An Opinion Mostly in Favor of Hatpins

I see little point in placing much stock in my own political opinions. Experts who study the issues often seem quite earnest and wise, yet have completely different and opposing views. I might as well pick my opinions out of a hat.

And while I'm not proposing that a haberdasher run for office, I do like a nice hat. I like a fedora, and I wish I had the courage to wear one, but up to now I've settled primarily on caps. If not the most civilized, the cap is without question the most convenient of all hats, convenient because it's easy to stow. I can't stuff a fedora into my jacket pocket like I can a cap. Even if it fit, present day fedoras would remain crumpled and would have lost their form after such an ordeal.

But this is far from the whole story, as my head, being inordinately large, severely limits my choices. And this, even more so than one might think as a hat that's just a bit on the small side is blown off very easily.

Pity that you don't see a lot of hatpins around these days. A couple of those suckers strategically placed might just do the trick. And it's odd that they aren't around since archaeologists even find them in the ruins of Pompeii. But that gives me an idea. I live in what was not long ago an epicenter for hatpin usage, so there are probably even now one or two lying around the park. I shall make an excursion of it this weekend.