As there are 2 Paths to Happyness--Acceptance & Change--there are also 2 primary Paths (poles?) to Successful Change. I originally called these the "2 Paths to NeuroLogickal ReInForcement," but I really think they are pretty applicable across the board in the field of "Change," particularly intrapersonal Change:

Trauma* &
RepetitionSimply put, ( Read more... )

Stoned wallabies make crop circles. That's fucking awesome.

This reminds me of the caribou of Scandinavia that get drunk on the fermented (apples?). I love Nature.

...courtesy of our elected representatives, via erl_queen:

The newest front on the gummit's "War on (Some) Drugs"Fortunately, I highly doubt this will ever really take place. If so, it will be random, with a small chance of being selected. I mean, really--states like CA are basically fiscally bankrupt. How on earth do they think they will pay for the 5. ( Read more... )

Yesterday was apparently the 75th anniversary of the day they stopped Prohibition on Alcohol. And I saw a link to this article in the Wall Street Journal. The most surprising thing about this is that it was published in the Wall Street Journal, a notably conservative rag.

Hails yeah.

I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads
and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those
of any other class. There seems ever to have been a proneness in
the brilliant and warm-blooded to fall into this vice.

- - Abraham Lincoln - -

...swiped from the always brilliant and informative Erowid Vaults.

As one who studies both the Runes of the Norse Be(a)rserkers (RAAAWR!!!) and the Eastern Philosophy of Martial Arts (ooohm...), I have to wonder which would be better in a struggle for survival ( Read more... )

5/25 has always seemed like more of a Discordian Holyday than 5/23, and as it happened, I had quite the Discordian Adventure with sannion & erl_queen yesterday. This is that trip report:

To begin with, I wasn't sure that I wanted to go on the Planet Walk yesterday. There was a 50% chance of rain, and I absolutely hate being out in the rain (I know, "I live in ( Read more... )

Some great science articles, thanks to achadachad:

The Orgasmic Mind: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure
I was already familiar with much of the article, but there were definitely some interesting findings in this article. Also, the art on the front page of that article is just beautiful.

Affairs of the Lips: Why We KissAs I've never understood ( Read more... )

Yup, this is that week. Every year, I encourage people to turnoff their TellaVision for an entire week, prompted by Kill You TellaVision-TV Turnoff Week. I'm rather disappointed that I haven't seen this posted by any of my friends, most of whom are far more up-to-date with current events than I, a noted and proud Hermit. As a yearly tradition, I ( Read more... )

What a stimulating evening! After commenting on the Mind in my brutha's lj, I was just pointed to this little ditty on the Mind. This is all Psychology 201 stuff that I don't reMind myself of often enough. Synchronistically enough, it ties in well with the discussion I was just commenting on re: Entheogens and the Mind's Perceptions. Robert ( Read more... )