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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 1d

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten, is from the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association. 🛤️🐱

railcatsbaseball.com

#GarySouthShoreRailCats #RailCats #Lego #LegoCats

Photograph of a avocado green Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball cap sitting on my desk with with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 11d

Bowden is playing in the marching band tonight.

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten, is from the Stillwater HS Pioneers!

#WeArePioneers

Photograph of a blue Stillwater Pioneers baseball cap on my desk with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten

Photograph of the marching band performing on the field at Pioneer Stadium, with Stillwater Pioneers logos near the top of the photo

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 12d

Sedimentary rocks and processes this week in class.🪨

Today's #HatoftheDay, with a slab of mudstone, is from the Toledo Mud Hens. I had the pleasure of attending a Mud Hens game during #SuperOhioBaseballWeek this summer.

@baseballbydesign.bsky.social
#ToledoMudHens #MudHens #SedimentaryRock

Photograph of a navy and red Toledo Mud Hens baseball cap on a slab of mudstone.

Photograph of a navy and red Toledo Mud Hens baseball cap with Fifth Third Field in the background.

A life-sized bobblehead of Jamie Farr, which can be found in in Fifth Third Field towards right field in the concourse.

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 13d

We are discussing sedimentary rocks and processes this week in class.🪨

Today's #HatoftheDay, with CAPS the Lego Kitten and large slab of shale featuring fossils of ferns, is from the Carolina Mudcats, the erstwhile identity of the Wilson Warbirds.

#CarolinaMudcats #SedimentaryRock #SedimentsRock

Photograph of a black and red Carolina Mudcats cap resting on a large slab of shale featuring fossils of ferns, with CAPS the Lego Kitten.

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 15d

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat, is the Myrtle Beach Pelisaurus Rex hat from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

#myrtlebeachpelicans

HATS the Lego Cat is sitting on my desk next to a light blue, white, and neon green Myrtle Beach Pelisaurus Rex baseball cap

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 18d

Today's #HatoftheDay, shown here in a previous photo with Phoebe the Flamingo from Tampa International Airport, is from the Florence Flamingos of the Coastal Plain League. 🦩

#FloFlamingos #FlockOn

A pink Florence Flamingos baseball cap with Phoebe the Flamingo (from Tampa International Airport) in the background

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 19d

You know those Isthmian League teams are always on the cutting edge of sports marketing

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 19d

We are continuing with sedimentary rock labs this week.

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten, is from the Tri-State Coal Cats of the Appalachian League.

The coal that you see in this photo is actually from West Virginia!

#Tri-StateCoalCats #CoalCats

A gray and black Tri-State Coal Cats baseball cap is on my desk with HATS the Lego Cat, CAPS the Lego Kitten, and two large pieces of coal from West Virginia.

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 20d

Teaching rock identification labs this week. 🪨

Today's #HatoftheDay is from the Wilmington Blue Rocks, with CAPS the Lego Kitten on an actual blue rock.🔵🪨

@wilmbluerocks.bsky.social
#RockLabs #WilmingtonBlueRocks

A blue Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball cap is on my desk with CAPS the Lego Kitten standing on a piece of blue lace agate

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 26d

Today's #HatoftheDay is from the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Tonight is the first game of of 5 games in 50 hours:

- Fri (6:50 pm) OK St Cowboys (football)
- Sat (noon) USF Bulls (football)
- Sat (7:30 pm) TB Rowdies (soccer)
- Sun (1:00 pm) TB Buccaneers (football
- Sun (7:35 pm) TB Rays (baseball)

A black, white, and orange Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball cap is on my desk with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 26d

You are living the dream!

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 28d

In remembrance of Yodel, @baseballbydesign.bsky.social's kitty, today's #HatoftheDay (with a very sad HATS and CAPS the Lego kitties) is from the Lehigh Valley Cats.

#WeLoveYodel #RIPYodel #LoveYourKitties

A brown Lehigh Valley Cats hat is on my desk with a very sad HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · 29d

Happy Dot Day!🔵
nationaltoday.com/dot-day/

And we are beginning lab assignments about rocks.🪨

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat, is a dotted hat from the Midland RockHounds of the Texas League.

