thesis: pony is something special. it helps that we know just when pony is; the when is now. and yes, the age-old maxim still holds here: live pony first, meditate later. and yes, it is still very much the now, that magical, universal now.
 
but, just in case, let’s propose some ground rules - - some invariants. one: there is only one place that things are, and all things are in this place. two: all things are in this place in the same way; they are all in the exact same place, and they are all there in the exact same way. and that’s it, really. hopefully, if we work at it, it’ll become clearer. as clear as day. { }