Fine. I Might Have a Quirk or 7 : #3

#3:  I am a Kentucky Colonel.

Thanks to a man named Bill Fred (no, I am NOT using his last name here), I am a Kentucky Colonel.  What's that mean?

According the website for Kentucky's Secretary of State:

The highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky is that of Kentucky Colonel.


Commissions for Kentucky Colonels are given by the Governor and the Secretary of State to individuals in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to a community, state or the nation...
This tradition began in 1813 during the second term of Governor Isaac Shelby. Shelby had just returned from leading the Kentucky Militia on a highly successful “War of 1812” campaign. He named one of his officers, Charles Todd, as an “Aid-De-Camp” on the Governor’s staff with the rank and grade of Colonel. Later Governors commissioned Colonels to act as their protective guard; they wore uniforms and were present at most official functions. (Today's colonels are not required to perform such service.) Other Governors continued this practice and by 1920’s their numbers had grown considerably.


In 1928, an effort began to organize the Colonels into “A great non-political brotherhood for the advancement of Kentucky and Kentuckians.” In 1932, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels was formally born. Today, the organization is incorporated as a charitable organization with by-laws directing it to be non-partisan, non-profit and dedicated to good works within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

So there you have it.  A little knowledge for your own edification from Colonel Caution.