simple things

On this national day of wretched consumer excess, following a day of thankfulness and family (and perhaps a bit of gustatory excess), I am personally thankful for those who have managed to escape the well-greased consumer chute, like this local fellow:

Vt. engineer designs a good life for $5,000 a year

Merkel's book, Radical Simplicity, is a good one, and the associated website, http://www.radicalsimplicity.org/ is well-worth purusing.

puppy love

I'd like to introduce you to our newest member of the family, Griffin. He's a Hovawart, and a real cutie. The cats will forgive us. Someday. Maybe.



A rapidly-growing gallery of puppy pics and vids here

Whee!