I told the folks back home I was giving them this webcam to keep in touch after I moved away. I actually use it to remind me why I left.

Yes, just one session every Sunday with this Micro Innovations In-Sight Webcam eradicates my homesickness more effectively than any WHO vaccination campaign. Mom’s constant needling over my slovenly haircut, Dad’s belligerent political tirades, Aunt Linda’s analysis of my chakras, the joyless bickering between my sister and her Zhu Zhu Pets: I take it all in at a safe remove. The 1.3MP camera and built-in mic gives me just enough of a taste of home to inoculate me against wishing I was there. And it’s cheap enough that when I can’t stand any more, I can just unplug mine and blame it all on “that stupid cheap webcam”.

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