HATS

Hats are funny to me. Some serve a purpose and some don't. Most of the time, people don't wear the purposful hats for the purpose they were intended for, which I am guessing is to keep sun out of your eyes and keep your head warm in the winter, that kind of thing. I mean, just look at the Kentucky derby. Most women don't know that there are actually horses racing at the Derby. They just know that that's when you find the most obnoxious large hat you can find and walk around with a fruity drink! Some ladies think that Sunday morning church service isn't the same unless they are wearing their leopard print hat or that bonnett type hat. And, don't get me started on all different ways and purposes to wear a baseball hat!

I have never really been a wearer of hats, but yesterday, I went out to jog a little earlier in the day than ususal and the sun had not gone down as far as I would have liked. I grabbed a baseball hat so hat I could keep the sun out of my eyes (rather than wearing sunglasses, which can be a pain when you are sweaty ~ewww!~).

So, I am running along jammin to the music on my not-IPOD. I round the corner and come out next to the lake by my house and a nice little breeze comes off the lake. I run by here all the time and I think it is nice because of the trees that line the lake and the breeze, etc. the next thing I remember I am mid fall speeding toward the sandy ground!

What the *$#@! How did this happen? My hands are scratched from where I put them out to break my fall. My knees, shoulder, thigh and leg are all skinned with "road rash." I also twisted my ankle a bit. Nothing is hurt too bad, except my ego. That I could tell, no one saw me ~whew!~ but it still embarrased me.

I guess that not being accustomed to wearing a hat and then wearing a hat while jogging messed me up. I didn't have good peripheral vision and I wasn't paying attention. But, to make a long story short, I will not jog until the sun goes down far enough for me to not need a hat or sunglasses!