Seven Sons

There is a great “aside” in this bike blog about the “race to the bottom” concept. I have been thinking about this a lot subconsciously lately, I never really had a name for it. Each day recently we have made the boy pick up the 18 toys he has managed to leave lying around the house and simultaneously shop for his birthday next week. I think our family is above-average when it comes to intelligent consumption, social consciousness and conservation… but boy, do we still have a long way to go. We’re taking a stab this week at putting  a bunch of stuff on craigslist, including my 8′6″ long board that I break out every 3 years. It’s mostly just taking up space.