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Friday, December 11, 2009 - Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad NM

Sunrise, Site 42, Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad NM, December 11, 2009
Sunrise, Site 42, Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad NM, December 11, 2009

Ah! to awaken to a gorgeous sunrise, the sweet smell of crude on the breeze, the gentle sound of a make-or-break pipeline pumping engine thump...thump....thump thump......thumping in the background - 'tis comfort food to the fulltimer rolling into a peak oil future.

Night camp

Site 42 - Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad NM

Shopping for sensation

The purest example of human shopping I know of can be seen by watching a child go through life touching absolutely everything. You’re watching that child shop for information, for understanding, for knowledge, for experience, for sensation. Especially for sensation, otherwise why would he have to touch or smell or taste or hear anything twice? Keep looking: Watch a dog. Watch a bird. Watch a bug. You might say the ant is searching for suitable food. I say he is shopping.

From Why We Buy by Paco Underhill

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