"Here, Take a Pill," said the Pushers of Pills
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"Here, Take a Pill," said the Pushers of Pills

I believed Fauci, knew that vaccines were coming from Big Pharma, but was also watching Michael Keaton deal with the pernicious greed of that corporate monster in Hulu’s Dopesick and I had a hard time squaring the fact that the villains in the opioid crisis would come to our collective rescue with a vaccine.

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The End of the Wild Wild West
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The End of the Wild Wild West

A day after fully landing in Kansas I received notice that Station Casinos, the WWW's parent company, had announced the entire property was to be closed, demolished, and the land developed for something a bit more upscale (presumably to cater to visitors of the still pretty new football stadium a quarter mile away).

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I Believe... [In Colonizers]
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I Believe... [In Colonizers]

...that, speaking of colonizers, I’d have to say I’m basically in favor of the endeavor. Without the successful colonizers (because every single ethnicity has attempted colonizing their neighbors) no one in America would have the opportunity to get a meaningless degree in Post-Modern Politic Theory or Gender Studies while making Tik Toks on their pocket-sized super computers in their air-conditioned homes with running water.

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In Search of... A Circus Gig?
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In Search of... A Circus Gig?

So many people get stuck—in dead end careers, in cities that suck the life out of them, in stagnant, painful marriages—and I’m the exact opposite of stuck. I’ve become unmoored, set adrift, with no defined direction to sail. I’ve been discarded before I need any replacement parts. Hell, I could join the circus if I wanted to.

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I Had My Vision Quest in a One Bedroom Apartment
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I Had My Vision Quest in a One Bedroom Apartment

I can't confess to having any in-depth answers to any of it but I can confide that the walkabout within the confines of this one bedroom has certainly provided some insight. One might call it spiritual power. Others might label it self reflective therapy. What the hell do I know?

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