Paul Williams, who I will always remember as Little Enos from Smokey and The Bandit, is still alive and well (he’ll turn 71 this coming Monday) and to my delight very active in recovery (sober since 1990). In my mind, he was as dead as Colonel Harry Potter from Mash (nope, he is alive) and Burgess Meredith (yep, really dead). ….
Read more ›An essay on the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914. As the 20th Century began, America’s drinking habits were undergoing a thorough review. But In late 1914, five years before the prohibition of alcohol became the law of the land, the government also took aim at other drugs. The legal status of heroin and cocaine changed ….
Read more ›Ok, I promise the PSA deluge will stop soon. I’ve gotten my related post function working, only not as I had hoped. Posting my problems on the help forums for the Thesis theme (which this site uses). Promise to return to normal programming asap. In the meantime check this one out – it is truly ….
Read more ›And who the heck is Edison Peña? Well…he is the worlds most famous trapped miner. One year ago today Edison Peña was one happy camper, being one of the 33 miners rescued in Copiapó, Chile from the San José mine, where he and 32 others had been trapped for almost 70 days. During the year ….
Read more ›Why marijuana gets you high, and hemp doesn’t. Cannabis sativa comes in two distinct flavors-smokeable weed, and headache-inducing hemp. The difference between hemp and smokeable marijuana is simple: Hemp, used for fiber and seed, contains only a tiny amount of THC, the primary active ingredient in the kind of cannabis that gets you high. I ….
Read more ›Brain scans, iPhone love, and state-dependent memory. (Third post in the “Five-Question Interview” series.) Brain scans have put cognitive neuroscience on the map. They have become a key part of addiction studies as well. In fact, brain scans have put neuroscience on the front page, due to the controversies they have engendered. Cognitive neuroscientist Jon ….
Read more ›Just a quick post to congratulate TDA on completing his second marathon today, and besting his time by 25 minutes. After committing to finish his first marathon earlier this year in response to Mrs. TDA’s battle with cancer , he just kept on running; completing this 26.2 miles amidst the beautiful scenery of Niagara Falls. Congratulations to TDA for beating ….
Read more ›His whole approach to art was that the world is an angry and mean place – and that art, like religion, was there to console those who were heartbroken by life. And that was first and foremost him. He was first in line. To his contemporaries he was a lowly figure, to be avoided or ….
Read more ›Did you know there is a whole school of psychology that basically takes the Serenity Prayer and expands upon it? The Morita School of Japanese Psychology (and no it’s not the Wax on, Wax off method espoused by Pat Morita, although that’s a good one), teaches one that it is better to take action to ….
Read more ›Besides liking old school prog rock and heavy metal, I’ve always had a fondness for musicians from Sweden going back to the days of abba. This video is by Lykke Li and what I really like about her is the diversity – she’s got pop like abba, techno like bjork – and plenty of soul ….
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