Whilst wandering around YouTube

It started with a video in an email from my mother, of all people. One that she sent to me and my two brothers.

My grandfather on my daddy's side was proud of his Scottish heritage. He had not only a kilt, genuine made in Scotland, genuine family tartan, but also had the formal shirt and vest/coat thingie to go with it. He cut a dashing figure. I'm not sure if he'd be proud or scandalized by this video. With him, it could go either way. He had a healthy and somewhat perverse sense of humor along with fierce Scottish loyalty.

And you know how YouTube leads you on with suggested videos. So, speaking of kilts...

I especially like the sweet fella in the shorty kilt. Also, my grandfather told me that a woman's kilt is called a kilty. I looked it up and found this:

which looks like a woman's shoe to me, so perhaps Grandpapa was blowing smoke up my kilt. Or maybe the definition has changed, or is different by location. 

Anyway, once we had sexy men in sexy kilts, it was a logical leap to this:

which, I mean, wow.

There's another suggested video at the end of this one showcasing the Tom of Finland Spring line from 1999. Haven't watched that one yet, but it's queued up.

But we're the Queens!

From Scotland:

Published Date: 24 March 2009

By Stephen McGinty

TRUSTEES of the Castle of Mey, the Queen Mother's former Scottish home, are at the centre of a row after insisting only religious marriages will be permitted on the property, pulling up the drawbridge to civil ceremonies or gay partnerships.

Management thought they could earn extra funds during the quiet winter months by promoting the late Queen Mother's beloved castle as "Scotland's latest romantic wedding venue". 

But the move has led to gay groups alleging discrimination and insisting the venue should be open to all.

They aren't allowing the queens to get hitched in the Queen's castle. So not right. 

Interesting goings on in Scotland

Sex lessons must start at age five

That's the top headline in today's Scotsman.com website.
It goes on to discuss sex education in Scottish schools, how it needs to begin earlier because so many young people are getting the information after it's too late. The headline, though, is a shocker. I guess that's the secret to successful marketing.