What Can I Say?

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Kootch just walked by on her way to the potty and waved (about 2130).

Today is Mozart's 250th birthday. Ho-hum. I love Mozart and his glorious music, but it seems to me that a much more significant birthday has recently passed overlooked: the birthday of Albert Hofmann, inventor of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide). I am a fan of both Mozart and Hofmann because both these great men have bestowed on poor little me the gift of exquisite beauty. Indeed, I credit Hofmann more than Mozart in this regard. Mozart's gift to me was purely musical whereas Hofmann's gift was existential. Hoffman's gift was 'life-changing' whereas Mozart's gifts were merely life-enhancing. Hofmann's gift of LSD was for me equivalent to Jesus' bloody death on the Roman cross. It was my salvation.

So I would like to celebrate Albert Hofmann's birthday belatedly on Mozart's birthday. My link doesn't seem to work but I think you can find the relevant piece on wired.com.

You Christians out there might be wondering what I mean by 'salvation' in this context. What can I say to that?