The online minimalism movement seems like a fool's game touted by the affluent who have quick and ready access to any needed resources. I think that some peopl

The online minimalism movement seems like a fool's game touted by the affluent who have quick and ready access to any needed resources. I think that some people, like Colin Wright, have the right idea with their brand of minimalism, but too many others have co-opted it and put their own rules on it. I like the idea, but I own a house, and a yard, and appliances. And I maintain all of them. So, in the garage, I keep good-sized stashes of scrap lumber, random pieces of plastic and metal, screws, bolts, washers, grommets, and tools. I have fixed or MacGuyvered countless things with these random parts. And at some point, I jumped off that minimalism train and jumped onto my own train: practicalism (lowercase p, because I have to maintain some pretension). practicalism (tm): Own only what is practical -- and maybe just a little more.