When I was younger, I noticed how older relatives would apologize for the size or significance of their gifts. Given that prompting, I agreed: Their presents were usually small, barely appropriate to my childhood dreams. Nothing big nor exciting came from their generosity. In my hedonistic or materialistic mindset, a gift was good only when it was big, surprising, unique, fashionable andMORE...
My watch died today
Today, at a moment whose precision is forever lost, my wristwatch died. It first started running more slowly, and then wouldn’t hold the electrical charge provided by its solar panels. Now I am watch-less, and left to wonder what I should do about this matter. As I get older, other possessions come to the end of their lives—appliances, clothing, tools, gadgets and gizmos. Each has had someMORE...