It’s always hilarious to hear this, but there’s a growing body of evidence that says it’s so. THC, the mind-altering component of cannabis may improve memory in the elderly. Yes, that stuff that makes you forget the sentence you’re in the middle of may help you remember better.
The irreverent Stephen Fry faces blasphemy charges in Ireland for expressing a low opinion of God.
Heaven help us. If you thought Her Chelseaness was bad, brace yourself. Yet another Kennedy is now obviously being groomed for the political spotlight. And by damn if he hasn’t been blessed with his uncle John-John’s chiseled good looks.
Obamacare? Trumpcare? Get rid of it all. And not just for the obvious-to-freedomistas reason.
Herschel Smith: you simply cannot lay on the floor waiting for your door to be busted down because the home invaders might be police. No honorable man can do something like that, any more than an honorable man can bust doors in and point guns at other people just because a judge says so.”
How to say No:
Many years ago I read a reportedly-true article about Ethel Barrymore in which a party she was giving had been snubbed by an A-lister at the time. Years passed, and the A-lister – now a C-lister – requested her backing for an important comeback bash being set-up for an as-yet-unknown future date. Barrymore’s answer: “Sorry, I’m going to be busy that night.”
And in Mastering Emotions, “5. Keep track of positive experiences” doesn’t just help construct and utilize those positive experiences – it also helps keep the negative (and cynical) away. It keeps one aware of which side s/he wants to lead from. Some people become cynical by default, by not paying attention to their own attitudes; being aware of the positive makes the negative less able to creep in without warning.
ExpatNJMay 9, 2017 11:29 am
How to say “no” without feeling guilty? The article describes what I term a “Defensive Non-Alias”.
Reminds me of my old college chemistry lab days. We noticed the pure “Ethyl Alcohol” we used began evaporating at an alarming rate, even in a climate-controlled building (we suspected the night janitor was filching some). So, we re-labelled it as “Methyl Carbinol” (same molecule, just described differently, yet still accurately). Mercy sakes alive! The name change somehow affected its sub-atomic structure, and the rapid rate of evaporation ceased!
Choose the appropriate “Defense Non-Alias” when dealing with moochers.
Stops them cold every time.
LOL, Irish police are not pursuing charges against Fry … because (so sez the Independent), they couldn’t find a sufficient number of people who were outraged.
It seems there’s more than just memory that cannabis might be able to be a helping;
http://www.playboy.com/articles/this-weed-strain-apparently-helps-women-orgasm
How to say No:
Many years ago I read a reportedly-true article about Ethel Barrymore in which a party she was giving had been snubbed by an A-lister at the time. Years passed, and the A-lister – now a C-lister – requested her backing for an important comeback bash being set-up for an as-yet-unknown future date. Barrymore’s answer: “Sorry, I’m going to be busy that night.”
And in Mastering Emotions, “5. Keep track of positive experiences” doesn’t just help construct and utilize those positive experiences – it also helps keep the negative (and cynical) away. It keeps one aware of which side s/he wants to lead from. Some people become cynical by default, by not paying attention to their own attitudes; being aware of the positive makes the negative less able to creep in without warning.
How to say “no” without feeling guilty? The article describes what I term a “Defensive Non-Alias”.
Reminds me of my old college chemistry lab days. We noticed the pure “Ethyl Alcohol” we used began evaporating at an alarming rate, even in a climate-controlled building (we suspected the night janitor was filching some). So, we re-labelled it as “Methyl Carbinol” (same molecule, just described differently, yet still accurately). Mercy sakes alive! The name change somehow affected its sub-atomic structure, and the rapid rate of evaporation ceased!
Choose the appropriate “Defense Non-Alias” when dealing with moochers.
Stops them cold every time.
LOL, Irish police are not pursuing charges against Fry … because (so sez the Independent), they couldn’t find a sufficient number of people who were outraged.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stephen-fry-blasphemy-ireland-probe-investigation-dropped-police-gardai-not-enough-outrage-a7725116.html
And so much for the concept of laws being rational or objective.
A win to report for the Institute for Justice http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-forfeit-case-20170508-story.html