I thought it was easy to burn money on stylish Herman Miller furniture. And to think you might need to buy multiple items for multiple children. (Or you don’t. But it’s fun to dream.)

While in the middle of writing this afternoon, the little lights flashed off for good on my favourite Microsoft Surface Ergonomic keyboard. I’m bummed. It was a refurbished unit and had a few different problems, so I’m not surprised it has died. I’ve used the keyboard for four-plus years now — not a very long life. I enjoyed my time with it, to be sure.