Eric

Oh yeah, the stares. But I was already used to them since for the last five years, I have worn a full length Western Oilskin Duster overcoat replete with a big Black Aussie Outback Hat. A bit of a different style than the $400 Gucci loafer consultants with their $900 suits that I ate up.
What a perfect Christmas gift. #200 in a thread with over 11,000 views.
Trust me brother, I am Rocking around the Christmas tree this year. Thinking fondly of you and wishing you and your family all the best.
Charm
PS. Don't know if I mentioned this, but my son just got accepted into George Mason Law School for August 2010. Good thing, because with a major in Religious Studies, he would be unemployable. (Although proud as all get out that he is following in my Seminarian for Catholic Church, then Law School path)