Conversations with other burners eventually always come around to how much I love getting to see my folks at Burning Man every summer. This usually results in people going, "Your parents go to Burning Man? That's so cool!" Well, my father wants to let other people who are over 50 know how cool it re...

How many of us carry MOOP bags because there are thousands of idiots out there who don't have a clue what Leave No Trace means, let alone MOOP. How much shit (sometimes literally) do you see across the playa? I've had early entry since 2003; every year, before Gate even opens, I see more & more cra...

Carousel - Apparently you have missed points in this conversation that make it quite obvious that this "organizer" was preparing to introduce several new comers to this "world" that is Burning Man without even knowing what "MOOP" meant. I would have to assume that if he did not "remember" what MOOP...

You know, the other day one of my employees said to me, "How many Burners does it take to change a light bulb?" Not knowing this one, I said, "How many?" Her reply was so apropos to this discussion, she said, "Three. One to change the light bulb, two to talk about how much better the last one was." ...