Somebody asked me today if I was going to wear shorts and flip flops when I attended a gathering at their domicile. I had to tell them I don’t wear shorts or flip flops. What do I look like a barbarian? I also don’t wear sweat suits, sunglasses, vests, trilby hats, shirts with raglan sleeves, keffiyahs, corduroys, and half shirts. I also have a very strict no poncho policy. Many of the items the list I don’t wear because I’m just too old—the aforementioned garments would look ridiculous on a man my age. But mainly, I just don’t wear those things because they all make me look hippy.