From Polar Bears to Penguins – Driving North to South across the Americas
Posted in Before the Drive, Lifestyle on Sep 20th, 2007
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Petrale Sole accompanies |
Free at Last – Broken window follows Ganesh celebrations – a celebratory meal with Dom
Lying on the beach. Reading by the swimming pool. Getting up late and “veggying out”. Alluring as these may sound, our vacations never seem to follow this dream holiday.
Posted in Before the Drive, Lifestyle on Sep 19th, 2007
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Colorful Ganesh Idol |
The beginning of a large enterprise requires a Ganesh Puja. The festivities described.
We first started the tradition of hosting Ganesh in 1996 and have had one every single year since with two exceptions. The fact that we do this is somewhat odd since I am a devout atheist and Neena’s religious preference is unstated. But even an atheist […]
Posted in Before the Drive, Lifestyle on Sep 8th, 2007
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Akimbo Ninjas! |
Leaving a job is never easy, especially when I know that I will not be seeking another one for at least fifteen months. At the end of those fifteen months I know not what the job market be like. A twenty+ year career in the high-tech industry has provided us with the financial stability for our long expeditions and explorations. It has been a fun ride but now who knows […]
Posted in Before the Drive, Lifestyle on Sep 6th, 2007
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There goes the car port! |
The weather is a major participant in this year’s Burningman. It is NOT a fog that creeps on little cat feet; it is a lion that roars with elemental intensity.
Of the four Burning man’s we have been to this was by far the worst weather year. It started out mildly enough – the first day we enjoyed a candle lit dinner and excellent wines from Weimax […]
Posted in Before the Drive, Lifestyle on Sep 5th, 2007
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Temple of Forgiveness |
The first in a series of Burning Man reports discusses the art. This is only one facet of Burning Man but the most important. This is why we go.
Every year a city rises from the flat expanse of the Black Rock desert. It is a city of art, exuberance, and wonder. The starkness of the playa provides a perfect canvas and a perfect stage for that which unfolds and unfold it does for the playa is a chrysalis. Sculptures of gigantic proportions, heart thumping raves, mutant vehicles, and performance art all vie for the attention of the sleep deprived […]