Sauna hat, Russian Banya cap, Saunahattu, Saunahut, mütze, כובע לסאונה felt

Sometimes I come so close to buying an object just for the sheer otherworldly qualities it possesses.

See, this hat feels like a vital appurtenance of a former life calling out to me: “Here I am, your sauna hat! You dropped me in the field on the way back from talking to Niemenin about his goat’s dyspepsia. I’m sure you felt the pangs of my absence! I languished in the wildflowers three whole nights. But no worry! Now we are reunited. Let us return to the church of super-heated rocks and love one another, as in the comforting winter nights of old.”

Plus, it’s only twelve bucks.

And it reminds me of an ancient Buddhist bell.