Disappearing artifacts

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Originally uploaded by triviaqueen

Hotel room keys like this one are a rarity these days. It's been years since I'd stayed in any room that didn't have a magnetic card; for Kiddo, it was a novelty. The same hotel had paper-wrapped glassware and a bottle opener mounted on the bathroom wall -- I was surprised that the toilet seat wasn't wrapped in a paper sash that read "Sanitized for your protection." It wasn't completely lost in time though, there was a decent television (with HBO!) and a small fridge and microwave.