Is That Conditioning In Your Pocket, Or Are You Authentically Glad To See Me?

Stephen M. Paulsen
Nov 4 · 10 min read

In which the author asks if that’s a real poncho or a Sears poncho?

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O hai!

First, let me explain the subtitle. Frank Zappa told a story about touring with the Mothers in which after a very long night, they looked up and saw what appeared to be sunrise. The band was taken aback by the beauty of it. As they…

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Stephen M. Paulsen

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Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Debatably pretty. Lots of thorns. High-functioning depressive guarded by wit, sarcasm, and brutal honesty.

Invisible Illness

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