I, for one, welcome our new corvid overlords.

When you stare into the void, the void stares back at you.

I've had a pair of Vivo Barefoot in brown leather upper for about three years and love, love, love 'em. Need to get new soles soon. I pretty much exclusively wore those clay-soled Chinese slippers from the ages of 11-21, and these are basically those with kevlar soles that don't wear out after two months. Highly recommend.

I would like to weigh in completely disagreeing with those who suggest quitting cigarettes while you're out there, Joel. The impression you gave in the post suggested an inquiry into feasibility conducted in the scientific spirit, no? Your mood will be a control against which you can make observations about the experiment. That control will be utterly lost if you are also going through withdrawal from nicotine, which can be worse than Trainspotting for many. This experiment should take into account the possibility for enjoying wilderblogging.

See, kids? Science can be fun!