joined on 12/09/04
last updated 08/14/09
May 30, 2007
Dr Placebo came into my life unexpectedly, bringing a rideshare, sarongs, songs, ice cream and a shoulder to cry on. What a singularly wonderful man.
Respectful, patient, incurably wonderful. Talented musician. Deep thinker. Dreamer. I am so pleased to know you.
My life has been changed for the better simply because you are my friend.
May 11, 2006
Dr. P is a special guy... he has this gentle, calming energy, and a wicked sense of humour that has won me over. It's fun to get to know people after you met them in BED. ;)
September 25, 2005
Dr. Placebo is a smart and devoted servant of all that is good. He and his love partner Mary run workshops on intimate partnerships as spiritual practice. He gives tirelessly of his time and energy to the Bureau of Erotic Discourse (B.E.D.). A man quietly committed to helping humans evolve, he is intelligent, funny, kind, and wise. He makes life more centered and hopeful than it was before.
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I'm not such a bad guy once I get to know me.
That he is mad, 'tis true: 'tis true 'tis pity;
And pity 'tis 'tis true: a foolish figure;
-- Hamlet, act 2, scene 2
“Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all of us love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour –unceasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family. ”
-- Henri Nouwen
If you knew how many people love you, then you would have no fear. [Unknown]
! Gold Star Tribe !,
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2008 Burning Man Virgins,
2009 Burningman Virgins,
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2010 Burning Man Virgins,
B.E.D. in LA,
Big Island Love,
Burn Clean,
Burning Man,
Burning Beach,
Burning Bright,
Burning Man Photos,
Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock,
Burning Woman,
BurningDads,
Electroluminescent Life,
Ka Pilina, Burning Man Hawaii,
Ludo O'Dillo's Publick House,
Reason,
Santa Cruz Burners,
...
I'm anxious. What if I forget something?
I'm exhilarated. What miracle will occur there?
I'm harried. Why is there never enough time?
I'm sighing. Why does this event move me to tears?
I'm resentful. Why is it so far and so much work?
I'm hopeful. What will I learn this time?
I'm going. I'm going. I'm going.
Wed, August 26, 2009 - 5:18 PM
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This site is going to make any young child giggle:
whopooped.org/
unlike the picture chosen to illustrate this post.
Tue, May 12, 2009 - 9:42 AM
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I've been to FM 2008, BM 2008, and a bunch of other places, and I've neglected to blog at all. It's been a good year. I have everything I need and then some. I do not know how I came by such bounty, because I know people with less who deserve it more.
OK, here's a little tidbit I recently ran across, thanks to www.dailykos.com. Apparently, there are conservatives who think that Stephen Colbert is a serious conservative:
hij.sagepub.com/cgi/conten...ct/14/2/212
Somehow...
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Despite being old enough to know better I remain an optimist. It is not because I feel that everything has been good, or is good, or will be good. It's more because I desire things to be better and I find that optimism is the most practical way to get there.
Being a pessimist is a form of laziness. It enables one to sit on the sidelines and moan about how awful it all is, and how much worse it will become. "Why bother?" the pessimist asks. And by taking that attitude the pessimist be...
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Re: Skipping class for Burning Man?
(in Burning Man)
Re: I'm wondering if you can make the going to Burning Man experience a part of your classes. Consider it 'field work'.
I know a burner who is working on a graduate thesis in Communications using Burning Man (and the various messages around it)...
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discussion post on Thu, November 19, 2009 - 10:09 PM
Re: Skipping class for Burning Man?
(in Burning Man)
In 2000 I went with a young student who missed her first week of classes. She went around early to her professors and said that she had to go to a family gathering (more or less true), she got her assignments for the first week (mostly reading), ...
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discussion post on Wed, November 18, 2009 - 4:14 PM
Re: Light Sabers
(in Burning Man)
I don't really want to direct more money towards George Lucas, but on the other hand let's not get so anti-commercial that we can't have a little fun. If you must subvert the paradigm, why not take a light saber and make it look like a sex toy (o...
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discussion post on Tue, November 17, 2009 - 11:43 PM
Re: Pointers!
(in 2010 Burning Man Virgins)
Good advice on the cars. I'd just add that nothing will improve your chances as much as staying alert. Vehicles may break down, drivers may do careless stuff, big animals may wander across the road, and so forth. Maintain your distance, keep sp...
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discussion post on Tue, November 10, 2009 - 11:55 AM
Re: Pointers!
(in 2010 Burning Man Virgins)
Remember, it's OK to be imperfect, to make mistakes, to have something missing. You will have a lot of friends out there, even if at first they appear to be strangers.
discussion post on Mon, November 2, 2009 - 5:46 PM
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