• another key. what would it unlock?
• a curtain tie-back. superfluous.
• a printer software disc. i'm almost free of discs, forever.
• an ink cartridge. i know i am supposed to recycle these, but sometimes...
• a shirt. shrunken intentionally, but not successfully.

• a pile of red felt. yeah, that project is going nowhere.
• one mac laptop. old faithful. then not.
• two polar bear place mats. reality trumps sentimentality.
• one magnet. save the date for a date long past.

• one zip drive. zapped.
• two sets of arty postcards. the touristy ones are the only ones worth sending.
• one small pad of paper. scraps are so much more appealing.
• one tiny potholder. designed to fit over the handle of a skillet, and would be very useful if i ever remembered to use it.

• extra earbud cushions. i assume there is a technical name for those.
• camera wrist strap. i think it's for a camera.
• ipod dock guard. again, guessing at the actual name.
• digital camera cd. not compatible with my operating system.
• printer cd. isn't everything online? electronics spawn many accessories of questionable value.

• one hose nozzle. exploded on impact.
• two dresses. lovely.
• one printer manual. it's gone.
• one software manual. no longer in use.
• one ipod manual. even i know how to operate an ipod.