These former treasures now transformed into anonymous junk. Where did their history flee? I stroll this flea market with 10 dollars and no plan. How many lives held these items? Like mute Zen Masters each has found its original face; the desire that attached them to life has evaporated. They are only sad things in boxes waiting for new hands holding disinterested dimes, seeking meaningless curiousities to gather dust on lonely shelves. This is what stuff comes to. - mce