the economy stops here

[sam]

A while back I confessed that I don't need any more bicycles. I'm now cautiously expanding this to include everything. I'm pretty happy with my stuff collection. This is not to say I won't continue to download music or buy books from Amazon and Oxfam, as words and music are like food and don't count. Nor does this include replacing stuff to maintain the status quo; having waited about a decade for something like an iPod to come along, I'm not giving that up when it bites the dust. But my wish list for new acquisitions has evaporated to nothing. Conveniently, this state of mind took hold after last week's purchase of a DVD recorder.

If you start noticing a downturn in the economy, you know who to blame.

[sam]

Hmmm, let's see.

• Impulse bike. Turned out to be a good impulse.
• Zanzi. Size matters.
• Yet more ti.
• Bookcases don't count, do they?
• Still considering that vanity smile.

However, our

now sleeps with the fishes, with no replacement. That's got to be worth carbonkarma credits.

PS. Souvenir plate, not the real deal. Though the Jersey guys who shipped the car over radiated vibes of being connected, the only thing that went missing was the car vac.