Can We Talk 2

Gadgets and Things We Can't Live Without

         As I sit here at my cranky, old desktop, I hear the TV in the next room advertising My Pillow. I have already checked this out on-line. The price is prohibitive. If it does what it promises and lasts the ten years, it's a good investment. But too many "snake oil" claims have been made. I'm too poor to gamble.

         I really want it for my father, who has trouble sleeping lying down because of back pain. I've tried to convince him to buy a bed that can elevate his feet or head to reach something that works. But sine he finally retired at age 87, he's afraid to spend money. If I could afford it, I would just do it for him.

         The pillows are too expensive. I would like to try one of the pans that are impossible to ruin. I've thrown a couple away this summer. Dad burnt a tea bag in a small saucepan so badly, I could scrub it clean. The other one I burned while surfing the net. Again, pans and knives have been offered for decades or half a century that would be the best one and the last one you'd ever have to buy.

         I finally threw away the pieces that were left of the Vegamatic. We donated the hot dog cooker to charity. Then there was the electric hot dog cooker someone gave as a gift. I guess these inventions make someone rich while we all find out that we don't need them or they're just duds.