Spaw ol' buddy, I think that your situation (What with Karen and the kids) has less to do with simplicity and a lot more to do with love.

Most simplicity, though, is due to the person involved and is not necessarily voluntary. If it is in your nature then that is the way that you are.

Trouble is, as I've found out as a designer, that simplicity is not a valued asset. The more complicated a design is then, the easier it is to sell. If it is simple then nobody appreciates it.

That's why most prorgrammers use C instead of Forth.