chance

later this year the iconic monopoly iron token will be replaced with a cat.  i’m not sure i like what that says about modern society.  i can think of few greater pleasures than putting on crisply pressed shirtsleeves underneath one’s vest and running a finger over the peaks and valleys of the elbow-adjacent crease.  perhaps this is more about animal family equality than slacks.  cats have always taken a back seat to dogs in human society and maybe this is hasbro’s late answer to the terrier.  the feline lobby is powerful.  i’m loathe to consider any feminist angles on this because even if the iron is taken away the thimble remains.  plus i just don’t see the world in antiquated sex-defined roles.  i have en vogue’s mandate “be gender-blind, don’t be so shallow!” taped in my locker. i guess i’m just glad the robot wasn’t chosen to replace the iron because when artificial intelligence becomes sentient that would be reason number one to use humans as chessboard pieces.

thimble for life.