WHAT IS YOUR TARTAN ?

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SCOTTISH WORD OF THE DAY TARTAN - is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven cloth, but are now used in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. (Tartan is also known as plaid in North America, but in Scotland, a plaid is a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder or a blanket.)

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, MY BROTHER AND I WERE DISCUSSING OUR TARTAN AND FAMILY HERITAGE OVER GLASSES OF GOOD WHISKEY.
THERE ARE MANY SITES ONLINE THAT PROVIDE TARTAN SEARCHES. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE YOUR FAMILY CREST AND BADGE OR WHATEVER.
THIS DISCUSSION STARTED ME THINKING ABOUT MY FAMILY HERITAGE AND MY UPBRINGING. THERE IS ALWAYS A DEBATE BETWEEN NATURE AND NURTURE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO WINS. I DO KNOW THAT EACH OF US IS WIRED WITH A DISTINCT AND LIMITED AMOUNT OF DNA. EVEN IF NATURE PROVIDED THE GENES FOR A CERTAIN TRAIT, UNLESS WE LEARN HOW TO EXPRESS IT, THE TRAIT WILL REMAIN HIDDEN. FOR SOME OF US, THIS WOULD BE A BIG PLUS. WE ALL HAVE TRAITS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HIDE. HOWEVER, WE ALL HAVE TRAITS WE WISH WE COULD EXPRESS MORE. OUR FAMILIES AND SURROUNDING SOCIETIES MOLDED US INTO WHAT WE ARE. I DON'T MIND WASHING DISHES BECAUSE BIG JOHN MADE US WASH #$#%^*& DONUT JELLY BUCKETS EVERYDAY IN THE BLAZING SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HEAT WHEN WE WERE LITTLE. BUT THEN TOOK US TO KING WAH TO ORDER SOME LUNCH SPECIALS. "IF YOU ORDER IT, YOU ARE GOING TO EAT IT !". THAT IS WHY I VERY RARELY LEAVE A PLATE EMPTY. THANKS PAW PAW. GRANNY MADE US DRINK MILK AND OVALTEEN ALL THE #$%^@#$ TIME WHEN WE WERE LITTLE. NOW I HATE DRINKING MILK AND OVALTEEN. FUNNY HOW BEING MADE TO DO ONE THING BUILDS CHARACTER AND WORK ETHIC, BUT FORCING OF ANOTHER CAUSES HATE AND RESENTMENT (TOWARDS WHITE DRINKS, NOT MY GRANNY). WHATEVER YOUR CASE, OUR UPBRINGING HAS A LOT TO DO WITH WHO WE ARE TODAY. LIKE IT OR NOT. PERSONALLY, I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THE RAISING I HAVE BEEN GIVEN. MY MAMA IS STILL TRYING, AND I AM 30 !
JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE SOMETHING TO REFLECT ON ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN SEC LAND.
PLAYED GOLF TODAY WITH BRO AND JEFF. THEY ARE REALLY TERRIBLE. I DID A LITTLE BETTER TODAY. LESSONS ARE PAYING OFF.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
T REE