Posthuman Blues

Remember when laser-pointers were, like, $99 (for a low-end model)? I just bought one at a drug store for $2.99. It's even got a built-in LED flashlight and ball-point.

Of course, the first thing I do with it is tease my cats and fire it across the street into the empty windows of a neighboring apartment building -- which immediately made me feel oddly guilty, like I'd been messing around with an actual weapon . . .