ratiocinations out of thin air and elsewhere
JUST HOW DOES LSD affect human consciousness? Personally, I have been more amazed and filled with joy wonder awe at the Universe/Void/God than puzzled by the how of these things. And that seems to be a defining difference between the experienced and the non-experienced in the world of LSD and any and all things psychedelic. [Continue reading]
EARLIER THIS YEAR, I responded to a posting on my Facebook page—it was an inquiry concerning my reputed stokedness now that I am legally a senior citizen—and in a somewhat derisive tone passed the whole thing off: “I was stoked once, but I forget when.” Alas, that is an incorrect statement. [Continue reading]
WE’RE NOT TV-WATCHERS in my house, so unless something outrageously happens, we are not up on what’s happening with contemporary commercials. That means that I occasionally see a spot from the Super Bowl because of the extraordinary attention those commercials get in the making and in the viewing. [Continue reading]
THE TEASER USED TO LURE READERS to William Rivers Pitt’s thoughtful editorial on legalized and home-grown pot titled “Homegrown” is a pair of questions:“What is more caustic to this society: marijuana or thousands upon thousands of people consigned to the tender mercies of the penal system? [Continue reading]
ON JANUARY 1, 2104, Colorado celebrated the first day of legal marijuana sales. The entire day was covered by various media outlets, large and small, reporting on the lines of jubilant customers. Alas, the next day, The Rocky Mountain News carried the headline “Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado On First Day of Legalization.” [Continue reading]