tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365682.post6889497544219755420..comments2020-02-08T13:17:21.365-08:00Comments on We Got Beets!: Get rightBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09308883534734751271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365682.post-11459210747230289192007-06-21T12:41:00.000-07:002007-06-21T12:41:00.000-07:00It's why pictures of nature (no disrespect intende...It's why pictures of nature (no disrespect intended, natch) not only never do it justice, but are often outright treacherous lies. A of all, you'd never know it from the photo, but that shit is BIG. Second, if you get caught out in it after nightfall, it might eat you. <BR/><BR/>Many religions have some name for this which is often mistranslated by our own Judeo-Christian-influenced culture as "God" but is actually probably more like "nature" or more simply "the way things are." The word "tao" for instance, is generally translated as "the way." This simultaneously means "the way things work" and "the flow that you need to go with if you don't want the universe to smack you down."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365682.post-42861876547392903772007-06-21T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-21T12:07:00.000-07:00tell it. it's how I felt after Death Valley.tell it. it's how I felt after Death Valley.Livelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457813768245714439noreply@blogger.com