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+## 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:
+
+* <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Gift-Registry/Elizabeth-Garbee/r5059713">Crate and Barrel Registry</a>
+* <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp?wrn=-280550117&">Bed Bath & Beyond Registry</a>
+* <a href="http://amzn.com/w/2UTFPG4214HV4">Amazon Wish List</a> .. 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/)