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Joy and Tony’s 2020 Grand European Adventure

January 21, 2020

We are hanging out in our AirBnB on the French Riviera. This will be our home base for the next three weeks. We plan to stay in Europe, with our dog, for almost all of 2020. … More Joy and Tony’s 2020 Grand European Adventure

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Doing Without – Less is More

March 13, 2016

Ultimately, I think it’s a lot like water rationing – something we Californians are pretty familiar with. Some things are easy lifestyle changes to adopt, some things are harder … More Doing Without – Less is More

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The Art of Letting Go of Things

February 26, 2016

But it turns out that the more you de-accession, the easier it becomes. I’ve discovered that at a certain point it actually becomes, well, maybe not “fun” but certainly satisfying. And more importantly, just a different way of life once you’ve switched your perspective. Which is the point. … More The Art of Letting Go of Things

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The Great Possession Diaspora

January 23, 2016

Although we didn’t keep detailed track of which friends and colleagues ended up with new possessions as a result of our potlatch, we can easily account for 39 different households who now own something we once owned. … More The Great Possession Diaspora

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Becoming “Unpossessed”

January 6, 2016

Try to imagine reducing your possessions down so that it all fits into one 12′ x 8′ portable storage unit container. … More Becoming “Unpossessed”

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Retirement, and a new beginning

October 14, 2015

Tony and Joy are retiring from full-time work in early 2016, and taking off across the US on our bicycles. We have been thinking about early retirement for some years — we’re in our mid 50s — but our timing is clearly related to the illness and death from brain cancer of our dear friend Warren Thornthwaite … More Retirement, and a new beginning

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