I appear to be changing personalities

I have been organizing my books to sell them. To pay for backpacking gear.

Good grief. The next thing you know, day will be night, and we’ll start wearing hats on our feet. The incurable book-hoarding bookworm is selling books!

But the internet is powerful and I’ve just ordered more gear and GOOD GOD SOMEONE STAGE AN INTERVENTION.

I ordered a backpacking UMBRELLA.

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Well. Actually it makes more sense than it seems. The Chrome Dome is for keeping off the sun. I wore 50 SPF on an 8 mile hike yesterday and next thing you know, sunburn. Especially on my knuckles, of all places. I slathered it on at least three times over 5 hours.

So, a metallicized umbrella.