The Fedora Chronicles

02/15/2025

In honor of Presidents’ Day, 2025.

"Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept our own responsibility for the future." --Speech at Loyola College Alumni Banquet, Baltimore, Maryland, 18 February, 1958.

Not an invitation for political debate, but opportunity for us to reflect income together and work towards common goals.

02/15/2025

Half expecting to read that they also found a hidden room with a map or artifact that leads to a much greater McGuffin like “Excalibur in The Lost City of Avalon.”

“London’s first Roman basilica found under office block
Archaeologists hail discovery of near-2,000-year-old structure as one of most significant recent finds in the city.”

Archaeologists hail discovery of near-2,000-year-old structure as one of most significant recent finds in the city

02/13/2025

As you guys know, I’m a huge fan of the Indiana Jones franchise, and other movies in the genre. I’m also into the Paranormal and Unexplained Phenomenon, and I’ve read more than my Share of texts on sacred ground and the Concequences of desiccating burial sites.

This true story gives me the chills on a couple of levels: sometimes sites need to be left alone. What are your thoughts on incidents like this?

“A Metal Detectorist Found a Bunch of Ancient Gold Coins. It Turned Out to Be ‘Devil’s Money’ - Maybe they shouldn’t have dug it up in the first place... But knowing now what the coins were there for, perhaps the archaeologists should’ve left them alone.”

“According to a new study published in Medieval Archaeology, the coins, which sat buried for 1,300 years in the Netherlands, were likely used in cult rituals, and further around the site, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a seventh-century open-air cult site. It’s more than plausible that the cache of coins was what was known as “devil’s money,” coin offerings common at pagan cult sites.”

Maybe they shouldn’t have dug it up in the first place...

02/13/2025

There is a huge difference between what women think men want and what men want.

Since a very early age, s*x and women's beauty are used to sell men everything from soap to cars and beer to athletic clothing. These ads are the most superficial, with average-looking men and women who belong in Victoria's Secret ads. We're told that if you buy the correct products, you too can be with very attractive and very h***y women.

More bluntly, if you buy "these" products, very attractive women will be very h***y for YOU.
At some point, you have to ask yourself as a man: What do YOU want? What do I want? Then, the answers might surprise you.

I want more of what I have and had with the most important woman in my life. I don't want the approval of others; I want her approval. I want to see the world with her and her alone. (OK, our kids and dogs can come too.)

And then I get angry. I used to think the way I was taught. You can't buy your way to total happiness. The best you can do is buy a good fedora, leather jacket, travel tickets, and pay for the hotel room with money.

No real man wants a woman who can be cast under the spell of consumerism. We want a God Dam'n Partner!

02/12/2025

The US Treasury didn't put Ben's portrait on the $100 bill for nothing!

"A man who sacrifices his fedora for a woman deserves neither!" Ben Franklin.

02/12/2025

Once in a while this question is brought back up: what happens to civilizations towards the end that makes them collapse suddenly?

Are they overwhelmed by conditions beyond their control, or is it something more sinister …or maybe paranormal?

“What Caused Mediterranean Bronze Age Civilizations to Collapse Simultaneously? This widespread downfall, known as the Late Bronze Age Collapse, affected powerful empires, including the Mycenaeans, Hittites, Egyptians, and Canaanites. But why did Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations collapsed almost simultaneously?”

Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

02/11/2025

I never understood why Medusa wasn’t more popular in current media such as movies or video games. If anything, a McGuffin featuring Medusa in an Indiana Jones movie, comic or video games would be perfect… an attractive goddess with a head full of snakes!

“Archaeologists In Sicily Just Unearthed A Plaster Mold Used To Make Medusa Masks 2,000 Years Ago - This mold was one of several found nearby, leading archaeologists to believe that this site served as an artisanal mask factory starting in the first century B.C.E.”

A 2,000-year-old mask mold depicting the Gorgon Medusa was found at the ruins of the Greek colony Finziade in Licata, Sicily.

