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My father is a very simple man. If you do not see him on a daily, you could bet he wears the same pair of jeans every single day. Even though minimalistic, his way of dressing says a lot about him. His long sleeve plaid button up shirts, allow anyone to assume that he probably works under the sun. He always wears a belt and tucks in his shirts. From his belt, hang his phone case, and a few measuring tapes. His brown and black leather work boots immediately scream, “hey! I work with dangerous equipment!”.  He owns about ten pairs of jeans, they all hang from his closet in an orderly manner, as if they were still hanging from Academy´s hangers, and they are all a monotone navy blue. But there is something about my dad that always makes him stand out; his caps. I slide his drawer open and I see a rainbow of caps. In that small space, you can find caps from every team, beach, place, or brand you could ever think of. If the Cowboys are playing, he will make sure to tell my mom to iron his favorite navy blue plaid shirt, to match his Cowboys cap. If we are going to the beach, he will put on a cap from another beach that we have previously visited, sometimes he even wears a cap during Thanksgiving dinner. When we go on vacation, he will pack up a cap for every possible occasion or event that could possibly come up. Sometimes he will tell me to wash them, but just some, he says “I don't want my Yankees cap to start fading, it's my favorite”. Washing a cap is a rather gross but interesting task. It is easy to observe the places where the cap has accumulated sweat overtime, so “you better make sure to scrub well there”, at the top and ends so it won't look worn out. Every cap has its story, some he has had for years, some have been brought to him from different places, some he buys for fun, and some he just buys to twin with my younger brother. I don’t think I have ever seen my dad head out without wearing a cap, and I really don’t want to; maybe the reason why he wears so many caps is because he is trying to hide a bald spot.