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 We are not currently looking for new work. 
 
+## Black Forest Fire 2013 ##
+
+Our home which was the hosting site for gag.com fell victim to forest fire on 
+or about 11 June 2013.  Our house was <em>very</em> close to where the fire 
+started, so we had very little warning and feel very lucky to have escaped 
+with our lives, our pets, and a few of our most precious possessions. This was 
+the second really significant forest fire in the Colorado Springs area in less
+than one year, and is the worst fire in Colorado history in terms of 
+structure loss... the count of destroyed homes is over 500.
+
+###Helping###
+
+For those of you who have asked how you can help us restore and rebuild, 
+thank you.  We are working on several wishlists and a registry of items we 
+need in the short term.  Please watch this space as we will update the list 
+of lists and the contents of the lists as we find more time to work on them.  
+Here's what we have so far:
+
+* [Crate and Barrel Registry](http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Gift-Registry/Elizabeth-Garbee/r5059713)
+* [Bed Bath & Beyond Registry](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp?wrn=-280550117&)
+* [Amazon Wish List](http://amzn.com/w/2UTFPG4214HV4) .. on this
+	one in particular, we know things may be available for less money
+	elsewhere.  Please let us know or use the Amazon feature for indicating
+	you've fulfilled a wish by shopping elsewhere so we can avoid getting
+	duplicate items!
+
+Many of the others in Black Forest who lost homes actually need help much 
+more than
+we do.  The <a href="http://www.ppcf.org">Pikes Peak Community Foundation</a>
+has established an <a href="http://www.ppcf.org/products/emergency-relief">
+emergency relief fund</a> that specifically benefits victims of this fire.
+
+If you'd rather send money to help us rebuild, either PayPal or Google
+Checkout/Wallet transfers to bdale@gag.com should work.
+
+We are also deeply indebted to the three local fire departments that we know
+were directly fighting the fire on and around our property:
+
+* <a href="http://www.bffire.org">Black Forest Fire/Rescue</a>, the 
+	department that serves us directly and were likely first on the 
+	scene.
+* <a href="http://www.wescottfire.org">Wescott Fire Protection District</a>,
+	an adjacent district whose personnel were fighting the fire literally 
+	along the edges of our driveway when we tried to drive out, and who 
+	ended up walking us out through the already-burned area to safety.
+* <a href="http://www.falconfirepd.org">Falcon Fire Protection District</a>,
+	whose members showed us immense generosity in the days following the
+	fire.
+
+### Journal ###
+* 2013 June 18<br>First night sleeping in the apartment.
+* 2013 June 17<br>Started populating the apartment, almost entirely with 
+	donated things.  Initial registry links posted for things we could
+	use immediately to re-establish ourselves in the apartment.
+* 2013 June 15<br>Signed lease on 2-bedroom apartment in Colorado Springs.
+* 2013 June 11<br>House destroyed by forest fire.
+
+<center><IMG SRC="http://blackforestauto.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bfs.png" width="300" height="300"></center>
+
+We're not sure who created the original artwork, but thanks to Eric and the 
+gang at <a href="http://blackforestauto.com" alt="logo" Black Forest 
+Automotive</a> for the cool bfs.png!
+
 ## Who We Are ##
 
-* [Bdale Garbee](~bdale/)
-* [Karen Garbee](~karen/)
+* [Bdale Garbee](bdale/)
+* [Karen Garbee](karen/)
 
 ## Things We've Done ##
 
-Some interesting things that Garbee and Garbee has worked on in the last few
-years include:
+Some interesting projects completed by Garbee and Garbee:
 
-* Package Maintainence for the [Debian](http://www.debian.org) project
-* PCMCIA Modem Support, Device Drivers, Serial Console support, and other 
-Kernel Work for [BSD/OS](http://www.bsdi.com/) in Embedded Systems
-* Communications System Design
-* GPS Data Collection and GPS/GIS Integration
+* Ongoing package maintenance for the [Debian](http://www.debian.org) project
+* PCMCIA modem support, device drivers, serial console support, and other 
+kernel work for BSD/OS in embedded systems
+* Communications system design
+* GPS data collection and GPS/GIS integration
 
 ## Other Stuff ##