A Simple Wish
I stumbled through the dining room this morning, bleary-eyed and hung-over on last night’s dose of cold medicine. My vision was cloudy, but I laughed as I passed the wooden box with the word “simplify” written decoratively across the front. It is overflowing with cords, spare chargers and every unclaimed accessory to random electronic gadgets [...]
Reinventing The Wheel
My dryer broke yesterday—out of nowhere. I plopped two wet tablecloths and loads of sodden dishtowels into its pockmarked basin, clicked the knob to extra dry, pushed the button, and… nothing. I checked the plug, the outlet, the robot looking tube snaking out its back, clicked the circuit breaker back and forth, did it again, [...]








