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So I am not going to bore you with the details, but I found something that was kind of cool – a big box of old baseball hats. I love baseball caps, but have way more than I will ever use, considering I wear the same two or three all the time. So a while ago I guess I decided to store a bunch in the attic, basically prolonging the process of throwing them out. Here is a list of the caps we found in the box.

- Two of the same hats that say Run Boston on the front with a simple sky line of Boston. I have no idea where they came from. I assume we got those running a charity race or something. I love getting free stuff at company events, road races, baseball games, whatever. That way I can hang on to something I will never use that I didn’t pay for.

- A green corduroy Jets hat. Yep, corduroy, with my football team, the NY Jets. I will never wear this in my life it looks ridiculous. I tried it on and Patti laughed out loud, so wearing a funny looking Jets hat in NEW ENGLAND screams “beat me up in the parking lot”.

- A University of Delaware Blue Hens hat. I used to work at a restaurant in NY in my teens and early twenties, and I exchanged a St. John’s Redmen lacrosse hat for this. Bad trade.

- Australia hat with a kangaroo logo. I remember the exact moment when a customer sitting at a bar I was tending during college gave me this. He was on a trip to the States from Australia and he had these to hand out, to stranger bartenders I guess.

- University of Miami cap with the word Canes on the back. No idea where I got this. Even the M logo on the front is the old logo I think.

- 2000 Walt Disney World commemorative hat. We got this on sale in March 2001 at Disney. Pretty ugly hat to be honest. This was way before we had kids and did I ever think I was going to wear it in public. No, the answer is no, and I should be ashamed of spending the money.

- Unifi. That was briefly the name of an offshoot of a consulting company (Coopers and Lybrand) I worked for in the 90s.

- San Antonio Spurs. I’ve never been to San Antonio. Never a Spurs fan.

- A really cool Charlotte Hornets cap. I don’t remember where I got that.

- A Tigger hat from Disney. Why would I ever have purchased a Tigger hat is beyond me. Maybe I was drunk.

- Washington Huskies hat that says “Go Dawgs” on the back. My friend Muggsy played football there so I think he sent it to me.

- A white hat with OXHP embroidered on the front. Long story, but I basically bought a small amount of stock in Oxford Health in the 90s after a recommendation from two people who used to come into the restaurant I worked at. At one point, it like quadrupled in price, so they got me this hat to celebrate. Then in October 1997 it lead the stock market collapse and I was left with pretty much nothing.

- A very old and very dirty Cleveland Indians hat with Chief Wahoo on the front. I used to wear this hat all the time, it was my favorite.

- A large, stiff NY Knicks hat. Unworn. I am ashamed to wear this given the Knicks recent history.

- A soft great looking Timberland hat.

- Minnesota Wild hat with the tag still on. I would guess Patti’s uncle Tim sent me this hat after losing a bet or something. I am going to hang on to this.

- Ski Windham. I broke my collarbone in 4 places on this upstate NY ski mountain, so I am throwing this one away.

- Florida State Seminoles. No idea why I got this. Two Florida college team hats. Strange.

- Winnie the Pooh hat from the Disney store. Ugh. I wonder if my kids want the Disney crap.

- Blue hat with the words “Las Vegas” on front. Pretty boring hat considering what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, like buying a boring Vegas hat.

- No Fear hat with the phrase “Limits Were Made To Be Broken” under the rim. The funny thing is for a hat that is so macho, the brim is plaid. Weird.

- Great looking St. John’s Redmen University hat. They are no longer called the Redmen. As you can probably guess, I went to St. John’s.

- Here is probably my favorite. On the front is a headshot of Hong Kong Phooey. YES, Hong Kong Phooey. I know, I know, amazing I would have a hat with him on it, but it gets better. On the right side is Hong Kong leaping in the air doing a karate chop. Google the words and you will know what I am talking about. Its freakin classic. On the back are big bold letters “Hong Kong Phooey”. I am going to wear this in public, I swear, and damn proudly.

- Black Aztecs: San Diego State Lacrosse. I knew the lacrosse coach from a neighboring school on Long Island and for a second I was thinking about transferring from SJU to SDSU. I even got a Cali driver’s license and started to transfer residency, but thought better of it.

- All black hat with a cool Batman logo on front, with the words “Forever” on the back. Ethan will love this hat, he is really into Batman lately.

- NY Yankees cap. Unused.

- Retro looking NY Jets cap. Looks great.

- Cool looking retro Yankees cap.

- Fifteen Gap hats. Patti used to work at the Gap, so we have a ton of these. All different styles. Most never worn.

45 or so hats, most I will throw away. Plus I have another 15 or 20 in my closet on the active list. No idea why. Actually, I think I’ll stick them back in the box, back in the attic, to go through in a few years again. Maybe my boys will want them when they are older, kind of retro thing.