Householder

Its been a long sojourn as a householder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Householder_(Buddhism)
I still think of myself this way - especially since taking on a number of definitely home-owner type tasks more or less full time this summer. Leaking shower, stained ceiling, clogged gutters, broken lawnmower. The list is circular and self regenerating - much like life itself.

There are midwestern folks who migrate to the coasts and find themselves there. I am one of those who found that who they are is very much tied up with where they come from. So, while I appreciate the exotics who enhance and inform our culture, I am more charmed by the ways in which the crafty amongst us find ways to incorporate the old and the new. So - solar and wind power, pellet stoves, craftsman houses and furnishing - all these serve to make the center more stable - to make a strong core that endures when the edges become brittle or frayed.