A child of the Southwest and of the 50s -- a woman who knew me well once said, 'Yeah, the 1850s.' Generally culturally conservative and distrustful of new and improved innovative change. Very seldom overtly serious, but many a truth is spoke in jest and all of my truths are. Worked my way through UT when I was up in my 30s. If I'd, by some horrible miscalculation ended up in Bryan, I would've worked my way through that school over there. Have worked all over in printing and publishing. I've held a bunch of jobs and quit all of them but one. I am a journeyman printer and followed the trade and heard its dying gasps as it was throttled by technological change. I had a sponsored blog on a newspaper but quit the job.
at this Chumash Indian cave painting. Would you be surprised to know that the Chumash were given to Jimson weed, a strong hallucinogen? We have one that blooms every year by the garage. Georgia O'Keeffe famously painted them.
You know when I was reallllly sick with Salmonella I had very strange "visions" also. The brain is very plastic whenever some chemical imbalance happens. Fortunately, when I recovered from my illness, my visions ceased. I tried explaining them to people during the time I had them, and if I had the ability I could have made visual records of them. Honestly, not having control of the "visions" was a bit unsettling and I was glad when they stopped.
Researching the Chumash was a treat. Wikipedia had a pretty good amount of info alone on them. Wasn't shocked to see they were native to Cali & the Channel Islands.....makes more sense that they'd be rooted on the Kesey side of the continent rather than the Leary, Ram Dass side. The pic of the cave painting was reminiscent of some Peter Max stuff I have seen. You can always tell when one who has experienced playing with fire tries to replicate what was seen, as opposed to a wannabe who has only the descriptions of those who have been there. For those who haven't experienced the sparks and patterns and the hallucinations, no explanation or description is adequate to help them understand. For those who have, none is necessary. I am guessing that if one was to research all of the Native American dialects, they would find no word for prohibition, but plenty for wasted.....
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Wow, pretty cool image.
You know when I was reallllly sick with Salmonella I had very strange "visions" also. The brain is very plastic whenever some chemical imbalance happens. Fortunately, when I recovered from my illness, my visions ceased. I tried explaining them to people during the time I had them, and if I had the ability I could have made visual records of them. Honestly, not having control of the "visions" was a bit unsettling and I was glad when they stopped.
Researching the Chumash was a treat. Wikipedia had a pretty good amount of info alone on them. Wasn't shocked to see they were native to Cali & the Channel Islands.....makes more sense that they'd be rooted on the Kesey side of the continent rather than the Leary, Ram Dass side. The pic of the cave painting was reminiscent of some Peter Max stuff I have seen. You can always tell when one who has experienced playing with fire tries to replicate what was seen, as opposed to a wannabe who has only the descriptions of those who have been there. For those who haven't experienced the sparks and patterns and the hallucinations, no explanation or description is adequate to help them understand. For those who have, none is necessary. I am guessing that if one was to research all of the Native American dialects, they would find no word for prohibition, but plenty for wasted.....
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