My truck has side mirrors mounted on the front of the wings and one got bumped or vibrated loose so got the cute little set of wrenches my buddies gave me as a “truck warming” present. I repositioned the mirror and tightened the top nut (while holding the other nut on the underside of the wing).

While doing this I was struck by the zen-like simplicity of this simple task. My MINI (which is in a better place now) had the standard electric gizmo that lets you adjust left and right mirrors from the comfort of the drivers seat. Pretty handy. But what, I wondered, would it cost to fix/replace that gizmo if it ever broke?

My truck has become the focal point for my efforts to simplify my life. As of tomorrow I will have had the truck one month. I still find myself looking for excuses to drive it (“Hey, Hattie! Want to ride down to the mailbox?”)