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This is a platform of happiness where anyone who is tripping is welcome.
Tell us about the highs you’ve been on - mental, physical, spiritual.
Define your experiences in a safe, positive, free-form environment.
We are not here to promote, condone or condemn.
We pass no judgment.
We are merely purveyors of joy.
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You Are What You Taco
There’s something revealing - almost indecent - about watching a person eat a taco. Not the sterile, lunch-break kind with a napkin...
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4 days ago7 min read
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Tipping Points
There’s a particular comfort in believing that history happens elsewhere . In distant empires, over flickering black-and-white film,...
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Jun 1315 min read
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A Tale of Two Terminals
We realize we’ve been absent in our postings recently. Apologies for that. We took the past couple weeks off because we’ve been doing...
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May 3013 min read
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A Hundred Years, Unbowed
There’s a certain elegance to outliving your enemies. Not the cinematic kind, with poisoned cigars or cunning plots, but the quieter,...
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May 912 min read
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In Search of Harmony (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves)
There are certain words that glide. They do not stumble or shout. They arrive dressed in gauze and speak in gentle imperatives. “Harmony”...
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Apr 2511 min read
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What’s in a Name?
There is an enduring belief - mostly held by consultants and other indoor creatures - that a name is everything. That within a few...
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Apr 1815 min read
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A Modestly Lazy Proposal on The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing
Today we’re going to talk about nothing. But this is not the “Nothing” of Heidegger or Seinfeld. This is the kind that requires some leg...
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Apr 415 min read
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PR and Co-Branding: Be Careful Who You Get into Bed With
There’s a certain kind of mind who looks at a century-old tradition - something quaint, wholesome, and universally beloved - and thinks,...
tripping8
Mar 2814 min read
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Cats and Dogs
For as long as humans have been gathering around fires, telling stories of their own importance, certain creatures have sat just outside...
tripping8
Mar 2118 min read
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Myths, Madness, and Divine Meltdowns: The Most Absurd Stories from Greek Mythology
The Greeks, for all their philosophy and democracy, had a peculiar knack for storytelling - one that leaned heavily on divine egos, petty...
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Mar 1418 min read
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The Most Ridiculous Scams in History
There’s a fine line between genius and idiocy, and some people dance back and forth across it with wild enthusiasm. The world has never...
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Mar 714 min read
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Hidden Island Gems: Lombok and Beyond
There is a certain breed of traveler who believes paradise must be earned. Not by mere currency - any fool can book a ticket to Bali or...
tripping8
Feb 2816 min read
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Storytellers in Song
Once upon a time - not so long ago that it qualifies as myth but long enough that it might as well - there was an era when a man or a...
tripping8
Feb 2118 min read
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A History of Hacking
In the grand tradition of human ingenuity, there has always been a certain type of person who looks at a locked door and sees not an...
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Feb 1412 min read
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Mating: Nature’s Most Dangerous Sport
Valentine’s Day, that annual pageant of performative affection, where lovers eager to woo their partners with traditional gifts of red...
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Feb 712 min read
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Crazy Tidbits our History Books Left Out
History, for all its posturing as the noble record of humanity's triumphs and tragedies, has always had a peculiar knack for being...
tripping8
Jan 3117 min read
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Geography: Strange Places and Weird Spaces
The Earth is a fascinating and infuriating enigma, a patchwork of peculiarities stitched together with a combination of cartographic...
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Jan 2414 min read
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The Postal Service
Remember postage stamps? Those little squares of adhesive currency that once felt like the pinnacle of sophistication when you peeled one...
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Jan 1710 min read
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