The Fedora Chronicles

01/01/2026

AJ LoCascio posted this picture on another group and it sums up 2025 perfectly, but not the way you think.

The way he tells the story is that this was lost while he was moving. He went for a walk later and he found it in this condition after the rain took it down the street.

Then something happened after he posted this picture. One hatter offered to clean and reblock it, others offered him suggestions on how he can clean and fix it himself. Some hatters stepped up and offered to sell him a new one. 

For so many of us, 2025 did to us what the downpour did to this fedora. It’s never over until it’s over because you see it through to the end! Or you quit.

It’s your choice and your story. Make it a good one!

12/28/2025

Getting back to regular posts and Wez Burns is the inspiration for this edition of “Nothing is stopping you!” In a world of slobs and furry’s, stand out by dressing up with a decent suit and fedora. People will thank you and you will inspire others to do the same!

Fedoras aren’t for cosplay, they’re for everyday life.

12/25/2025

It’s my Christmas Wish is that Artemis brings back our world’s sense of wonder and adventure and kick starts our collective pursuit of a better tomorrow!

Space.com: “NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026? On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.”

From just 60 miles above the surface, the astronauts became the first humans to gaze upon the moon’s stark mountains and cratered plains. Then came a moment none of them expected: the blue marble of earth rising above the lunar horizon. In a single photograph — the now-iconic "Earthrise" — humanity saw itself from a quarter-million miles away, fragile and alone in the darkness.



Original link:

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasas-apollo-8-moonshot-saved-1968-could-artemis-2-do-the-same-in-2026

12/24/2025

12/22/2025

Another possible entrance to a different section of an Egyptian pyramid. But why would they back-fill it after they were finished with construction? We’re they keeping everyone out, or something in?

“We believe that the continuity of the shallow structure and the deep large structure is important. From the survey results, we cannot determine the material causing the anomaly, but it may be a large subsurface archaeological structure.”

12/19/2025

“That belongs in a museum!” Hanukkah 2025 Edition!

“An excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side.”



Original story:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/rare-1-300-year-old-medallion-decorated-with-menorahs-found-near-jerusalems-temple-mount

12/19/2025

12/18/2025

“Secrets of a Lost Civilization Revealed Beneath Lake Huron - The notion of a 10,000-year-old civilization hiding beneath the waters of Lake Huron sounds like something out of a thrilling novel, doesn’t it? Yet, this story is very much a part of our real history. Recently, underwater archaeologists have unveiled stunning evidence of ancient hunting camps and artifacts lost to time but now providing a remarkable view into a prehistoric world.”



Original story:

https://journalsofindia.com/history/secrets-of-a-lost-civilization-revealed-beneath-lake-huron-52422/

12/17/2025

Via Chris Rufert on our group: “Not retro in the spirit of what we all consider retro, but Uncommon Valor was released on this day in 1983. And it has Gene Hackman with a head topper and a M1 Garand. What is there not to like? This remains one of my favorites. It was the first movie to really address the Vietnam MIA issue.”

12/16/2025

How many worthless bronze medallions were used in finding this location?

“An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said.”

“The temple of King Nyuserre is believed to be from the Fifth Dynasty and the remains were found in the Abusir necropolis south of the Egyptian capital. It is part of a monumental complex dedicated to the cult of the sun god Ra and is one of the few solar temples identified to date.”



Original link:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-kings-temple-dedicated-sun-god-discovered-egypt/

12/15/2025

Monday archaeology: “Archaeologists opened an ancient tomb—and found a story of royal tragedy.”

Fortune and glory, princess. Fortune And Glory.