Homes are not the only things being reappraised because of the downturn. Many people are rethinking what's important in their life. The New York Times has been following this, and has even created a new blog called "Happy Days" with the purpose of facilitating just that: reflection on what makes a good life. Here are a couple interesting posts:
The most recent, an author living in Kyoto (from Happy Days) http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/the-joy-of-less/?em
Of interest to those who enjoy working with their hands
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?scp=1&sq=case%20for%20working%20with%20your%20hands&st=cse
I like the second one in particular. Of course, it might be because it just sounds fun to be a philosopher-mechanic.
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