This morning’s Random Object was a bent-nosed sailfish, not a swordfish like I thought at first glance.

Today’s random object was a bracelet charm in the shape of an All Star Converse, a tiny neon yellow shoe that led us straight into sneaker history.

Today’s random object from the Random Object Randomogrifier© was a B-wing fighter, the oddball craft from Return of the Jedi.

The Random Object Randomizer pulled the Taj Mahal today, and that gave me a chance to wrestle with perspective and history all at once.

This morning the Random Object Randomogrifier handed me a trumpet. Not just any horn, but the kind that makes you think about ancient temples, jazz clubs, and my dad practicing cornet in the living room.

This morning the Random Object Randomogrifier spit out a rattlesnake.