One way you know you're getting old?

Slang passes you by...

In response to a post from me, a young-en told me "You've got too much hat".

Too much hat? I had to mull this over. The subtilities of this generation escape me.

What is too much hat? A room full of hats? A really big hat? WTF is too much hat?

Then one day early this week, I'm waiting to board the metro-link at Union Station.

Up the ramp comes a guy with 3, COUNT em, 3 HATS!. I stared in dis-belief, and fumbled for

my camera phone. Hoping he wouldn't dart off, and leave me with a bigfoot/ufo pic.

He stopped. He took off two hats, apparently to cool his head...I waited, still, and silent.

He looked around, then donned his regal head apparel, preening in all his glory! I got a

Time-Life worthy shot. Too much hat...I get it.

ER