You're Getting Warmer

2006-02-17 003
Originally uploaded by shanrev.

Well today is your lucky day, two posts for the price of one.

My brother has a look, one I think, he carefully cultivates while at the same time making you think his "look" is the last thing on his mind. It's an eclectic mix of new pieces distressed to look old layered with "vintage" pieces from Value Village with a dash of skater chic. It's a look that works for him, he's a handsome guy. Up until recently a green army-ish looking hat was an important part of the uniform.

Before tonight the fate of that hat had been a mystery. We all knew who was responsible for it's disappearance, her name is Abby. Despite the geographical distance between Abby and her Uncle they still manage to maintain a close relationship. Dave is the typical Uncle which means Abby is subjected to much teasing during his visits. Abby appeared to enjoy Unlce Dave's antics or so I thought. The disappearance of the hat made me reconsider.

Abby was the last person to be seen with the hat. So once Dave reported it missing we brought her in for questioning. No amount of interrogation would make her give up the location of the hat. All of our inquiries were met with an "I don't know". The investigation was stalled.

Now my theory is Abby was striking a blow for teased nieces everywhere when she swiped the hat. Then she played the "pre-school card". How could a three year old be expected to remember where she put everything? That was her angle and it worked because Uncle Dave went back to the Pete without his trusty hat.

Life went on and eventually the hat was forgotten. Well at least I forgot about it. I'm sure Dave was sitting up there in Ptbo pining away for it. Or maybe he had moved on and was looking for a new hat that made him look just as cool without really trying to look cool. Who knows? Now I've probably done a million loads of laundry since the hat's disappearance and never noticed what I noticed tonight. It was a small black button that I instantly recognized as Dave's. Even still I hadn't remembered the missing hat yet. I bent over to get a closer look at what in the hell was stuffed in between my dryer and the wall and it all came flooding back to me. There was the elusive hat.

So Dave I promise to put it up on top of the fridge and keep it safely out of Abby's hands until we see you again. Just wanted you to know the case of the missing hat has been solved.