02/10/2025

: Via Malte Tönißen in his living room with his new fedora hat by Hufvud Hatmaker and suit by Cathcart London. Whether it's the 1920s or the 2020s, this is how men ought to dress for semi-formal occasions.

02/10/2025

The Super Bowl was tonight, and here I am wearing a fedora and hoodie sweatshirt catching up with Archaeology news…

“Archaeologists Discover a New Pyramid from the Caral Culture, Known as South America’s Oldest Civilization…”

The team from the Caral Archaeological Zone has discovered a new pyramidal structure in the “Sector F” of the Chupacigarro...

02/09/2025

TLDR: Don't let anyone give you crap for what you enjoy. Don't let anyone ruin your joy, whether it's your old favorite fedora, favorite band or composer, or a bottle of whiskey or scotch, or these movies.

I saw this promotional still of Harrison Ford on my timeline, and it reminded me of something that happened within the month after my father died and why I haven't spoken with some family members since then. My brother, AKA "Mom's Favorite," my sister, and my brother's friend Paul said some unkind things about me from here on regarding some scraps my father left behind for us and "needing" to get in touch with my half brothers. I was already profoundly hurting inside, and when I really could have used some support, they were rubbing some salt into this still-fresh wound. It wasn't so much what they said - I'm a tough hombre - it's WHEN they said it. I had always been the butt of their jokes and other unkind comments (like being told on the day of my cousin's wedding that nobody in the family likes me,) and I've developed a calloused heart, and any other time I would have shrugged this off.

This was the proverbial last straw. This community and these movies have been my lifeline for decades. The people here in The Fedora Chronicles and The Indiana Jones Costuming Mafia were there for me when others weren't. To try and take a crap on who and what I love was too much for me to take, and I blocked their numbers. Family isn't always blood, it's who shows up and shares an unbreakable bond with you.

02/07/2025

The first for February 2025. This time I borrowed a pair of my barbers sunglasses while she was finishing up with another customer. Christine always does a great job cutting my hair and helping my fedora fit better afterwards.

02/06/2025

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02/04/2025

Imagine that it’s 1925 and you wake up one cold February morning to read a headline that says the universe is far larger than you could ever possibly imagine. Our galaxy went from being the center of the universe to being merely one of countless others.

In 1925, not only did Dr. Hubble change science, but he also changed science fiction forever.

“100 years ago: Edwin Hubble proved the Milky Way is not the only galaxy in the universe - In early 1920s astronomy, most researchers believed our Milky Way was the entire universe. They assumed those faint spiral patches in the sky were just cloudy formations within our own galaxy.”

02/04/2025

"When you stand up and tell the truth, you make enemies."

Sometimes, you must tell the truth, regardless of how many threats are made against you. You have to tell the truth to stop someone from doing self-harm or prevent evil from happening. If you're the bad guy because you sought help to end abuse to yourself or someone else close to you, then I guess you're "the bad guy" in that person's life.

Fine, I'm the bad guy in their story. I look great in black.

02/03/2025

“A Linguistic Pattern Found in the Mysterious Mathematics of Physical Equations - Mathematics and physics have long been regarded as the ultimate languages of the universe, but what if their structure resembles something much closer to home: our spoken and written languages? A recent study suggests that the mathematical equations used to describe physical laws follow a surprising pattern—a pattern that aligns with Zipf’s law, a principle from linguistics.”

Mathematics and physics have long been regarded as the ultimate languages of the universe, but what if their structure resembles something much closer to home: our ... Continue Reading →

01/31/2025

“Don't speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn't know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that's why it's called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.”
― Bruce Lee

01/31/2025

Poorly written article, but the picture and the title grabbed my attention!

“WWII, a secret spy base, and how RI nearly became the 'capital of the world'.”

The U.N. had plans to build a city that would serve as its headquarters and the world's capital. A World War II Scituate spy base was key.