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31 minutes ago, Len Cnut said:

I don't trust weed in any form other than spliffs, blunts and bongs.  Allow that fuckin' edible shit, when I wanna get high I wanna get high right then and there, not have it hit me 2 hours later when I'm doing fuck knows what.

I agree.  There is something about how I could never eat just one gummy bear or brownie that makes me wonder about the edibles.  And I hear from people that they should have only eaten half, after eating a whole.  But I can't smoke anymore due to throat issues.  Sigh.  I guess I'll just stick with my coke and fentanyl.

It never fails, a discussion about pot will eventually lead to a discussion about fried chicken.

I must admit, I am overwhelmed and don't know what to buy - for pot, not chicken.

Some friends had fun with gummy bears last weekend.  Edibles might be the way to go?  What I want is a no paranoia, life is funny, chill time.

What happened to Mick? 

Chick flick, yes.   I love it because you cry and then you laugh.

I don't know why I found this new highway sign in Ontario funny, but I did.

47 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said:

You fuck shortbread? 

LOL damn I missed this place.

Loved this guy.. Hate cancer.

On October 12, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Len Cnut said:

Looks like I’m alone on this one

I loved it!  I loved, loved, loved it.. A quick one off in the competitive rap style. No accompanying sounds, even from the background guys who were loudly quiet in support of what was being said. And I am so glad he had a focus on the gaslighting crap when he said Trump brings your attention to NFL nonsense over here while the country falls apart over there.. I don't understand why this isn't discussed more.

Perfect prose? No, but timely and with integrity.

Loved it.

RIP Jerry Lewis

On June 13, 2017 at 6:44 AM, Gracii Guns said:

12 weeks pregnant. Due date 21st December. 

I really, really miss the booze!

Props to @DirtyDeeds who was totally cool with me puking in his house lots. 

Wow! Awesome news. Congratulations GG!

49 minutes ago, Powerage5 said:

Glad you had a great time in China - I loved it last year when I visited, and can't wait to go back someday (Luckily I have the ten year visa, so going back will be a piece of cake). I have to say though, I much preferred Beijing to Shanghai. Shanghai was an impressive, modern city. But when I travel I love sightseeing and history, and Beijing is pretty damn hard to top in that regard. 

 

My next trip is coming up on Saturday already - this one is the Southwest. Starting out in Oklahoma City, and driving down through Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and California, before ending up in LA. Lots of new ground for me to cover on this one; I've been to Oklahoma before (Tulsa though, not OKC), Texas, and LA - everything else on this trip is new. 

Yes, Beijing was great. We actually spent most of our time there and I feel I know the city layout pretty well after that. Beijing and area has most of what you go to China to see as well.  What was amazing was the growth with all those tall condo buildings in all larger cities. here you see a small cluster of buildings by the lake and say "look at all those condos". But there you see them go on and on. There might be one style of 30 buildings next to another style of 30 buildings and on and on.. We went on the subway once at rush hour and it was where you really experience the population.. It was a sea of people and you had to be pretty assertive.. In Shaghai, there were signs on the roads not to honk your horn and the effect of that was so nice.. Compare this to Miami where people honk just to vent, it felt so civilized in Shanghai by comparison. We felt like there was not a good sense of 24 million living in Shanghai while walking the streets. Nothing seemed busy. but we were told it all happens in the subways.. we were also told that Chonqing, also a large city, was a better city for seeing everyday Chinese life, with less impact from tourism.

My brother is 6'6" and people were amazed to look at him. Many came up to comment that he was so tall and they would stare in the subway.. I found that pretty funny.

I got home from China a week ago and this jet lag is still going strong.

Awesome trip though. A lot of surprises, a lot of beauty. China has about 40x the people that Canada has so it was interesting to see how they manage and plan and the changes in the past twenty years are amazing.  We visited about eight cities. Favourite was Shanghai, loved the Yangzee river, Beijing was also great and so easy to get around on the subway.

We went to The Wall early in the morning and hardly anyone was there so that made the walk/hike/climb extra special.. I have FNH that was diagnosed when I had trouble hiking up Diamond Head in Hawaii, so wasn't sure I would be able to get to the highest parts, but persevered and did it!  It was a huge one for me.. Now I will go back to Diamond Head and finish that one.

RIP. fan since forever.

Heading to Miami for the winter, then China in May.. Excited!

1 minute ago, Dan H. said:

I'm sure you had your own experience at the airport.

