As my fine feathered friend above laments, yesterday was Thanksgiving, a day when families reunite and give thanks for a bountiful harvest.

Today is Black Friday, a day when families break apart again and rush into the early morning hours in search of treasures and gifts.

But for those couple of …

Above: a view of one of our pastures in the early morning light.

Below: this week has been quite juicy, with the debacle over the TSA’s new security procedures, a neat new tool you can use to balance the budget yourself (since, evidently, no one else is willing), a few insights into why the …

Above is a look down my driveway on a crisp fall morning.

Below are some weekend reading links. Not sure why so many of my links this week include Hobbits–perhaps it’s because my subconscious relates to this time of year, when there’s nothing better than talking a long walk through the woods, …