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“TINKLE TIME,” EXPLAINED
Jazz Lives —
Authority: 132
Readers may recall my post about this Harry Woods song — the sheet music a recent eBay purchase whose cover has Bobby Hackett looking solemn. The music itself came today (the melody is truly dumb) and I now understand Hackett’s expression, the face of a man wishing to be far from this song. ...7 hours ago -
Germany: Seven-year-old found on Berlin sidewalk with alcohol poisoning
Fight Hangovers —
Authority: 453
Link: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091109-23119.html A seven-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was found on a Berlin sidewalk with dangerously high amounts of alcohol in his system on Sunday evening, police reported. Residents in the city’s Spandau district alarmed emergency rescuers ...1 day ago -
Drug Prohibition
Red Tory v.3.0 —
Authority: 479
From the esteemed travel writer’s website : Rick Steves sees the current prohibition on marijuana as a misguided policy causing more harm to our society than good — much like the Prohibition against alcohol did in the 1930s. In these recent articles and interviews, Rick explains why he believes that, assuming a ...2 days ago -
Virginia May Privatize ABC Stores; It’s about Time
OpenMarket.org —
Authority: 633
In a time when the federal government’s involvement in the economy appears to only grow, it’s encouraging to see at least one industry where the trend may soon move in the opposite direction, even if at the state level. Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell has proposed priviatizing the state’s liquor stores ...3 days ago -
Three strikes and only the stupid will be punished
The Spicy Cauldron —
Authority: 424
Image via Wikipedia As it’s a copyright violation to sing in the bath, can we expect the unelected Peter Mandelson –who these days has Gordon Brown’s ear like he had Tony Blair’s (he keeps them pickled in brine in jam jars on his bathroom window, apparently)–to ban offenders from accessing water and ...4 days ago -
US: Alcohol For Sale at an Abilene Park?
Fight Hangovers —
Authority: 453
Link: http://bigcountryhomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=190521 by: Brittany Pelletz After the Park and Recreation Board approved the sale of alcohol at fund-raising events held at Abilenes Grover Nelson Park, residents are speaking up. "I dont have any problem with it at all. I think everybody that is over ...5 days ago -
A LESBIAN ON BLOGCATALOG
REAL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
Authority: 129
A lesbian over on BlogCatalog started a discussion entitled, "Gays & Lesbians of Faith," as a device for attracting homosexuals of all "faiths" to participate in a documentary film shes planned. It garnered some questions about homosexuality in general. I left a second comment there that follows and that is ...5 days ago -
Italy: Crucifixes banned from classrooms
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 149
From The Ottawa Citizen Italians outraged by classroom crucifix ban Court rules icons in schools may disturb non-Christians By Philip Pullella, Reuters November 4, 2009 3:04 AM Italy reacted furiously Tuesday to a European Court of Human Rights ruling that crucifixes should not be displayed in schools, ...5 days ago -
Breckenridge Colorado overwhelmingly legalizes marijuana
X Cannabis —
Authority: 116
Breckenridge has made the sensible choice to stop arresting marijuana consumers that possess up to an ounce of [...]6 days ago -
Three Women Named to Board of Education
Times Traveler —
Authority: 470
In a rare but not unprecedented move, Mayor George B. McClellan Jr. appointed three women to the 12-member Board of Education.6 days ago -
American Home Brewing As We Know It Today
Homeschool Facts —
Authority: 462
American home brewing adapts to the changes in the political and economic climates of the country. Back in the 90s, America had been the top producer of beer. However, with the global recession that...6 days ago -
What a cunt…
Fortuzero —
Authority: 108
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23763767-gordon-brown-im-right-to-overrule-drug-advisers.do Witness the gall and audacity of this grotesque, fat, half blind cunt in all its glory (link above). Science is all well and good, but only when it agrees with corrupt government policy apparently. Otherwise ...6 days ago -
Please, Don’t Make A Whiskey PC With A Good Whiskey Bottle
autotechie.com —
Authority: 157
Yesterday I spent the evening at Tuthilltown Spirits , New York’s first distillery after the Prohibition and makers of some of the most delicious whiskey I’ve ever had. I would never use their bottles to make a PC. It’d be sacrilege. (more…) Read the original: Please, Don’t Make A Whiskey PC With A Good ...1 week ago -
The end of prohibition
Applesauce —
Authority: 442
Jacob Weisberg EXPLAINS “why gay marriage, getting high and going to Cuba will soon be legal.” An excerpt: Our forms of prohibition are more sins of omission than commission. Rather than trying to take away longstanding rights, they’re instances of conservative laws failing to keep pace with ...1 week ago -
Marijuana Prohibition Harms Children
A Fool's Wisdom —
Authority: 110
Potent testimony by Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Jim Gray to California Assembly committee hearing on legalization of marijuana: California Assembly Bill 390 is an act to tax and regulate marijuana in California. Some of the key messages I got from Judge Grey’s testimony: Legalizing is not the ...1 week ago -
Vatican Is Doubtful on Sainthood for Columbus
Times Traveler —
Authority: 470
Patrick John Ryan, Archbishop of Philadelphia and the Knights of Columbus have petitioned the Pope to canonize Christopher Columbus, according to a report from Rome, but "a distinguished prelate of the Congregation of Rites is quoted as declaring that the petitioners are unlikely to obtain satisfaction."1 week ago -
Yes Men
From The Barrel of a Gun —
Authority: 110
You might think that being given the job of advisor to the government meant that you were supposed to, you know, advise . Apparently " Youre doing it wrong ," is not advice the government likes to hear .1 week ago -
Pot Politics: California Could Go All the Way
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
Authority: 726
California was the first to legalize medicinal marijuana and, if three ballot measures and a bill floating around the state legislature have anything to say about it, the Golden State could be the first to legalize and tax adult marijuana use across the board. Don’t get too excited. Ending pot prohibition is tricky ...1 week ago -
Top U.K government scientist says: Cannabis evidence ‘was devalued’
Marijuana & Cannabis Blog —
Authority: 118
We came across this interesting thread on the BBC website which refers to a lecture given by Professor David Nutt, of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Professor Nutt used a lecture at King’s College in London and a briefing paper to attack what he called the “artificial” separation of alcohol and ...1 week ago -
Loose lips cause rips – Oregon medical marijuana patient victim of home invasion robbery
NORML Daily Audio Stash —
Authority: 444
( FOX 12 Oregon ) OREGON CITY, Ore. — An Oregon City man was held at gunpoint and his three children were locked in a closet after three intruders invaded their home in search of medical marijuana. At about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the man heard someone knocking on his front door and proclaiming that his girlfriend had ...1 week ago