#DotDay
#Lego
#MidlandRockHounds

A navy blue and gray Midland RockHounds baseball cap is on my desk with HATS the Lego Cat

Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 12

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten, is from Stillwater High School.

Bowden starts his second school year of marching band tonight!

Photograph of a blue Stillwater High School baseball cap on my desk with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten.

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 11

Covering volcanism and other igneous processes in my class today🌋

The #HatoftheDay is from the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, from Keizer, Oregon in the heart of the Cascade Range.

Surrounding the hat are specimens of pahoehoe, obsidian, volcanic ash, a lava bomb, and aa.

#Volcanoes #EarthScience

Photograph of a red and black Salem-Keizer Volcanoes baseball cap surrounded by (from left to right) specimens of pahoehoe, obsidian, volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens, a lava bomb, and aa.

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 10

Wearing purple for World Suicide Prevention Day.

If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately.

#worldsuicidepreventionday
#HatoftheDay

Photograph of a purple and red Utica Unicorns baseball cap

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today's #HatoftheDay, with CAPS the Lego Kitten, is from the Carolina Mudcats.

Photograph of a black and red Carolina Mudcats cap on my desk next to CAPS the Lego Kitten.

Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy National Cheese Pizza Day!

Today's #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat, is the Wisconsin Frozen Pizzas cap from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League.

timberrattlers.milbstore.com/collections/...

#NationalCheesePizzaDay

A light blue and gray Wisconsin Frozen Pizzas baseball cap is on my desk with HATS the Lego Cat

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Update to Tampa Bay Sports Weekend

It'll be a Kick in the Grass as my beloved Tampa Bay Rowdies have been added to the schedule!

Fun fact: My mom used to be one of the Wowdies (Tampa Bay Rowdies cheerleaders) back in their NASL days in the 1970s

www.rowdiessoccer.com
@tampabayrowdies.bsky.social

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are wrapping up lessons about minerals in class today.

The #HatoftheDay, with HATS the Lego Cat and Caps the Lego Kitten, is the Salt City cap from the Syracuse Mets.

exploringupstate.com/story-syracu...

#SaltCity
#Lego
#Minerals
#Halite

Photograph of a blue, white, and orange Salt City baseball cap with HATS the Lego Cat and CAPS the Lego Kitten and several samples of halite and rock salt.

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am teaching about minerals this week.

So today's #HatoftheDay, modeled by Thomas Headison, is from the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association.

saltdogs.com

Thomas Headison is glowing blue and wearing a red Lincoln Saltdogs

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Aug 31

Going to try this again!

TAMPA SPORTS WEEKEND*
September 20-21, 2025
4 Teams, 3 Sports, 2 Days, 1 Tampa

#USFBullsFootball
#TampaBaySunFC
#TampaBayBuccaneers
#TampaBayRays
#ProudToBeFromTampa

*Contingent on no cancelled flights this time

Tampa Sports Weekend schedule with the logos of the US Bulls, Tampa Bay Sun FC, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tampa Bay Rays

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Aug 30

Maaaaaan!

My flight to Florida got cancelled.

Therefore, Florida Baseball Weekend is also cancelled ☹️

#NoBaseballForMe

Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Aug 30

A new Florida State Seminoles football season starts tomorrow. Time to pull this out of storage and polish it up.

#BePrepared

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Storm - Hat-Wearing College Instructor @hatstorm.bsky.social · Aug 29

This proud Florida Man is going to his homeland for Labor Day Weekend!

I am kind of excited for the chance of being in attendance for the first home rainout in Tampa Bay Rays history 🌦️

#LaborDayBaseball #ChanceOfRainEveryday #FloridaBaseballWeekend

Map of Florida with the logos of the Dunedin Blue Jays, Tampa Tarpons, Daytona Tortugas, and Tampa Bay Rays. Baseballs indicate the location of each team's ballpark. A schedule is at the top of the image.

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