dr.placebo
My TestimonialsMay 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. ;)
Unsu...
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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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]
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I was really busy this year, and it was really dusty, so there are fewer pictures. Still, I have no regrets. I was there.
Mon, September 17, 2007 - 3:30 PM
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Check out the bm2007 set in: www.flickr.com/photos/dr-placebo/sets/ 
Before I joined BED (Bureau of Erotic Discourse) I was relatively naive about sexual assault on the playa. I'm not in a high risk group, I had not heard any stories about sexual assault, and I liked to think utopian thoughts about Burning Man. In short, I was in denial.
Fri, September 14, 2007 - 11:52 PM
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As I learned more and heard more, a comment in a thread over on ePlaya led to me an early BED member, and to the formation of BED, which was started by three burner women concerned about sexual assault on the playa (and e... read more 
I'm going to Burning Man again. I'm going with an open mind and open heart. After this many years I can't say that I'm going with no expectations. I expect to be charmed, amazed, befriended, gifted, and hugged. I expect to work hard and play hard. I expect to have difficulty and ease, both at unpredictable times. I expect to be challenged to grow, to accept, to revel, and to dance. I expect to see friends from previous years, and to make new friends. I expect to have a good time, at l...
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Wed, August 15, 2007 - 10:52 PM
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 where is she who holds the world together? there is no need to ask, for she stands by your side she spins you around, lifts you up to the clouds, and sets you gently on the rich earth giddy and alive  my feet hurt, but i gotta dance my back aches, but i have to stretch higher my ribs are cracked, so hold me tight my lips are sore, so kiss me again i'm too old to act my age, too young to know it all i may never see the dawn, so i'll howl at the moon
The Placebo Effect
Re: SunShowers and Evaporation Bogs.....
(in 2008 Burning Man Virgins)
There's a scheme I use for small showers that does not require an evaporation pond. Take a show over a tarp with a couple of old towels over the tarp. The towels should take up nearly all of the water. Hang up the towels to dry in the wind and ...
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discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 7:27 PM
Re: REAL "Burners"
(in Burning Man)
There are wonderful people on the playa and there are jerks. The mix varies from moment to moment, place to place, and year to year.
In our camp last year there was a mix of veterans and bright eyed first-timers (including my stepdaughter, who... read more discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 2:47 PM
Re: Of Corporations and Labor.
(in Burning Man)
It's difficult for me to think of maximizing return for shareholders as a moral obligation. It may be a fiduciary obligation, but not a moral one.
An assumption that I find questionable is that corporate morality is necessarily divorced from t... read more discussion post on Thu, May 8, 2008 - 2:00 AM
Re: Of Corporations and Labor.
(in Burning Man)
Re: "The fact of the matter is that a company has no obligation to its employees other than a paycheck for work completed."
So health and safety issues are not an obligation? By U.S. law that is not so. Perhaps you meant no moral obligation... read more discussion post on Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:17 PM
Reason vs. AirPort
(in Reason)
I was playing back a fairly simple Reason tune on my iBook (2 GHz Core 2 Duo) and noticed some stuttering. I pulled up the Activity Monitor and noticed nothing amiss, with only about 30% of the CPU being busy. I noticed that increasing the laten...
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discussion post on Thu, May 1, 2008 - 4:33 PM
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