"Gilligan" wrote:

The good Capt's fine blue water cruiser is simply a means to an end, not
the
end itself. The good Capt's posts should be judged on content. They are
congruent with Thoreau's writings. His method is much simpler, for it
consumes no paper, no middle man as did Thoreau's books. Thoreau did not
make his shovels,axes, etc.

Didn't Thoreau's family own a pencil factory?

Capt Neal is no slave to his property, his property offers no burden, for
it
is an extension of him.

But unlike Capt. Neal, Thoreau never suggested that *his* way was the best
way for everyone to live.

LP