{"id":1747,"date":"2012-09-04T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2012-09-04T14:26:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T19:26:00","slug":"kilted-to-kick-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=1747","title":{"rendered":"Kilted to kick cancer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wait&#8230; I can claim that wearing a kilt is for a good cause?\u00a0 Works for me!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to subject you guys to my ugly mug everyday like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ma-rooned.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JayG<\/a> is planning, but I may manage one a week.\u00a0 Of course, most of the pics are going to be from Dragoncon this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kilt11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1750\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kilt11-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kilt11-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kilt11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kilt11-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kilt11.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is my oldest kilt.\u00a0 After 3 years of Naienko pestering me, I finally broke in and bought a Survival Kilt from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilikilts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utilikilts<\/a>.\u00a0 Yeah, they&#8217;re expensive, but after 5 years of fairly heavy use, it&#8217;s still in good shape.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve since bought 2 more kilts from them (that you&#8217;ll see later), and I was one of the folks that ordered the 5.11 April Fools Day tactical kilts (which you guys might see if they arrive in time).<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you&#8217;re interested in buying one yourself, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altkilt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alt.Kilt<\/a> is running a special sale to support Kilted to Kick Cancer.\u00a0 Just use the coupon code &#8220;KTKC&#8221; and they&#8217;ll take 20% off!.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have one of theirs, but they have a good reputation, and you can customize the heck out your new kilt.<\/p>\n<p>On to the serious stuff.\u00a0 I do have a buddy that is a survivor of testicular cancer.\u00a0 I also lost two grandparents due to other forms of cancer.\u00a0 Dealing with any form of cancer is not pretty, and is painful for not just the patient, but their loved ones as well.\u00a0 Any ability to catch it early and possibly stop it before it becomes too serious is a truly great thing.\u00a0 While I would love to see my donations reach or exceed <a href=\"http:\/\/gunnuts.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">the<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/evylrobot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">other<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ambulancedriverfiles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">folks<\/a> participating, I&#8217;m not delusional.\u00a0 I&#8217;m doing this purely to help a good cause.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;ve got a few dollars sitting around, head over to my <a href=\"http:\/\/kilted.kintera.org\/faf\/donorReg\/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1036680&amp;supid=366044585\" target=\"_blank\">donation page<\/a>, and throw a few bills at a good cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait&#8230; I can claim that wearing a kilt is for a good cause?\u00a0 Works for me! I&#8217;m not going to subject you guys to my ugly mug everyday like JayG is planning, but I may manage one a week.\u00a0 Of course, most of the pics are going to be from Dragoncon this past weekend. 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