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I'm Officially Old Now

NOTE: I wrote this for elsewhere, but I thought its theme would translate here pretty easily. Enjoy, if you dare. When I was a younger man and I would feel the pull of certain adult fashion symbols, I would push them out of my mind with the phrase, "I don't want to be some hipster doofus. I'll do that sort of thing when I'm old...you know, like 40." Well, I turned 40 this year, and the first of these fashion impulses has successfully avoided all the warnings of my younger days and has landed squarely upon my head. Yes, I bought my first fedora. Meet the Jaxon Iconoclast (Wool): As far as hat purchases go, this one was not a matter of high finance. It set me back a grand total of $45 including shipping. I must say....I like it....a lot. It is damn cold around here, and I'm not blessed with a full head of hair, so a hat is a necessity. Up until now I've only ever worn ballcaps or ski caps. I just didn't want to become "the old guy who wears nothing...