I was surprised by how much stuff I needed to buy to strip down and live the “simple life.” Fact is, I really didn’t have much need for things like a generator or chainsaw in the city. And the $5 ball peen hammer I had, worked just fine for tapping in the odd nail to […]

What if Thoreau were tweeting during the couple years spent in his cabin? (“I’m dining on possum with @Emersons! LOL #tastyrodents”) And posting pictures on Facebook. And blogging. And doing video diaries. I wonder if he would have felt the need (or had the time) to write Walden. ‘Course, Henry D. would never have gone […]