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Welcome to the RoundTable for the second week of September, 2013 The Man before burning At night Sunset on the Playa (the sunrises were best enjoyed, not photographed) ![[Linked Image from gallery.pressdemocrat.com]](http://gallery.pressdemocrat.com/gallery/20130831.831009999/img001-big.jpg) The man burns Burning man is a unique experience. If you are pretty far to the radical side of life and don't mind lots of dust and rather primitive living, make the journey. Some say it is like hippie times, but it is much more than that. My Burning Man experience: The world is and I am the way it is; to the extent that I resist I will suffer; to the extent that I let it be I am free to enjoy and empower.And, in other matters: You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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No burning man here, but a burning mountain at the moment. The fire is only five miles from me: ![[Linked Image from i48.photobucket.com]](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/ca_rickf/Diablo_zpsd4e26825.jpg) , ![[Linked Image from i48.photobucket.com]](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/ca_rickf/Diablo2_zpsb02140be.jpg)
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Fire burned over 300 additional acres over night, now up to 1100 acres since 11:00 last night. I, just now, went out onto the porch to look at the fire, and I scared a sleeping bat! What's a bat doing sleeping on my porch?!? He scared me more that I scared him, I'm sure! ![[Linked Image from i48.photobucket.com]](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/ca_rickf/Diablo3_zpsaf930a51.jpg)
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Still working my way through those fabulous photos. I have a close friend who has been a Burning Man regular for many years. Thanks, Phil!
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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Fire burned over 300 additional acres over night, now up to 1100 acres since 11:00 last night. I, just now, went out onto the porch to look at the fire, and I scared a sleeping bat! What's a bat doing sleeping on my porch?!? He scared me more that I scared him, I'm sure! Get out the mushmellers!
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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I was thinking that, maybe, the li'l guy's home burned-up (the bat) and he doesn't have anywhere to live anymore.  I'm not sure how far bats fly, but, I'm really not that far from the fire, either.  Plus, I left my front door wide-opened when I went to check the fire and I was thinking: what if the bat flew into the house and Sammy and Bob were in the house and it bit one of them.  ...and how I'd have to call Animal Control and be late for work. 
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Five miles away ain't very far, are you in a good spot relative to the fire? I'm worried about ya, li'l buddy! (now I feel like you're Gilligan and I'm the Skipper  )
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
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I'm good. I'm Safe and Sound.  While at work today, the fire spread to 3700 acres. A co-worker is directly affected by the fire. She didn't come to work, today. Her brother-in-law works with us too and he said the Sheriff ordered them to leave their house yesterday and instead, they choose to ignore their order and "hid" in their house with the lights off. Stupid, stupid, woman. Apparently, she's and/or her ex-cop husband have never heard of a fire "jumping"? She has a twelve year old daughter - talk about child endangerment - seriously, Child Protective Services should be called. I've lost all respect for her. 
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