Long Lasting

I bought this Bluetooth keyboard on May 25, 2022 and it’s been used daily ever since. Sometimes heavily. These are the original batteries and only needed to be replaced today, September 6, 2025. Meanwhile, my Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse seem to require new batteries every other month.

Culinary Catstrophe

A large bottle of turmeric slipped out of my hand and shattered, chipping my stove’s enamel in the process. This was the base to a pot of “cacio e pepe” corn chowder that I’d spent two hours preparing. The soup was discarded because, most likely, it was full of glass.