• a tank top. two rust-colored tank tops?
• four dog bones. ouch.

• a tennis ball. where do these come from?
• three large plastic tupperware bowls. no lids.
• a large metal bowl. one of three.

• a piece of kid art. nice, but...
• a golf ball. ubiquitous.
• a strainer. one plus a colander should be plenty.
• a bag of tea. yuck.
• a sunglasses tether. uncomfortable.

• beads. lots of beads. don't know how they've escaped purging until now.

• two nit combs. i know, sorry.
• one breathing measurement device. if it's that bad, i'm on my way to the e.r.
• mini bar of soap. only the bad-smelling one.
• bath salts. ditto.

• a big pile of papers. they seem important until i look at them.

• five more books. the shelves have reached stasis; books flow in as fast as i give them away.