[Sam Cree]

Yeah, I think history is fascinating too, although it is not really my hobby or anything. I think it's just something that I've become interested in as I got older, kind of like age also makes one wonder more about family roots.

At the moment I am finding total fascination with the 19th century, probably because its relationship to the 20th seems much closer and more obvious to me now than it did when I was younger.
Medieval history also seems very exotic to me.

I've got a fedora, in real tree pattern, issued for awhile by Ducks Unlimited, that I wear when I go up north, like to Manhattan or something. I'm sure I look like a damn fool in it, but have always liked the things, I guess from watching old movies.

[Fedora]

Yeah, I like the fedoras in old movies, too :) I like film noir, Bogart, that type of thing. I'm also interested in medieval and 19th century history like you are. My history supervisor specialized in European Intellectual history and his class on the 19th-century roots of WWI and WWII was very informative. What aspects of medieval and 19th-century history are you interested in?

[SuziQ]

I'm sure I look like a damn fool in it, but have always liked the things

LOL! We are 'of an age' Sam, that it doesn't matter anymore! I was looking for a purple blouse the other day to wear to the Parish Mardi Gras party, and the lady asked if I was in the "Red Hat Society". I just laughed and said, "I'm old enough, but I was wearing purple LONG before purple was cool to wear!"