Have I got a treat for you today: an article on gaslighting! This should serve you well when trying to make sense of your many joyous encounters with certain personalities (and personality disorders) this holiday season.

“One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small…”

-Jefferson Airplane

I had a weird day on Saturday. Some might say I had a bad trip. I’d say that’s in the eye of the beholder.

First, thanks for all of your kind feedback on the last newsletter! Folks said they both liked it and experienced it as intense (I did mention the apocalypse). I’ve been told that interacting with me can sometimes feel like drinking from a firehose, so I’m glad this newsletter didn’t disappoint. Today’s newsletter will be no different. I don’t plan to discuss the apocalypse and sprinkle misanthropic sentiment into every newsletter, but that’s been the theme thus far, so I make no promises moving forward.