I've been wearing my red Santa hat while at work this week. I keep protesting that I'm not really Santa, just an elf, but at six foot two I keep getting disbelieving looks.
But today, in separate occasions, I got looks of a very different kind. Two pre-verbal tots were accompanying their mothers, and when they saw me with my bright red hat their eyes grew big and wondering, their mouths forming round ohs.
I love my job.