The Plant Teacher

A little something different than my recent Bitcoin proselytization.

Here is a documentary produced by Dan Cleland, the founder of Pulse Adventure Tours, where I did my ayahuasca retreats, and now Soltara Healing Center.

Very enjoyable, featuring interviews with several prominent individuals in the plant medicine community such as Dr.… Read more

Planting Bitcoin – Dan Held

Holy shit, it’s not even two weeks after posting my 2019 challenge and I’m falling way behind the pace of posting on average of twice per week.  I must do better!

To be fair, I have good reason–one afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I was frustrated with my quest to learn computer programming and abruptly decided to join a coding boot-camp in downtown Chicago. … Read more

SFFAS 56 – Federal Accounting Fuckery

Recently, an alarming and significant change to federal government accounting standards was quietly approved .  As Matt Taibbi succinctly puts it, “The new guidance, “SFFAS 56 – CLASSIFIED ACTIVITIES” permits government agencies to “modify” public financial statements and move expenditures from one line item to another.… Read more

Bitcoin Anonymity Guide 2019: How to use BTC like a straight up G

Below is a decent primer on using bitcoin anonymously.  I recommend everyone interested in Bitcoin read and understand this article.  I realize many of you will think a lot of the guide is cumbersome and overly paranoid.  That’s fine—you decide what’s right for your own life. … Read more