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fheenix

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  • Birthday 11/08/1963

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  1. fheenix

    Meet up: Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle

    Thanks for hosting the gathering Col. It was really great to meet and regreet everyone. You have a wonderful backyard Col! One to remember.
  2. fheenix

    Shulgins requesting donations for care

    I'm just going to make another donation today - $20 is all I can afford, but I'm doing it.
  3. fheenix

    Shulgins requesting donations for care

    I'm calling number 69 right now. Who I give my $$$ to? LOL
  4. fheenix

    The SAB giant pumpkin growing contest

    I'm still going. Got a few nice ones a couple diff types and I'll post some pics asap. I ate DonkeyKong last nite and she was sweet.
  5. fheenix

    Shulgins requesting donations for care

    There is an update on Caring Bridge from Ann "Hello, there, Where did you all go? It's been at least two months -- maybe more -- and I've been lurking around this site, hoping to catch a glimpse of somebody, maybe find a note pinned to a blackberry bush, telling me where to go, or where you all might be doing something together. The thought actually occurred to me, finally (yesterday to be exact; 2:30 a.m. to be precise), that maybe I ought to write the note I had been looking for, and someone out there might find it and realize that I was looking for all of you. Of course, I don't know who you all are, so it's hard to imagine how we would look for each other(s), or how we would recognize each other once we'd found somebody we thought looked like someone we might be looking for. Know what I mean? (You have now been exposed to a portion of an episode of Nanna's World of Fantasy.) That should help explain the silence of the past two months (or is it three?). Never mind. Xmas came and most of us survived. We caught a cold that came to be known as The Cold That Never Goes Away, and some of us are still coughing from it. The Republicans --- or Republicans now calling themselves Conservatives -- began to be really funny, though probably not intentionally. The famous and wonderful singer to whom I had written a plea for financial help last year (2011), knowing that he had admired Sasha's work for a long, long time, sent word through his very nice secretary that he couldn't do anything for us this year, since his (charity) money had already been assigned by the people whose job it was to assign his disposable money to whomever it was that was assigned to receive it. I continued getting reminders from various good people that if I actually got to work and wrote Book Three, it would undoubtedly make enough money to pay for Sasha's round-the-clock care for a year or more. I always replied, "I know, I know." And Tania and I would set up a plan involving her answering the phone for one afternoon a week, while I wrote the book. It worked very well for a couple of weeks, then Xmas knocked on our door and said, "Ahem -- you haven't forgotten me, have you? Or your sweet grandchildren -- eight of them, isn't that so? And didn't I hear that you have two great-grandchildren this year? Oh, sorry -- I didn't mean to talk so loudly." For a while after that, everything is a blur in my -- and everybody else's -- mind. Things come back into focus around February 14th, and the year is 2012. There is a smell of chocolate in the air. The fruit trees have exploded into buds and flowers, despite the fact that we are all waiting for the rains of winter to arrive -- and stay for a while. This drought bodes ill for Burning Man; it means the possibility of dust storms again every day, maybe several times a day. Most of our favorite people are planning to be there; we can't be, obviously. Sasha is doing beautifully. His hearing has gotten a wee bit harder, but not yet bad enough for me to insist he make use of his wonderful and expensive hearing aids. He stopped using them a year ago, and we decided not to make a fuss about it, but if he starts asking, "What did you say," too often, there will be a rethinking. Sasha had pneumonia for about two days, but reacted almost immediately to antibiotics and returned to health within the week. Our Tibetan women cook immensely healthy meals every day, and at night, his feet get inspected as if they were vital ingredients in a successful space launch; not a tiny piece of dry skin gets past the eagle-eyed care-person. No ulcers will ever be allowed within fifty miles of the Great Alchemist's feet, not again, not ever! Sasha's body is obviously becoming a bit more frail, but his spirits are so good, I suspect they keep the machine going. His favorite place to be is the lab, which he goes to whenever Paul comes over, about twice a week. The rest of the time, he likes to sit at Starbucks, watching cars and people with one of the women by his side. He seems to have become a mascot for a small group of very elderly gentlemen -- and one nice lady -- who visit our local Starbucks almost every day. Greg got some Starbucks cards for all of us, which make things even easier. For now, I hope this will be a sufficiently informative note to keep you happy and forgiving. I'll continue soon, because there's a lot to tell you. I hope you're all happy (or reasonably contented) and healthy. And that your own private economy is improving. If yours improves, ours will also improve, we hope. With much love --- and Blessings -- to all of you. Ann" EDIT: increased text size - apologies I posted before my morning java
  6. fheenix

    Shulgins requesting donations for care

    I've given $20-$50 several times, through erowid and through caringbridge and you can see in your paypal transaction history that it goes directly to his email account. His Caring Bridge page is at http://www.caringbri...org/visit/shura and you can check up on what Sasha (occasionally but not recently) and Anne, or friends post about his situation and his continuing contributions to the community through this web site. I would encourage all to visit it, have a read, sign the guestbook (you can sign anonymous and emotional support means a lot even if you cant afford a donation) and if you can afford even a small amount, collectively it does add up and it goes to pay his carers. Being a part of the San Francisco community, we all feel a sorrow that one of our great Elders is in poor health. The loss of him being active and at dinner parties is something felt by us all from the Bay Area. But Sasha's influence is global and I'm sure in some way he has impacted everyones lives in some respect. I would encourage donations as really what we are doing is looking after our own, and that is what community is about. Peace fheenix
  7. fheenix

    The SAB giant pumpkin growing contest

    I have a Butternut that I call DonkeyKong. I have other types pumpkins but all my others are average to below average. I might try hand pollinating though as I dont have a high yield, ...not sure if this will lead to smaller pumpkins?
  8. fheenix

    Meet up: Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle

    I will be there, just have to leave early Sunday. I got new wheels now so that wont be a problem for me
  9. fheenix

    Meet up: Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle

    I also cant make it 21st 22nd - prior engagement
  10. fheenix

    Meet up: Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle

    I'm open to suggestion...will attend
  11. fheenix

    Meet up: Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle

    Edit : I had posted a sugested location, checked out today and not so good
  12. fheenix

    Meet up: Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle

    21/22 Weekend is good for me too. Location ? Peace
  13. fheenix

    Wat an incredible EGA

    It was a super fun cool and funky gathering. I am so glad I went. I enjoyed just going up to people and talking with them. The sensorium, the pod, the sweat lodge, the vendors, the speakers, the people - so good. It was great to imteract with some of you and see a few people I knew from back home. We are all blessed for going. I was sad to see it end.
  14. Have found a ride thank you
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