A crazy person doesn't really lose his mind. It just becomes something more entertaining.

Avoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards

To my surprise, my marijuana use has been tapering off steadily.

One of the interesting things about "outsidership" is that underneath it there's a longing to belong. I just wish the thing I refused to belong to - the species, Western capital culture - was a little more respectable. My one true relaxation is my flotation tank, in which I can either meditate or just drift off.

I just love it when I hear a little commotion, someone leaving. When I see those doors in the back . . .

Engineers at General Motors have developed a revolutionary new engine whose only function is to lubricate itself.

So I live in Los Angeles, and it's kind of a goofy place. They have an airport named after John Wayne. That ought to explain it. It has a charming kind of superstitious innocence.