Heirlooms in the attic

摘要

Chances are that your attic is as cluttered as ours, a repository of the leavings of your life. If you were to take its inventory, it is likely that much of it would now be deemed garbage: things that are destined for the dumpster. But you are also likely to discover some treasures there, things that Sydney Brenner has termed junk: stuff you're glad you saved because it still has value.