Category: deep thoughts
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In the Loop
There have been quite a few instances in which this blog has enhanced my life. The following is not one of them. My Google Talk notifier recently popped up, letting me know I just got an email from someone named Sara Smith; it showed the first few lines of the message: I find your blog…
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The Sacred Mushroom
OK this is long, but worth watching. It’s a show called One Step Beyond, from 1961, about psychedelic mushrooms (i.e., magic mushrooms) and whether or not they enhance ESP. There are so many fascinating / hilarious things about this video. The way they talk funny (“a man was shot!”… “and shot AT!”); the host himself…
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This Place is the Best
So think about this. People often think that their city is the best in several different ways. Wherever they live has the greatest bars, the most beautiful women, the best tacos, whatever. But how do people come to hold these opinions? Well, one way would be to try to remember the best members of the…