Having a home office offers several benefits, not the least of which is having Peanut by my side most of the day. We've recently instituted Coffee Shop Wednesdays, which entails taking our iBooks to a local coffee shop that offers free wireless access and cheap lattes on Wednesday. Today we tried Floppy Hat Fridays, but it turns out that Hats Are Evil. Although this isn't a photo from today, it depicts perfectly the reaction Peanut had to the big floppy hats. Peanut's entire posture is designed to intimidate: leaning forward, beak open, eyes glowering, flames are just about to burst from his mouth. (Thanks to Fizzy for the photo.)

In retrospect, the event was doomed to fail: not only does the brim interfere with shoulder perching, the hat itself ruins the top-of-the-head landing field. Still, who knew hats were evil?