fun with coca

a retiree from chico, california introduced me to the coca leaf. no, not the refined powder, just the legal (i think) leaf that south american mountain folk have been using as their stimulant of choice for generations. it was an interesting and mercifully brief experience. he gave me "a bit too much" because he wanted to be sure i felt it, something he told me after the fact. apparently many people don't feel much. i am not one of those people. when i started to sweat profusely, he recommended i balance the effect with booze, as necessary. maybe this is not the guy to take advice (or anything else) from.