It's Wednesday. Hump day. And I'm feeling a little goofy. So what's new, you say? I know...

So I thought I'd bring out "the hat" for a little mid-week, too-far-from-the- weekend levity.

There's nothing goofier than this hat. It has moose antlers and is adorned with all kinds of little outdoor things, like a compass, carabiners, canoe, lantern, compass, climbing rope and the like. It's quite unique!

It was all hand made by some special friends several years ago when I was still president of the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club. And it was presented to me in a most embarrassing way--right in the middle of the MOAC meeting. But we a good laugh about it and I loved them all for their thoughtfulness.

I had some friends over a few weeks ago to show some slides of my AT adventures. One thing led to another, as it always does with this particular crowd, and the next thing you know, they're taking the hat off the shelf and making me wear the silly thing once again. Maybe it was the beer. Hard to say. But we got another damn good laugh about it.

The "MOAC Grand Poo-Bah" hat