A Vanitas Still Life with a Flag, Candlestick, Musical Instruments, Books, Writing Paraphernalia, Globes, and Hourglass, 1662. Edwaert Collier (Dutch, 1642–1708). Scan from the Art Institute of Chicago. I have posted exclusively technical content on this blog for the past five years. Today, I want to write something different. I have been using a 45-liter step trash can with a soft-close lid in the kitchen. Most of it is …