I feel more complete myself when kilted.

My life seems much more interactive when I'm kilted.

For example, I just returned from a week long conference of peers. There were 800 of us at the hotel and in the plenary sessions in the mornings. Afternoons were break out sessions which were smaller, from 50 to 200 people depending.

Had I worn pants I'd been just another drone. Few strangers would have initiated conversation with me. Old acquaintences may not have remembered me.

Kilted, people I'd not seen since last year's conference were hollaring my name behind me to catch up and say hello. Many women I'd never met initiated conversations with me asking the usual polite questions. The two people from Scotland at the conference sought me out and we had a great chat. The presenters remembered my name. Employers asked me if I were willing to consider applying at their agency.

Even the hotel staff remembered me. As I was leaving the bellman helping me load my car said, "I remember you. Aren't you from up north?" Right.

I don't "need" to be "somebody." But its a nice perk when kilted and I'm willing to endure the routine questioning since you never know what new friendships and network connections lurk behind them.

And, I was the most comfortable man at the conference. We sat for 12 hours the first day and 9 hours the other three.

Not sure if this muses along the proper trail, but its where my musing led me.

Ron