I like my people like I like my coats

It isn't my only coat. It's not the most fashionable or the most rain-resistant. But it is the warmest.

It is my warmest coat despite the fact that the zipper met its end a couple years ago between my dog's teeth, and last year the main button stopped buttoning. No notice, no note, just up and gave up the ghost.

I wear this coat because it is my warmest, but also I wear this coat because people seem to find me approachable in it. They are more likely to smile, more likely to engage in witty banter, when I wear it.

Maybe it's the puffiness. It lends me an air of softness.