Hey there everyone,

Some of you already know what the past several days have been like for me. For others this will be the first time you hear / read this. Last Thursday night I had to take the love of my life, Amber, into the Emergency Room at UC D for emergency surgery. To top it off we had a huge catering gig lined up for Saturday night, that I did not back out of. I did not spend much time with Amber in the hospital because I was running around prepping, packing, unpacking, cooking, serving, packing, and cleaning. I still have LOADS of cleaning to do. Amber will be convalescing with limited mobility at the house for the next six weeks. After weighing out everything in my life, I have chosen to stay at home and take care of her instead of going to Burning Man. Please don’t take this personally; she is more important to me then playing in the desert for a week with some of my favorite people.

I am sorry to be breaking this news to you right before the burn like this. This weekend, I will make myself available to assist the Karma Chickens in getting out to the playa. I’ll post in the other threads to discuss what I have been working on this year and how I can help:

The new dome for the hammock….
The evap pond….
--->My trailer is available for use if anyone wants to take it up.

I hope you all have a great time out there.

~Mark