Unfortunately many many many people have a bad experience in airport lines based on their race. Its our responsibility to listen to those people and respect their experiences as well

Yes I agree with that.. Maybe my blond hair and blue eyes were why my pat down was so easy and uneventful.   The "profile" just doesn't identify me as a risk.  And people have different sensitivity levels as well, that are valid for them.. I personally didn't see much offensive in the pat down in that video but she was clearly feeling some level of trauma as a result.

2 minutes ago, Dan H. said:

I'm sure they have a quota system, and also authorize agents to pull "suspicious" people out at their discression. 

The "at their discression" part is where racial profiling comes in. I'm sure its often not intentional. US society just kinda cultures people to be suspicious of Middle Eastern or Indian people.

One thing Of note, all TSA reps who pulled me aside were females and I believe of middle eastern descent.   I don't believe race  entered into why they selected me as I have noticed all races pulled aside at one time or another.. They have always been respectful and polite towards me, even friendly. Which is why I think I am just picked because they can tap me down fast and move on.

It would not surprise me though if they have certain "looks" they watch for. And it can only be about look as they never discuss my circumstances or plans..  Just a short explanation of what to expect, tap, tap, tap, very similar to that video, and away I go.

23 hours ago, Dan H. said:

White privilege means is that society typically caters more towards white people than minorities. An example of this is that people with foreign or black sounding names are drastically less likely to be called for a job interview than someone with a white sounding name.

In Georgy's comment, I assume he is saying that brown people are statistically more likely to be taken for extra screening and frisking than a white person. Thus, just being born white gives you that statistical benefit.

It was intially a phrase designed to draw attention to the fact that discrimination is still alive and well in the United States, but has turned into a condescending insult used by HuffPost liberals to trash on individual white people and make them feel guilty. Ultimately its a societal problem that has hung on in American culture from slavery, Jim Crowe, crack laws and manditory sentencing, etc etc.

It should always have only been an observation for discussion, not a weapon for accusing individuals of racism just because they are white people.

I have wondered if the selection process is less about race and more about quotas. ie how can they screen as many as possible to reach their required numbers.. I have been pulled aside for the tap down 4 out of the last 5 times I have travelled. They have always been polite but thorough. I have not minded because they did it fast. I have never asked for a private room.. 

i travel very light, so no jackets with filled pockets or other things to make the search more complicated. You could typically look at me and see what I have on me. 

I am blond with blue eyes. Typical Dutch looking woman. Nothing that meets any profiles, but I have been pulled aside 80% of my trips. I honestly think it is more because they can get me through fast and get their numbers than because I meet a certain type of profile.

Shannon Doherty

Gord Downie

Sharon Stone

Michael Douglas

Tommy Chong

Valerie Harper

Donald Trump

Bernie Madoff

LArry King

Jerry Lewis

Wow, Zsa Zsa died.. Aged 99.

8 minutes ago, MB. said:

Lol, something with a hip and a dislocation. That's all you get.

Same here 

If you are going to punish the band for the negative perceived impact, then wouldn't they have to be rewarded for positive impacts? Can you imagine all they would receive just for Patience alone?

I have watched a couple from season 2. good show. The episodes unravel in an interesting way..   White Christmas twilight zone-y.. Jon Hamm plays his role well.

I like a good green pea soup with ham and potatoes, clam chowder, barley and beef.. 

how about stews?  Love stews cooked in my crockpot.. And need a good crusty roll with it.  But I have been on paleo so the roll is out for now, as are the soups I have listed here. Sigh.

This is my living room...

and my little studio...

In my living room, I love my coffee table, shuffleboard and wall unit that we have named "the boxes" because my brother made them for me.  I want a darker coloured sectional, and a bigger studio.  Other than books, I don't like a lot of "stuff" around so tend to keep it a bit minimalist.  And  before you ask, it's a money tree.

My dining room has to act as a few different rooms.  Right now it has a large air mattress because my Dutch relatives just left.  So back to my glass dining table and yoga mat on the floor.

I have felt that way a few times in my career. Usually when I would get promoted which I always worried was lifting me to my " level of incompetence".  A close friend, after listening to me whine over wine about how I would not be able to do the job said "It's not that you can't do the job, it's that your self confidence is shit." I have remembered that ever since. I remind myself when these times happen that I can probably handle it because I have handled all the challenges that I had faced to get where I am, and my nerves are just because my self confidence is shit.. Helped me face new stuff.

Thay already liked your proposal, so it is not a challenge you can't handle.. Public speaking, yeah I never liked that even though I had to do it a lot.. Use your deep breathing techniques, know your presentation info well, and have slides so they look at something besaides you all the time.

Good luck!