White House “drug czar” John Walters for backing a Mexican government proposal that would remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Walters’ public support for a drug decriminalization proposal by Mexican President Felipe Calderon, quoting Walters as saying, “I don’t think that’s legalization.” Under Calderon’s proposal, individuals caught with small quantities of marijuana would receive no jail sentence or fine and would not receive a criminal record so long as they complete either drug education or, if addicted, drug treatment. Unlike proposals supported by MPP, the Mexican president’s proposal would also decriminalize possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.

:: Good for the Goose ::

Awesome news and one small step closer to dismantling the prison industrial complex. This is also one small step towards complete strangers NOT approaching me on the assumption that I want to buy drugs, sell them drugs, or know where to get them drugs. Which I find highly, highly annoying.

For the record:
Rastafarianism is a religion practiced by people so hopelessly baked that they worship a dictator as the second coming of Christ. seriously? yes.

I’m flying to the Bay Area tomorrow and I’m going to be pretty busy in sausalito explaining why software companies don’t understand their users* More free time starting wednesday and stretching into the week after that although still busy.

call or email if you want to get ill
970-215-8708
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Two U.S. fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, according to secret files made public on Monday. One pilot said he was seconds away from firing 24 rockets at the object, which moved erratically and gave a radar reading like “a flying aircraft carrier.” The pilot, Milton Torres, now 77 and living in Miami, said it spent periods motionless in the sky before reaching estimated speeds of more than 7,600 mph

:: Gadzooks via Yahoo ::

Three Scenarios
1. Guy is making it up (unlikely since there is documented gov papers)
2. Gov is making it up (requires cooperation of old man)
3. Aliens?

I don’t really think it’s worth much time to think about aliens but more and more I see things that edge me farther away from indifferent agnosticism.

I have a reputation for being highly persuasive which I think is largely undeserved. What appears similar but is actually quite different is that I am very good at helping people get what they want. I also (try!) to shut the fuck up unless I’ve considered the topic at length and I’m pretty decent with logistics. My theory is that while not totally impossible it’s a pretty big waste of time to try to change people’s minds or get them to do things they don’t want to do.