Her family was dead; her faith in globalism: tested. “Hand to me, with calculation, my intrauterine device.”; “Here you go,” responded Toby who'd handled his expected share of them. “Wait in the truck. I have a spare in the truck...” My new "smart" meter is a crystal ball that's saved me the cost of 40 trips to the fortune teller. My "smart" meter manages my state-lottery winnings. Before the "smart" meter I violently (and copiously) vomited upon rising and after making sharp right turns or left ones or when the phone rang.