Ah, Mothers. Bless their hearts, but they do the darnedest things sometimes. I lost a hat too. But the funniest story is perilously off topic. Indulge for a moment, folks.... I got a VHS copy of a performance of Mozart's opera, "The Magic Flute", or "Die Whistle Hokus-Pokus" in t...

Bending oak, I'm situated in our grande old Capitol. Some folks give Salem a bad rap, but it's a nice little burg for Oregon. It's no Portland, but that, in my estimation, is a good thing. Nothing wrong with P-town. One is enough.

We got a tornado warning here in Oregon a week ago and I went out in my little dorfman. While it fixed my crease a bit, it sure started to taper. That's when I decided to get my Akubra Adventurer. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/micahtoons/153938.jpg Not a baaaad taper, but it was worse and, ...

Brody, My pal Charlie did not, of course die. He wanted to. He hates the heat. He's a fedora man too! Tends to like the 50's mini brims though. Comic book accurate! Sleuth! That is lovely! Made my night. I enjoy wearing my hat even though it's had the kick crapped out of it. This year I will hang it...

GARRRR!!! :x It is. I sweated through the ribbon and then it turned GREEN!!! Green?!! I posted a what-do-I-do after I got this delightful green smear and i got some good suggestions that unfortunately did not work. I was going to replace the ribbon when I became very aware of just how sub-par the ha...

Mighty_Draw, thanks for the comments. I think all of us who are still meditating on what hat to get, or perhaps those of us just getting the wind up to buy one, really appreciate the time you and others like you take to show us how you are experiencing your hats. I was pretty sure I'd go for a Henry...

My DP fell off its perch when I was sleeping and I rolled over on it. Six hours later when I'm getting ready to go to work I'm looking for the thing and I find it... Flat as a pancake! Wish I had a picture of it but I'll be danged if I'm going to re-enact it, I just got it looking okay. I got a fift...

RobocopIndy, first: congrats. Second: the last bash looks pretty nice! Third: I recall Marc saying that steam shouldn't be necessary. Keep that hat in working order. It'll start to fit you and becoming YOUR hat after a while.

Man that is nice.