what a blast thanks everyone. my family an I had a great time and the company was too nice.
I drove HWY 1 all the way to 92 home and it was a cruse.

Thanks so much for all your kindness. Mike summed it up very well :)

peace
Joe

On 05 Jan 2003, Mike Miller wrote:

> Volks,
>
> Well except for the fireworks, the twirling
> flaming dance show, the ocean that looked like
> a picture, great weather, warm and still, and
> the terrorists number 1 [1 1/2 yr old] and
> number 2 [2 1/2 years old], an Estonian
> paramour of a THX kind of guy, a Greek gal who
> would probably have done the Estonian wild
> jump over the fire whilst kind of ripped had
> we not prevented her [ by not letting her get
> ripped, only 4 marshmallows], a frustrated
> parts delivery dude, the surfer with four
> [count 'em 4] surfboards in his van - he
> CLAIMED to use only one at a time but we all
> know better than that, don't we? - , enough
> wood for several bonfires, and my son it was
> pretty much a lost kind of day.
>
> OK, the terrorist number two did turn out to
> be the cause of the expanding universe based
> on the dirt she managed to acquire, that was
> kind of cool. The rat on a string that
> followed the dog who looked like a wolfhound
> and was the result of a standard poodle and a
> champion fence jumper were just a couple of a
> multitude of four legged friends who dropped
> by. And, yes, there was a funeral next to us
> on the beach - kind of gave us a pause
> thinking this might be the real burning man
> but all that was burned was a bunch of
> 'incense'. Odd that they would take turns
> sticking their heads in the smoke and
> breathing deeply but I guess they really,
> really liked incense.
>
> Even the park cops were cool, pretty nice and
> laid back. Odd.
>
> Yeah the paramour claimed to be Estonian which
> I think is kind of like claiming to be a
> Hobbit. I mean everyone's heard of them but
> they don't really exist. She even claimed to
> know how to correctly pronounce Arvo Part's
> name, proof positive of powerful
> prevarication.
>
> BenT showed up 4 or 5 hours late so he was
> lots earlier than usual.
>
> There were pictures taken but negotiations are
> under way which have a good chance of
> preventing publication, if we can just get the
> cash together soon enough.
>
> The next event has been named, I think by
> Westywoman, VAN DE SOLIEL. All we have to do
> is figure out what to do, and not get caught
> doing it.
>
> Mike