I was going through the junk drawer in the kitchen — doesn’t everybody have one? — and came across a box of wooden matches. They have to be at least ten years old; the last place I lived where I would have needed them was my place in Albuquerque with the gas stove and water heater. When I was a kid, they were a staple in our house with the gas appliances and fireplaces, but now…

What have you got in your junk drawer that is truly junk?

(Oh, please, don’t touch my junk.)