20 Questions

[ronstew]

1. Name/Initials: Ron Stewart
2. Where do you live: Tsawwassen, BC, suburb of Vancouver, extreme SW corner of mainland Canada
3. How many other places have you lived: 11 (including Nova Scotia, Ontario, Illinois, Oregon, England and Australia)
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Many (Scotland, Germany, Holland, maybe one-third of the American states and nine of the ten Canadian provinces)
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Isle of Skye
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: Lost 11 pounds so far this year
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Passing university quantum physics
8. How many kilts do you have: zero (sigh)
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: one or two
10. What got you started in this in the first place: Scottish last name, uncle's kilted wedding, family pride
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? See #8
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:See #8
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:See #8
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:See #8
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? See #8
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: ride, talk about riding, obsess over motorcycles and scooters.
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): Took flying lessons until the money ran out
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I own a pinball machine
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: What can you tell us about your dog?
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? Bar none

[Pour1Malt]

damn... was ai suppose tae read a' those... too latethe noo ai guess...

ah, well....

1. Name/Initials: Robertson Harper Wellen
2. Where do you live: Dumfries, Scotland
3. How many other places have you lived: ; Rapid City, SD, Gillette, WY, Provo UT, Malibu, CA, Agoura, CA, Westlake, CA, Athens, GA, LA, CA, Santa Barbara, CA, South Bend, IN, Charlottesville, VA, Ashland, VA, Duarte, CA, Monrovia, CA, Pasadena, CA, Hollywood, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Temple City, CA,
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: 48 of the 50 states, all over England, all over Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Canada (Ottowa is cool!), Burmuda...

5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, the rest o the Scottish Isles...
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: my calves could win a state fair...
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: quite a guid painter.... an I hae an amazin malt collection...
8. How many kilts do you have: 5 tanks, 5 other
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: one or two
10. What got you started in this in the first place: trying to impress Scottish lassie...
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? this mornin.... cookin breccy...
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt:while drinkin whisky... which is a' the time...
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing:young lassie in pub.... wanted to 'feel' what was under...
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing:auld slapper in pub.... kept calling it a skirt...
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Cuban Cohiba cigar.... flask w' Glenfarclas 30 yr... poonds...
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: paint... drink excellent malt... beat oan a drum...
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): left a full professor job, sold everythin' to buy and run a guest house in Scotland...
18. Say something totally random about yourself: ma nipples arr pierced...
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list: who wants a wee dram oan me?
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? show me a better wan....

[StoneCold]

1. Name/Initials: Don
2. Where do you live: Maple Ridge, B.C., home of Cam Neely, Larry Walker and Greg Moore. Grew up in Port Coquitlam, home of Terry Fox and the Picton Pig Farm
3. How many other places have you lived: Just B.C. Grew up in Port Coquitlam (as noted above) and owned my first place in New Westminster, where I lived for three years.
4. How many other places in the world have you visited: Not enough. Canada as far east as Quebec, but I desparately want to see the Maritimes, western US (Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii), Cancun
5. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Right now, somewhere warm. San Diego again? Perhaps west coast of Mexico.
6. Name something you like physically about yourself: So many years of playing hockey and mountain biking make it look like tree stumps sticking out the bottom of my kilt.
7. Name something non-physical you like about yourself: Laid back enough that I could be Samoan. My wife may disagree with this, but if I'm off my usual level of laidbackishness, she's likely the one that caused it.
8. How many kilts do you have: Currently three. Bear Maple Leaf, SWK weathered Lamont and SWK Irish National.
9. How many kilts are you planning to acquire on the next year: Have tartan coming from Fraser and Kirkbright for three more: B.C., R.C.M.P and Macbitseach. Also want a Freedom Kilt from Steve.
10. What got you started in this in the first place: An article in the Vancouver Sun about this guy in Vancouver (Bear) who was making casual kilts.
11. Where was the last time/place you wore your kilt? Tartan Day (Thursday) to work.
12. Favorite time to wear a kilt: Any time.
13. Last person who gave your favorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A fetching young lass from work!
14. Last person who gave your UNfavorable feedback about your kilt wearing: A fellow from work, although it was in jest. He'd just never be caught dead in a kilt.
15. What’s in YOUR sporran? Keys, wallet, pen.
16. What do you like to do OTHER THAN wear/talk about/obsess over kilts: I've played hockey for 35 years and absolutely still love it. I'll watch all levels of hockey, from NHL to kids playing on the street. In fact, I'm going to the Vancouver Giants/Portland Winterhawks playoff game tonight with my little kid. Think I'm going to wear my recently acquired Irish to that. Love to watch football, like baseball when I'm feeling more laid back, my kids , my homework/schoolwork
17. Name one thing you have done that others might think a bit insane (like bungee jumping etc): I'm the wrong person to ask. Most of what I do is well thought out, but it may not be for everyone.
18. Say something totally random about yourself: I went to university (Simon Fraser University, at that) with the son of Canada's Greatest Athlete!
19. What question would you like to answer that hasn’t been included in the list:
20. Do you think X Marks the Scot is the best kilt discussion group in the world? There may be others, but I surely do like this one!