Did we not learn anything from prohibition?

Dawn posted yesterday about the Dell dude getting busted for marijuana possession and the strong focus on marijuana in the new anti-drug campaigns. Her post was well written and I won’t rehash what she said. I just wanted to add that the ads that really made me angry were the ones that linked drug use to terrorism. That’s pretty lame. It’s bad enough the government has a “terror alert” every other week (with no clear action plan mind you), but are they really running out of ideas for this holy crusade? I thought those ads were even less credible tying them to pot smoking. Please… have you ever seen a violent pot smoker?

Personally, I think their “war” generates too much revenue for them to give it up. I agree with what Dawn said in her post. Like Greg, I know plenty of people who don’t fit the stereotypical pot-smoker “duuuuude!” mold. Hell, I know plenty of hardcore Republicans that smoke daily which makes me wonder sometimes who’s actually keeping this war alive? As Dan Savage pointed out in covering the Aaron Palmer trial, there are a lot of people who have tried pot at least once in their lifetime. Marijuana certainly has more positive benefits then nicotine and isn’t responsible for as many deaths.

OK, that’s about all I can ramble this morning.

Here kitty kitty…

Michelle & I hit a bridal show a couple weekends ago. The highlight for me was getting our picture taken with this beige tiger cub UNTIL I saw the quality if the pic.

I guess I should have known it wouldn’t be the sharpest photo as they were using one of those Sony Mavica floppy disk cameras, but DAMN, we were pretty disappointed.

Oh well, just reminds me that I have to remember to bring my camera EVERYWHERE.

Now for the fun part…

Well, the domain appears to be moved and now I’m tasked with the new layout. Heh… should be a piece of cake right? Well, not if you’ve got quite a number of HTML files and your whole site used to be setup in Frames.

Will be working this morning on some changes, hopefully having some updates a little later today.

UPDATE - Well the frames are gone, hence no left side menu. I’ve managed to parse through a hundred files or so and I’m taking a break while I ponder exactly how I’m going to get the new layout together.

Domain Is Moved!

If you are reading this then the DNS transfer happened and my domain has successfully been moved.

In case you’re looking at a generic MT layout, I apologize and I’ll be setting up everyone’s links as quickly as I can.

I’m hoping my new hosting service will limit the number of connection problems people were having with the website.

Does Bush Have A Long Term Plan?

What benefit does ousting Saddam bring if Anti-Americanism grows in non-Islamic countries?

How will the U.S. be more secure if it snubs its nose at its allies? Say what you want about the Europeans, but does the U.S. need more enemies?

What’s the point of beating up the neighborhood bully, if the other kids don’t want YOU on the playground anymore?

OK, It’s almost time…

Well, I was able to setup my photo gallery & MT on the new webserver. You’ll know when the switch happens as I’ve left the default MT layout in place until I get my site redesign finished.

There will be a lot of broken links & stuff, but bear with me `cause this will be the first major design change since the summer and I’ve only a few hundred HTML files to go through.

In the meantime, go visit Tony as he was cool enough to give me some mad props for a reasonable car donation.

a small hiccup in service

Good evening dear readers,

Don’t be surprised if this site blips off the radar screen at various times this week. I’m in the process of changing host providers and I haven’t quite configured the new webserver just yet.

It will be quite a task to move the photo albums and I’m hoping to squeeze in a layout change (although just getting the albums moved has proven a difficult task).

Hopefully, the site will be moved just in time for V-day.

You are not alone.

Apparently I’m not the only one who has moments of Peter Pan syndrome. As a kid your problems never last more than a minute “Ouch! Momma I bumped my head!” to an hour “Mom! Joey keeps eating MY crayons!” to a day “All the kids tease me, call me gook and stuff.” Even then, any anxiety is short as comfort is readily available from family “You tell those kids you are not Chinese, your eyes just stretch cause your head’s so fat.” Children are blissfully unaware of their dependence on others and at the same time they have more freedom.

As an adult you strive to make your own choices and grow from being dependent to being depended on. I’ve certainly had my moments like Dawn. I wonder if I should work the long corporate hours, if my own business venture will take off, how Michelle & I will afford our wedding later this year, how the war with Iraq will affect our future, if the North Korean crisis will escalate, sometimes I just wake up angry. But even when I’m the most anxious or distressed I remember to move forward. I draw inspiration from my mother who went back to work making only $25k and raised my sister & I by herself after my father died. I remind myself that everyone is tested in their lifetime. I think of my friend Chris’s brother Craig who became a widower at 38 with two baby girls. I think of Bridget who was raped & shot three times, but still managed to survive & recover. In comparison it’s easier to be the listener and advice-giver than it is to actually lead by example, but I pray with every test God will provide me with the strength I need to be successful.

I had a happy childhood. My parents regardless of their troubles or the state of the world made sure of that. And while they didn’t shelter us from things they made sure that the rough times of moving from place to place, hand-me-down clothes and cheap meals were provided with the same spirit & love as the times of plenty. Despite the economy, pending war, personal anxiety, I get up every morning with a goal, even if it’s just to get through that day.

Get Your $20!

I thought I’d do my part and post this link to the CD Music Settlement as local media coverage stated only 30,000 claims have been filed so far.

I’m thinkin’ if more people don’t ask for their $20 then I want another LARGER check sent to me or maybe Tony can finally get a car.

Cell Phones Don’t Kill People…

OK, I have to type quickly this morning as I’m sitting in class and the instructor will certainly call on me for something - BUT I had to get off this rant:

Cell phones don’t kill people - STUPID IGNORANT DUMBASS DRIVERS DO.

On my way to class this morning I was sitting at an intersection waiting to turn onto the highway. I was a few cars back and the light was red so I knew I wouldn’t be getting anywhere in a hurry.

I heard an ambulance siren behind me and saw the paramedics pull up on the left side of traffic. Then they stopped… not because they wanted to, but simply because the jackass sitting in the left turn lane was on a cell phone and refused to move out of the way.

Now I’m thinkin’ how can you NOT hear the siren screaming directly behind you? At the 30 second point, the ambulance started honking its horn. How the hell do you ignore that? Sirens screaming, horn honking, ambulance DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU and you still don’t move?

The paramedic even got out of the ambulance, walked up to the car and banged on the driver’s window. I couldn’t see if the person was still talking or not, but would you believe that even after that they still didn’t move?

It was not until the light changed, that the driver moved forward enough for the paramedics to pull around them.

I tried to catch the license plate number, but I just couldn’t see it. I hope Karma comes around today and just beats the crap out of that @sshole.

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