The colorful May 26 piece regarding Ken Kesey’s Prankster bus being refurbished for an anniversary “trip” was paid-off nicely with a glorious close-up photo of a mushroom on the cover of the Time Out section. The ‘shroom pic was shot near the East entrance at Lowe’s.
Did anyone notice all the Volkswagen vans in the lot after the Monday edition hit the streets and porches?
That mushroom is perfectly suited for the “Time Out” section, since it is a great example of amanita muscaria, also called fly agaric; responsible for many first class flights back in the day. Caution: a little dab’ll do ya! Munch these down and there will be a long line at Providence ER. The beautiful amanita is the iconic Merlin Mushroom of the Kent State days. Coincidence? Or is there an anarchist throwback embedded at the paper? Watch for gray pony-tails. Sniff for patchouli.
Straying off topic: Compliments to guest commentator Steve Guinn for his cogent and factual rebuttal to the reader who couldn’t resist trying to tie the bumbling VA to the Affordable Care Act. But, Steve, I’m afraid you’re tilting at windmills. Facts and reason make absolutely no difference to political extremists, whose claims are largely fomented by internet disaster mongers who aim to get-the-opposition at any cost. The main cost to them, of course, is that their gospel-spreaders are made to look quite silly in print; but they just will not take the truth for an answer.
Naturally, the other half of SnoCo is saying “Attaboy, Steve, straighten ‘em out! I guess that’s what makes the world go ‘round… and the orbit a little wobbly these days.
Mike Hill
Everett
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