas boy)!! My family has been from around Abilene and Midland for several generations.
Mark

Still have family around here, Mark? Anyone I might know?

And an actual kilt question: is there a proper height at which to wear the sporran?


Thanks again, for the welcome everyone! I'll be passing the site addy on to some mates of mine.

[jjoseph]

Yep, sure am!
I married into a Cajun family, jjoseph!
They tell me I'm Cajun "by the ring & the backdoor"! :mrgreen:
Todd

OMG, I haven't heard that quip bout the back door since I was a kid !!! That's a real, old saying. Too fun.

"Laissez les bon temps roulez, mon 'tit celte."
<Let the good times roll, me wee kelt.>

[davedove]

Abilene is middle of somewhere, Davedove. San Antonio's about a 4.5 hr drive due south. El Paso is 6hrs west, Midland / Odessa is 3 hrs west. Lubbock is 3 hrs NW. Dallas is 3 hrs E. Texarkana is 6 hrs E. Austin is 4 hrs SE. Houston is 6.5 hrs SE. Brownsville and the valley are 9 hrs south.... if ya abide by the speed laws anyways. You get the point. All that to say, if it ain't local, it's a DRIVE.

You're right about that. Since I've already been to San Antonio, I was looking at the to see if there was anything close and THERE AIN'T NOTHING CLOSE!

And an actual kilt question: is there a proper height at which to wear the sporran?

I guideline I've always heard is to hold your hands together in front while you're standing. That's about where the sporran should go.

[mkmound]

. . .
I guess I'll have to check out that Texas Tartan. . .

Still have family around here, Mark? Anyone I might know?

And an actual kilt question: is there a proper height at which to wear the sporran?

Here's a link for the Texas Bluebonnet District tartan:
http://kiltstore.net/tartanfinder.ht...an=%27Texas%27

I'll PM you about family . . .

Regards,
Mark

[Scotus]

Welcome to the forum!

As for the sporran, a lot people wear it too low and that isn't good. It makes walking a bit of a problem. I have heard different ways of figuring out the right place to put it, but the most important thing is that it's comfortable.

[GMan]

Scotty (JJoseph) and Mark,

I did a joint program between ACU & HSU in the early 70's but spent most of my time at McMurry (go figure) before transferring up to Lubbock and Texas Tech to finish a degree in architecture. Did spend a lot of time at the truckstop at Tye, but have not been back in that area since '82.

Again welcome to the board and as you can tell we are a very active bunch!

[Big Paul]

Welcome! Fll free to dive right in..... The water is fine!!

[awoodfellow]

joseph,

from the Bluegrass .... a hearty welcome. the depth of kilters know no bounds.

i visited the Worlds HemisFair in '68 along with San Antonio and the Alamo. damn, that was a long time ago. may not be exactly West-By-God Texas, but Texas none-the-less! And if it's Texas, it must be good.

ambrose

[The Wizard of BC]

A hearty welcome to you.

I spent about 8 years at Ft. Hood and then some in Brady. I still have an EX down there. (not all my Ex's,are in Texas,just one)

note; did anyone else notice that the Bluebonnet Tartan looks very close to the X Marks Tartan no. 3?