Yesterday the washing machine’s inbuilt dryer didn’t work, today it is doing. It’s a minor thing, what they call a ‘First World’ problem. And maybe, it is these trifling little inconsistencies that get to us the most, that is, when we have shelter, food to eat and meaningful work. Machines are a boon but also a bugbear. I hate not understanding them, it makes me fear them. Ridiculous, I know. It’s disfunction got to me yesterday. I want to rise above such trivialities today. If I can…..
