Something to get excited about.

I picked up this hat at Fort Griffin Texas Historic Site out by Albany. The hat features the new logo of the Texas Historical Commission. I'm excited.

To drive the cold winter away.

I like stuff from Orvis™. I have for a long time. Orvis is sort of like L.L. Bean for the landed gentry. But like many other old brand names, even one's still owned by the family (like Orvis and James Avery), the old ways are dying, and the new way is to chase the Millennial shopper. It's understandable, but regrettable. Quality suffers. Corners are cut. Designs and products change for 'the look' as opposed to 'the work'. Function now follows form. I understand the necessity, I just lament what is lost.

This 80% polyester/20% wool ball cap is mostly about form instead of function, but it still functions well on cold and wet days. My bald head stays warm and dry, and I like the brick color (it's a little 'brickier' colored in real life). The Orvis logo emblazoned on the front like an ancient Hebrew's phylactery is tastefully understated.

I drove 2500 miles, and all I got was this lousy cap. And a tote bag. And a bunch of memories.

"Ceci n'est pas une Kap."

This is not a 'Kap'.


The Treachery of Images (French: La Trahison des images [la tʁaizɔ̃ dez imaʒ], 1928–29, sometimes translated as The Treason of Images) also known as This Is Not a Pipe^[2] and The Wind and the Song,^[3] is a painting by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte.

Transmitting manually.

100% synthetic material, stretchy and wicking. A kind gift from a friend, and a warning to potential car thieves.

Tenacious B.

Fluorescent orange, reflective stripes, four LED lights (two low-beam, two high-beam).

Think anyone will notice?

High yellow.

OTTO brand unstructured cotton ball cap, picked up at Big Bend National Park. It's a fav.

Short-Stack for breakfast.