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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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Animals on Trial
There’s something almost touching about the human obsession with order. We alphabetize spices we haven’t used in years, color-code sock...
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Aug 8, 202513 min read
The Autobiography of a Coconut
I’ve been called many things. Some say I’m just a nut. A punchline in a tiki shirt. Something to stick a paper umbrella in while you...
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Aug 1, 202515 min read
Get A Job!
There’s a peculiar sort of theater to the modern resume. It’s a place of minor fictions and quiet omissions, a curated collection of...
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Jul 25, 202514 min read
Men and Women: Some Assembly Required
There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there are only two kinds of people, and those who quietly suspect the...
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Jul 11, 202515 min read
Water Everywhere
There was a time, not too long ago, when thirst wasn’t an accessory – it was just something you dealt with. We used to gather water in...
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Jul 4, 202518 min read
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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Jun 20, 20257 min read
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 13, 202515 min read
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 30, 202513 min read
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 9, 202512 min read
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 25, 202511 min read
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 18, 202515 min read
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 4, 202515 min read
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,...
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Mar 28, 202514 min read
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...
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Mar 21, 202518 min read
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 14, 202518 min read
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 7, 202514 min read
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...
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Feb 28, 202516 min read
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