Tinkerntom wrote:

Frederick Burroughs wrote:

Here, just breath normally. There's plenty of smoke to go around.
Don't try to hold your breath. The contact buzz will still get you.
See:
http://www.user.shentel.net/riburr/p...ng070401b.html


But I don't like any smoke! In fact, I don't like anything, that dulls
me to the wonderful feeling of being alive. If you have never died, you
may not be familiar with the extreme delight of being alive! Apparently
Thompson did not share that delight! Maybe to much smoke? TnT


HST(hompson), by his own count, was documented to have died sixteen
times by 2003. Unfortunately he wasn't able to perform the final tally
himself. (Guess he was off by at least one, by necessity.) Though, it
is said he made adequate arrangements in case of an unredeemable and
irreversable demise. It can't be argued HST didn't live a full life,
or that his life was devoid of any delight.

Personally, my life has been perilously close to the edge a few times.
The fact that I'm still here gives me pause. Each incident is like a
skin has been shed from a progressing metamorphosis. Most people I
know have stood at death's door once or twice, but were denied
admittance by luck or attentive guardian angel.

Absent any inhalation or ingestion of psychotropic substances,
paddling offers a number of opportunities for a natural high. There's
the endorphin rush from strenuous exercise. We've probably all
experienced frequent jolts from adrenaline rushes, which are no
stranger to the paddle sports. Sunshine has a direct affect on
melatonin and vitamin D levels in the body, resulting subtle changes
in consciousness. The constant bobbing and tipping of a canoe or kayak
is stimulating to the inner ear and our sense of balance. Flowing
water generates an electric current. What are the effects of this
current on the nervous system? On fla****er and slow rivers the
absence of sound is a form of sensory deprivation, relative to the
noise of normal modern developed environments. Sensory deprivation can
cause profound changes in consciousness. The sparkling of sunshine
across wavelets and ripples can have a stroboscopic effect. Strobe
lights are well known and used to induce changes in consciousness. So,
you're right. With all the psychedelic pandemonium going on in your
canoe or kayak, why on earth would you need a joint?






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He's a monster in the White House. He should resign."

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