I don’t know why more people don’t wear hats. Besides the obvious benefits of convenient fashion distraction and shelter, you can’t beat the band. A hatband is better than a wallet or pocket as a place to put theater tickets or business cards so you’ll remember where you put them.

Men used to stuff newspapers in their hatbands for added comfort or a better fit. I’ve read some great old news stories from the papers ice found in hatbands.

If you were very careful, you could probably even fit a garter snake in there.

Or maybe that’s more of an argument for bringing back garters.