I gave this to my great nephew after taking inventory of what he had on hand for a ski trip, which didn't even include gloves. "What's polypropolene?" he asked. I told him it was necessary to keep his legs warm and it was better than the pantyhose some of my soldiers wore in the field that came from their wives' dresser drawers. His head contorted in a respectful facial expression that I interpreted as "what in hell are you talking about?"

I explained that it kept you warm and magically absorbed the sweat that would turn cold from coming back on your skin. I had my doubts that he would wear it, but wear it he did. He loved it so much he wore it under his wet suit when he went surfing.

I try to think of everything to tell Christian, but recommending that he not wear it under his wet suit wasn't one of them. I just don't think like a 20 year old anymore.

Make sure you wear this if you are going out in the cold for any length of time. Just don't go surfing with it.

Merry Christmas, Christian.