Change is not the same as Progress

     Pill bottles used to have a piece of cotton in them. This kept the pills from getting shaken up too much and getting broken. It also absorbed moisture. You had to pull it out to get to the pills, and then put it back in after you got your pill out. Some people would complain about this. Big deal.

       Now, many pill bottles have this little plastic cylinder in them. I think it's supposed to absorb moisture, but I'm not really sure. One day, when I'm feeling really bad, I won't pay attention. I will mistake that little cylinder for a pill, and swallow it. It will then absorb all the moisture in my body.

      My wife will find my shriveled carcass on the kitchen floor and the open bottle of pills on the counter. She will be extremely upset that I didn't put the lid back on and put them back in the cabinet.