Money: What is It?
Once upon a time - around 600 BC in Lydia, where today you’d find Turkey - someone struck a chunk of electrum, a natural alloy of gold...
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This is a platform of happiness where anyone who is tripping is welcome.
Tell us about the highs you’ve been on - mental, physical, spiritual.
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Nov 814 min read
Lessons Not Learned From History
There’s a funny thing about history. It seems almost like a ghost, doesn’t it? Always lingering in the background, rattling its chains to...
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tripping8
Oct 188 min read
All Chips Are Not Created Equal
There’s something oddly ceremonial about the act of opening a bag of potato chips. A rip, a puff of air, and suddenly you’re holding a...
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Oct 414 min read
War, what is it good for?
War. Noun : a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. Verb : to...
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Sep 2018 min read
Hell
One of our regular readers (we do very much appreciate all of them!) recently sent us a note that they’d been having discussions with...
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Sep 510 min read
Pulling Open the Curtains on Windows
Windows. No, not the operating system that frustrates so many of us daily, but the real windows - those glassy apertures that have shaped...
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Aug 3011 min read
Teeth – Where Every Molar Has a Tale to Tell
We recently attended the grand opening of a good friend’s dental clinic. And this got us to thinking about, well, teeth. Not just the...
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Aug 1612 min read
Olympics, Weird and Wonderful
The Paris Olympics have just wrapped up, leaving the world in a state of collective awe and adrenaline withdrawal. The precision of...
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tripping8
Aug 210 min read
Gestures Gone Awry
Traveling, one learns, is a delicate dance of diplomacy. The unwritten rule is simple: don’t piss off the locals. Each country has its...
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tripping8
Jul 2616 min read
Happy Endings
"Happy Ending", a term often whispered with a wink and a nudge in less-than-polite company. It evokes images of unexpected joy, a twist...
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tripping8
Jul 199 min read
Mumbai: City of Dreams
Bombay. Bambai. Bonbaym. Monbaym. Boon Bay. Whatever you wish to call it, the city officially changed it’s name in 1995 when the...
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tripping8
Jul 1211 min read
Answers to Questions Never Asked in History Class
For some, history can be a dreaded, boring subject to just get through in school. A question of, “if it’s over and done with, what...
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tripping8
Apr 513 min read
The Enduring Allure of Eclipses
This coming Monday, April 8th, a spectacle will take place that is unparalleled in its grandeur. It’s a total solar eclipse. And we’re...
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Mar 811 min read
The Art of Flirting: From Ovid to Tinder
In a world where animal courtship often involves flaunting the most vibrant feathers or executing the flashiest dance moves, human...
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tripping8
Feb 2316 min read
Food Fights
Let’s face it, people are opinionated about their food. We are too, to a certain extent (just ketchup on our hot dog if you please)....
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tripping8
Jan 198 min read
Dragons Everywhere
Few creatures capture the imagination quite like dragons. Serpent-like and wise, these mythical creatures appear in many forms around the...
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Nov 10, 202310 min read
The Land of a Million Elephants
Pack your virtual bags because it’s time to embark on another journey through the world of travel. When we spilled the spicy tea on...
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tripping8
Sep 1, 20237 min read
Some of the World’s Coolest Dive Bars in Honor of Bourbon Heritage Month
September is one of our favorite months of the year because it salutes one of our favorite beverages of all time – BOURBON! On August 2,...
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Jul 14, 20235 min read
Good Food Never Spoils, Right?
In this day and age, the diverse array of products on supermarket shelves is often taken for granted. In an era overflowing with...
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Apr 6, 20235 min read
Truth or Dare to Tell the Truth?
We live in a time when truth is not only stranger than fiction, but often hard to come by. From news outlets that are more interested in...
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