What does your beach towel say about you?

We live in such a wonderful time in human history that affords us the ability to choose between a wide array of beach towels. (Yipes, I actually did type that opener myself. It sounds so weird. But it’s true.) Beach towels are a statement of interest. For instance, I have a beach towel with a giant Chicago Cubs logo. There’s no mistaking where my allegiances lie when I’m at the beach. I lay that towel on the beach to make a statement about my allegiance to the Chicago Cubs. Photo taken in 2013. I guess I didn’t have any sunscreen. For that brief moment in time that I’m on the beach, I’m declaring this specific 2.5-foot by 5-foot piece of land to be dedicated to the Chicago Cubs. A beach towel is a temporary flag. Not a permanent flag planted on a mountain. A flag that exists for three hours between sunscreen applications. A Cubs towel says, “This patch of sand belongs to Cubs fandom.” A Disney towel says, “This kingdom extends briefly into the shoreline.” A plain blue towel might say,…