A Womifesto

We the Holy Trinity and the Traveling Hat hereby agree to the following terms of use:

1. Never wash the hat. It is acceptable to sanitize the Hat should it be exposed to parasites.
2. Never wear the Hat with large sun glasses. It’s ok to be cheap, but not ok to look like it.
3. Never say the word “curmudgeon” while wearing the Hat. You must also not think to yourself “I am an old curmudgeon’ while wearing the Hat.
4. Never let anyone with a Y chromosome take off the Hat (although you make take it off yourself in his presence).
5. Never use a fake Southern drawl while wearing the Hat. Half a decade of friendship has demonstrated that none of us can produce convincing accents except for those of British and New Jersey housewives.
6. Upon Reunion of the Holy Trinity, you must follow the proper procedures for documenting your time wearing the Hat:
•On the inner lining of the Hat, write, draw, or batik the most exciting location you were at while wearing the Hat.
•On the outer rim of the Hat, add embellishments that symbolize the most daring adventure you had in the Hat.
7. You must write to the Holy Trinity and greater blogosphere over the course of the 3 months no matter how much fun you are or are not indulging in via http://hatrixs.blogspot.com/.
8. The Hat must be passed along to the rest of the Holy Trinity according to the specifications set down by the “Divine Birth of the Hat.” The current schedule is 4 weeks with Nicole in Buenos Aires, followed by 4 weeks with Megan in DC, and finally 4 weeks with Jennifer in Nairobi. Standard shipping charges will be applied.
9. Never wear the Hat while also wearing flip flops (see rule number 2).
10. Remember: Hat = tricks. Tricks = one heck of an adventure.