half thinking cap

When my mind kicks into *halfbaking* something different is happening inside my head. It defies explanation at this point, but it’s similar to an altered state of consciousness. Things fly at me from all angles. It’s like making a jello mold for an art display. This goes here, that goes there, that looks better this way, that’s terrible, that’s better...oops, maybe start again. That is the time that I’m really only half thinking, because there is something else going on.

Compare it to a Zen koan, where the idea is thinking me. I’d like to display the fact that I am halfbaking or really only half thinking, whether at home, at work, driving in my car, or wherever it may be. The reasons for this are that in the event I don’t answer a question, or I’m driving over the center line, or just have a funny half smile on my face, others will be aware that I am half thinking.

Enter the half thinking cap. It might look like a floppy, croissantty beret, made of a soft fabric that can be folded or rolled up while not in use. Because any fashionable thinking cap is not complete without a light bulb on the top, I was thinking something like an appliance bulb. Instead of a top-heavy bulb, maybe even a night light size would be more appropriate, or small Christmas lights around the edges. I think this would have to be a personal choice of the wearer, so the hat would come with several options. Inside the band that secures the hat to one’s head is a heat-activated switch. After the hat has been worn for a certain length of time, the heat from one’s head will activate the switch and the light, or lights will go on. Eureka! Now, all will know that you are only half thinking. (At this point, you cannot be held responsible for certain things because you have announced to the world that you are only half thinking.)