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Regarding August 2002 - Dances With Dave

When I first started reading your article I thought oh no - a tourist slams my friends - but you gave an honest and thankfully kind rendition.

I run a trailhead shuttle in the Olympic National Park. I require my customers (going to/from Shi Shi) to pay respect to the Makah for allowing them to walk on their land. I ask for a token gift from their part of the world - A couple from Indiana brought a bag of things (including a real racing flag) - a New Mexico man brought a cactus - etc. It is not the value it is the sentiment of thanks for allowing them to trespass on land that is owned by 100's of Makahs. I am not sure but I believe you are not on park land at Shi Shi or on park land while walking to/from it. Thankfully, the government and the tribe have recently entered an agreement to re-hab the trail and share the care and improve the facilities. Soon Shi Shi will be welcoming hikers with a clean fresh friendly face.

Shi Shi is a sacred beach for another reason - it is where the Makah brought in their whale. After many years of re-capturing their heritage and in spite of the negative reaction of the un-informed - the Makah are now walking even prouder and Shi Shi is even more sacred.

I live in Forks and have many friends in La Push. It is a fine community trying to respectfully survive.

Thank you for your article. I have a web site www.windsox.us and notate not only your fine magazine but have put your article as my newest site find.

Please continue to visit our area - perhaps we will meet - thank you for a fair representation of my friends.

Cate De Shazer

Duck and Cover Update

(Our favorite naughty person Greg Thompson who has turned us on to a good many dreadful things (Disturbing Auctions among others) brings us this unattributed piece that gives dignity, hope and usefulness to the preparation of hopeless matters.

Greg writes: The US government has a new website, http://www.ready.gov. It's another attempt at scare mongering in the style of the old "duck and cover" advice after WWII. The fun thing is that these pictures are so ambiguous they could mean anything! Here are a few interpretations.



If you have set yourself on fire, do not run		If you spot terrorism, blow your anti-terrorism whistle. If you are Vin Diesel, yell really loud

If you spot a terrorist arrow, pin it against the wall with your shoulder		If you are sprayed with an unknown substance, stand and think about it instead of seeing a doctor.

Use your flashlight to lift the walls right off of you!	Try to absorb as much of the radiation as possible with your groin region. After 5 minutes and 12 seconds, however, you may become sterile

After exposure to radiation it is important to consider that you may have mutated to gigantic dimensions: Watch your head		Hurricanes, animal corpses and the biohazard symbol have a lot in common. Think about it.

Be on the lookout for terrorists with pinkeye and leprosy. Also, they tend to rub their hands together manically.		If a door is closed, karate chop it open.

If you've become a radiation mutant with a deformed hand, remember to close the window. No one wants to see that shit.	If your lungs and stomach start talking, stand with your arms akimbo until they stop.

Do not drive a stations wagon if a power pole is protruding from the hood.	A one-inch thick piece of plywood should be sufficient protection against radiation.

Always remember to carry food with you during a terrorist attack. At least you'll be able to enjoy a nice coke and apple before you die.