This week, a car traveling more than 50mph in a residential neighborhood (speed limit 25mph) crashed into a home in Reno, killing their two children and causing a partial collapse of the house. Neighbors rushed to the family's aid, and have set up a fundraiser at http://www.youcaring.com/PrincessTra...

R.I.P. Suzanne. I will always love you.

Well, I guess all my sabre rattling has paid off. Mom is here with me as of this morning. She was "found". She is now with her husband on my mantle at Dunbarton, where she wanted to be. Thank you all for putting up with me. Fuck. Omg, so fucking thankful she was returned to you. Much love!!!! In fa...

Anyone else out there ever had facet injections? If so, please pm me... Facet injections helped significantly (reduced my pain 9 to 3), but didn't last as long as I'd hoped. However, there is a nerve-ablation procedure that would kill those nerves for 1-2 years (depending on how fast the nerve rege...

Nothing says Burning Man like friends, new people who quickly become good friends, and a bit of dust.

Edited to remove what what meant as a pm. Whoops/lol

Thanks everyone. Still fucking hurts, but feels better feelin loved.

With the removal of the Bah-Humbug thread, it has been requested/suggested that I repost some of the content to this thread so that it may be of benefit to someone in the future. Since the Bah-Humbug thread was to be removed, people had an expectation of a certain anonymity, so no names are used in ...

FUCK ...got more injections to try to help the pain in the back of my head. Ended up making it worse, fuck. :-( Right when I thought things were finally getting better. :-( Dr. says not to worry, there are other treatments..but that's because it's not her head! Unfortunate. Too bad treatments aren'...

FUCK...got more injections to try to help the pain in the back of my head. Ended up making it worse, fuck.

Right when I thought things were finally getting better. Dr. says not to worry, there are other treatments..but that's because it's not her head!

Eric wrote:Kinda shocked I didn't take more, and I took quite a few.


tpbm prefers the city life to rural life.

Absolutely not! I would love to live as rural as possible...TPBM ate pizza or other junk food for dinner last night (or tonight for those of us still awake).

Anyone else out there ever had facet injections? If so, please pm me...

Anyone know how to delete this thread and try again with an intro post that isn't TLDR?

To all of the "Too long didn't read" people...you obviously don't suffer chronic pain. Fine. Go to another thread. To all the "Marijuana is the answer" people...I do hear you. Medical Marijuana saved my life in 2005 when I was in so much pain I was going to commit suicide but someone introduced me t...

I am starting this thread for the following reasons: 1) As a place to exchange information about ways to cope with pain (especially chronic and/or severe pain). 2) As a place to give and/or ask for support. 3) To help myself and others track their progress/efforts (which can help identify pattens an...

Thanks Elliot. Wrote another poem I feel like sharing: I screamed through the playa, out to the world Did anybody hear me? Does anybody care? I've fought this battle, long and hard. Through fights with loved ones and arguments with strangers. Difficulties with teachers and coworkers the like. Does a...

False. I was there for that. :-) ...and it was a tripple rainbow that went red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, violet, purple, blue green, yellow, orange, red, space and then another regular rainbow starting with red again. Ok. My turn. The person below me remembered to do something nice for s...

Dear World, You have hurt me. You have blessed me. You have all but mamed me. You have shown your cruelties, yet bestow great kindness. You've tormented me, made me feel alone and small Or, on other days alive and tall. No one knows the heavens without knowing true hell. I hope this poem helps someo...

RON PAUL.... ...plans to bring our troops home from around the world. ...does not use any taxpayer money for his campaign. ...is willing to take an annual salary of $39,336 (a savings of $360,664 compared to the current $400,000). ...has never taken a gov-paid junket and returns a portion of his Con...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/21/us/nevada-wildfire/?hpt=us_c2 Although still burning, firefighters estimate full containment of the Caughlin Ranch Wildfire. Please remember that the Northern Nevada Food bank is currently accepting food for families who lost their homes, as well as providing for the ge...

http://www.rgj.com/article/20111119/NEWS/111119003/-Good-progress-overnight-Caughlin-Fire-cause-may-announced-shortly Latest update states that firefighters estimate about 80% containment on the fire, and hope to have full containment by sometime mid-week. Here is a list of the most-needed items: -B...

UPDATE: Along with a reduction in wind, snow is now helping subdue the blaze. Evacuated families (and those who lost their homes) still need your help, but at least now firefighters have an opportunity to get the fire under control. Please continue to send good thoughts/positive wishes for those eff...

In addition to the fire, there have been reports of large trees being blown over, power outages, and other problems as a result of the high winds. All schools are closed, and the city and county are in a full state of emergency. Even people who did not loose their homes are/can be effected (for exam...

[quote="Ugly Dougly"][quote="wh..sh"]Its really sad... http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=J7&Dato=20111118&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=1118004&Ref=PH&Item=3[/quote] Indeed it is, but 50mph = hurricane force?[/quote] 50 isn't, but I think 80+ is...and there HAVE been gusts over 90mph with a const...

Firefighters are currently battling a large fire that has already consumed 20+ homes in Reno, Nevada. More than 9500 people have been evacuated, and they need your help. There is a very large fire in the Reno area, coupled with 50mph winds throughout the area, and higher winds-reaching hurricane-gra...

Do you have any space for fire performance? (perhaps out front to interest people in other types of art that will be displayed inside your tent?)

Also, details on your location would be fabulous (you said esplanade...but esplanade and what?)

All medications come with risks (for example, most people are unaware that thousands of people die each year from OTC medications like advil). According to the CDC, the risk for salmonella in eggs is about one in 20,000 (see http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/salmonella_enteritidis/#...

Ugly Dougly: Thank you very much for the support. I'm sure things will be fine, I just need to find the right people to participate/assist. ************************************************************************** Mdmf007: I actually have a fairly substantial background in wound care, bandaging, an...

I would also appreciate the addition of hand-drummers (if any are interested). ************************************************************************** SomeSeeingEye: Thank you for your concern. I'm actually fairly well-versed on playa (and other Nevada dirt/dust samples) consistency, but apprecia...

Bob, Thanks for your concern. Yes, I have heard that a lot. However, I feel a deeply rooted need/desire to do this and seek the support of the community to help make it a positive spiritual experience rather than just some scarification. I seek spiritual healers because most are familiar with energy...

1:33 of http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1974411123/walkabout-woods-burning-man-2011-art-installation talks about the heartbeat part of the project. Please see http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=39168 for more information and/or to contact them about their project. [Note: Although there...