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It seems to me that there are times when one must accept what is ... go with the flow ... and accept the will of the universe.

AND

... that there are times when one must sieze the universe by the fucking throat and beat that mother fucker like the bitch that it is.



This is my official thought of the day.

Many members of our burner community are no strangers to misfortune. Thanks to the friendship and compassion spirit we offer one another, many of us are also no strangers to generosity, compassion, and goodwill.

That goodwill is again needed.

During a recent community event, a car belonging to Benjamin Gonzales was vandalized and several of his belongings stolen, among them were a laptop computer, a...
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I kind of want to eat all of you. Rawr.

All Hallows

All is hallowed.
Exult in life;
meditate on death,
Think of sunlight reflected by the moon.

All is hollowed.
Every fortress is also a prison.
Life begins with breathing in,
Life ends with breathing out.

All is hallowed.
Take nourishment.
Bite. Tear. Swallow.
Violence is inherent to sustenance.

All is hollowed.
Destroy leaf and flesh.
Leaf made leaf and flesh made flesh.
Energy...
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I bite.
And bind the flesh,
And crack the whip,
my red flowers blossom
on their skin,
I feast,
tender breasts,
roasted rumps,
juicy to bursting,
on my chin,
throat, fingers.
Soft bodies, yielded to me
with sweet words,
"I am yours."
We partake in the sacrament
"This is my body,
which is given up for you."
But archers line the battlements
of their well-defended...
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Happy birthday to me!

Festoons began yesterday! I had a beautiful day with my wife, full of long walks, and poetry, and time travel and affections! And then I had a beautiful night with my girlfriend filled with deliciously chaotic music and ridiculous dancing in the Chicago streets with post-apocalyptic bunny creatures and gypsies, unexpected encounters and tasty treats and more affections. (I feel so...
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I do not often write to media types or what not, but recently I felt compelled to respond to Mark Morford's fabulous column. See it here:


http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2012/07/24/a-deadly-rampage/



Here's what I said:


Good morning Mr. Morford:


It does happen.


I thought I would let you know.


People snap and commit radical acts of kindness.


For example:

1. My cousin left her home despite having the flu,...
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Pieced this together based on an email to a friend, as it summarizes this rather well.

This weekend I attended a regional Burning Man event called "Lakes of Fire." Kind of a mini-Burning Man, which is this: Burning Man. This is our third year attending this event, which lasts four days. It's really wonderful to see people of all ages and from all walks...
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I found this in a dank and dusty corner of my hard drive the other day. It's something I put together on facebook as one of those "tagging" games, you know ... the ones where someone tags you in an note and then you are supposed to answer the same questions.

Well this one caught on (I didn't start it.). Eventually, I (and others) were...
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