With the new year merely 3 and a half hours away I want to contribute all I can to my own well being and state of mind before the beginning of the new year. In order to enter said year with a fresh outlook and an intelligent implementation of ideas. Instead of doing the normal new years resolution or in my case new year "list of things I want to accomplish and embed in to my character", I plan on going in to the new year with absolutely no plans, goals, conceptions, dreams, notions or worries. I want to enter this new year the exact way I entered the world, as a blank slate. As a person who is ready to except all possibilities and challenges with a broad imagination and basic understanding of the people and things around me.
Time to gather all my strength and wits, in order to face head on, the obstacles which lay ahead of me. Time to let go of the past, quiet my concerns of the future, and seize the opportunities of the present.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Obamarijuana
Last week Change.gov opened a section called Open for Questions. The number one question:
"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
Sadly the response later in the week was:
President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of Marijuana.
This coupled with his selection for Attorney General Eric Holder makes even the slightest of chances that Marijuana would be legalized under Obama vanish.
Holder has fought to create mandatory 18 month sentence for Marijuana sellers.
"Worse than this he defended his client Chiquita Banana Corp’s financing of death squads in Colombia by stating that such activities are not against international law. Please spread the word and write to congressmen and senators on the judiciary committees to block his appointment."
~Psychedelic Salon
At the very least Obama will most likely end the DEA raids on medical Marijuana clinics and if we are incredibly lucky maybe the entire country, or at least more than 14 states will be voting on legalizing medical Marijuana.
A step in the right direction, but a very small one. We need a president who understands the reality of the war on drugs in America. That it is failing terribly and wasting millions of dollars.
We need drug treatment, not mandatory jail sentences.
We need an intelligent differential between classes of drugs. Separating the harder drugs like heroin and crack from Marijuana and Peyote.
We need to completely decriminalize natural substances such as Marijuana, Peyote and Psilocybe Mushrooms and avoid going after others such as Salvia and San Pedro.
We need to create new multi billion dollar industries right here in America by producing and distributing these newly legalized "drugs"
We need to send hard drug addicts to treatment and follow up on them with social work instead of sending them to jail.
We need to spend more money on drug awareness and education than on trying to get it off the streets. Drugs will always be there, but if we have informed youth they will know to avoid them.
We need to spend more military and economic might on strengthening the governments of the countries who are run by drug lords and war criminals instead of oil tycoons.
There are alot of things this country need to do. But with all of our attention drawn to two wars, the economy, and our every day struggles, no one is demanding too much right now, just the bare minimum of security and a semblance of comfort.
I demand more of my Government and Society though. And so should everyone. Even if it isn't about prohibition, everyone has a beef with how things are run. In a country of by and for the people we should all have the chance to have our voices heard and our concerns dealt with.
"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
Sadly the response later in the week was:
President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of Marijuana.
This coupled with his selection for Attorney General Eric Holder makes even the slightest of chances that Marijuana would be legalized under Obama vanish.
Holder has fought to create mandatory 18 month sentence for Marijuana sellers.
"Worse than this he defended his client Chiquita Banana Corp’s financing of death squads in Colombia by stating that such activities are not against international law. Please spread the word and write to congressmen and senators on the judiciary committees to block his appointment."
~Psychedelic Salon
At the very least Obama will most likely end the DEA raids on medical Marijuana clinics and if we are incredibly lucky maybe the entire country, or at least more than 14 states will be voting on legalizing medical Marijuana.
A step in the right direction, but a very small one. We need a president who understands the reality of the war on drugs in America. That it is failing terribly and wasting millions of dollars.
We need drug treatment, not mandatory jail sentences.
We need an intelligent differential between classes of drugs. Separating the harder drugs like heroin and crack from Marijuana and Peyote.
We need to completely decriminalize natural substances such as Marijuana, Peyote and Psilocybe Mushrooms and avoid going after others such as Salvia and San Pedro.
We need to create new multi billion dollar industries right here in America by producing and distributing these newly legalized "drugs"
We need to send hard drug addicts to treatment and follow up on them with social work instead of sending them to jail.
We need to spend more money on drug awareness and education than on trying to get it off the streets. Drugs will always be there, but if we have informed youth they will know to avoid them.
We need to spend more military and economic might on strengthening the governments of the countries who are run by drug lords and war criminals instead of oil tycoons.
There are alot of things this country need to do. But with all of our attention drawn to two wars, the economy, and our every day struggles, no one is demanding too much right now, just the bare minimum of security and a semblance of comfort.
I demand more of my Government and Society though. And so should everyone. Even if it isn't about prohibition, everyone has a beef with how things are run. In a country of by and for the people we should all have the chance to have our voices heard and our concerns dealt with.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Rights Shmights
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Friday, December 12, 2008
Oh My Stars & Garters
It amuses me how items come back in to style. Retro as it may be. Rummaging through parents closets. Thrift stores. Hand me downs. I don't understand fashion and trends. New clothes being designed and made every day, when there are millions of articles sitting at the bottom of someones dresser, in a donation bin and hidden in peoples basements. We don't think of clothes as something that needs to be preserved or recycled. Just throw them out or donate them and get new ones each season. WTF?! Waste money, buy new clothes only to get upset the moment they stain or rip, contribute to the multi millions of a company like the Gap making a fortune off sweat shops overseas.
Preserve your clothes, appreciate them, some people don't have the abundance of cloth that this nation seems to take for granted.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Cluttered Minds
Living in cluttered environments create cluttered minds. A never ending stream of thought, with no focus and no destination. A mess of objects and possessions strewn about your personal space. Emotions, tempers, exuberance or will power constantly fluctuating from one extreme to the next.
Become centered, flow with the universe, clear your mind, organize your possessions. Live a focused and determined life with good cause and just resolve. Know the goals and aspirations that are achievable and those which should be left behind. Share with others and care for yourself.
Live Life.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Till 6 in the Monin'
The crack head hours, when almost everyone at the party is gone, but whoever is left is either passed out on the couch or searching for any left over beers. Coming down from E or still smoking bowls. The crack head hours are my favorite part of any party. Somehow I always make it, 6 in the morning, 7, 8, going on my twelfth hour of drinking. But hey, that's nothing to an alcohol enthusiast like myself. Wandering from room to room, finding some of the weirdest situation and left over party items that anyone could possibly imagine. Hell most people can't even imagine the things I've seen at 6 in the morning, because usually the person who did it was so fucked up they weren't even aware of it. It is all instinct and insanity. Beer, bongs, drugs, dancing, girls, guitars, and a whole lot of anarchy. Happy Thanksgiving...
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