Here is a post from LifeHacker.com which gets at the heart of & reminds me of the simple life. We can innovate all day long, but more times than not in the long run the classic design will continue to be understand as ultimate. Why? Because, simple basic designs have lasted & will continue to [...]
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simple life | bourgeois running
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
So I have been running regularly since the beginning of January. I’m not one to make new year resolutions, but after reading some inspiring words, I made a commitment to something: a half-marathon. My buddy Jonathan has been inviting me to races for the last 12 months, but I would never commit. I always wanted [...]
the simple life | living unplugged | a review of “Better Off”
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Last week I was given a book to read by a friend, who had read this series of posts on living simply. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of writing and especially the ideas which author Eric Brende covers in his book, Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology. The basic premise is, Eric [...]
the simple life | throw away your television
Friday, 9 October 2009
image by Midnight-digital Let me say this simple. Throw your TV away. Just get rid of it. There is one thing the is synonymous with the wealth & prosperity of the West, the TV. It took the crown from radio rather quickly after the hurdle of price was leaped. We are moving into a third [...]
the simple life
Thursday, 1 October 2009
image by flickr user ajrpix This will be the first of a series of posts, based upon simple practices my family has incorporated into our lives to live simply. It is very much in the line of modernity to find a device that we must all buy that will solve all our problems. When this [...]