Our society is based on a system of economics that is collapsing before our eyes. You can’t fix the system by flooding it with cash. It has to be replaced!

Many of the dysfunctional behaviors of today’s society stem from the dehumanizing environment inherent in the existing monetary system.

We are slaves to a system of debt and servitude, slaves who pay for housing and food! Uncle Tom had it easy compared to the way Uncle Sam has the game rigged. Dollars are printed out of thin air, and we pay dearly for them.

Imagine replacing our entire culture with that of a resource-based economy. A resource-based economy makes goods and services available without money or any other system of debt or servitude. All resources become the common heritage of all inhabitants, not just a select few, dramatically reducing crime, poverty, hunger, and homelessness.

No advertising, hype or promotion. No stock market. No banks. No need for $300 sneakers.

A resource-based economy utilizes existing resources to enhance the lives of the total population. Automation and technology would be intelligently applied and integrated into a social design where the function would be to maximize the quality of life rather than profits.

Let’s start saving civilization, not banks!

Visit www.thevenusproject.com for information.

9) HEAVY MARIJUANA USE AS A YOUNG ADULT WON’T RUIN YOUR LIFE: Veterans Affairs scientists looked at whether heavy marijuana use as a young adult caused long-term problems later, studying identical twins in which one twin had been a heavy marijuana user for a year or longer but had stopped at least one month before the study, while the second twin had used marijuana no more than five times ever. Marijuana use had no significant impact on physical or mental health care utilization, health-related quality of life, or current socio-demographic characteristics. Eisen SE et al. Does Marijuana Use Have Residual Adverse Effects on Self-Reported Health Measures, Socio-Demographics or Quality of Life? A Monozygotic Co-Twin Control Study in Men. Addiction. Vol. 97 No. 9. p.1083-1086. Sept. 1997

8 ) THE “GATEWAY EFFECT” MAY BE A MIRAGE: Marijuana is often called a “gateway drug” by supporters of prohibition, who point to statistical “associations” indicating that persons who use marijuana are more likely to eventually try hard drugs than those who never use marijuana � implying that marijuana use somehow causes hard drug use. But a model developed by RAND Corp. researcher Andrew Morral demonstrates that these associations can be explained “without requiring a gateway effect.” More likely, this federally funded study suggests, some people simply have an underlying propensity to try drugs, and start with what’s most readily available. Morral AR, McCaffrey D and Paddock S. Reassessing the Marijuana Gateway Effect. Addiction. December 2002. p. 1493-1504.

7) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART I): The White House had the National Research Council examine the data being gathered about drug use and the effects of U.S. drug policies. NRC concluded, “the nation possesses little information about the effectiveness of current drug policy, especially of drug law enforcement.” And what data exist show “little apparent relationship between severity of sanctions prescribed for drug use and prevalence or frequency of use.” In other words, there is no proof that prohibition � the cornerstone of U.S. drug policy for a century � reduces drug use. National Research Council. Informing America’s Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don’t Know Keeps Hurting Us. National Academy Press, 2001. p. 193.

6) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART II: DOES PROHIBITION CAUSE THE “GATEWAY EFFECT”?): U.S. and Dutch researchers, supported in part by NIDA, compared marijuana users in San Francisco, where non-medical use remains illegal, to Amsterdam, where adults may possess and purchase small amounts of marijuana from regulated businesses. Looking at such parameters as frequency and quantity of use and age at onset of use, they found no differences except one: Lifetime use of hard drugs was significantly lower in Amsterdam, with its “tolerant” marijuana policies. For example, lifetime crack cocaine use was 4.5 times higher in San Francisco than Amsterdam. Reinarman, C, Cohen, PDA, and Kaal, HL. The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 94, No. 5. May 2004. p. 836-842.

5) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART I): Federal researchers implanted several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung cancers, in mice, then treated them with cannabinoids (unique, active components found in marijuana). THC and other cannabinoids shrank tumors and increased the mice’s lifespans. Munson, AE et al. Antineoplastic Activity of Cannabinoids. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Sept. 1975. p. 597-602.

4) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER, (PART II): In a 1994 study the government tried to suppress, federal researchers gave mice and rats massive doses of THC, looking for cancers or other signs of toxicity. The rodents given THC lived longer and had fewer cancers, “in a dose-dependent manner” (i.e. the more THC they got, the fewer tumors). NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis Studies Of 1-Trans- Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In F344/N Rats And B6C3F(1) Mice, Gavage Studies. See also, “Medical Marijuana: Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less Cancer,” AIDS Treatment News no. 263, Jan. 17, 1997.

3) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART III): Researchers at the Kaiser-Permanente HMO, funded by NIDA, followed 65,000 patients for nearly a decade, comparing cancer rates among non-smokers, tobacco smokers, and marijuana smokers. Tobacco smokers had massively higher rates of lung cancer and other cancers. Marijuana smokers who didn’t also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers were slightly lower than non-smokers, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. Sidney, S. et al. Marijuana Use and Cancer Incidence (California, United States). Cancer Causes and Control. Vol. 8. Sept. 1997, p. 722-728.

2) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART IV): Donald Tashkin, a UCLA researcher whose work is funded by NIDA, did a case-control study comparing 1,200 patients with lung, head and neck cancers to a matched group with no cancer. Even the heaviest marijuana smokers had no increased risk of cancer, and had somewhat lower cancer risk than non-smokers (tobacco smokers had a 20-fold increased lung cancer risk). Tashkin D. Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study. American Thoracic Society International Conference. May 23, 2006.

1) MARIJUANA DOES HAVE MEDICAL VALUE: In response to passage of California’s medical marijuana law, the White House had the Institute of Medicine (IOM) review the data on marijuana’s medical benefits and risks. The IOM concluded, “Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana.” While noting potential risks of smoking, the report added, “we acknowledge that there is no clear alternative for people suffering from chronic conditions that might be relieved by smoking marijuana, such as pain or AIDS wasting.” The government’s refusal to acknowledge this finding caused co-author John A. Benson to tell the New York Times that the government “loves to ignore our report � they would rather it never happened.” Joy, JE, Watson, SJ, and Benson, JA. Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base. National Academy Press. 1999. p. 159. See also, Harris, G. FDA Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana. New York Times. Apr. 21, 2006

Is ANYBODY better off?
Can ANYBODY afford gas?
Does ANYONE have any $$$???
Does ANYONE feel any safer???

How did this drunken spoiled, lazy frat-boy become the president and why are we not doing anything about it!?

Fuck you and your war Mr. President…. go count your fucking millions!!! (or is it billions???)

Look, your house is worthless, gas is $4.00+ a gallon, air travel will soon become unavailable except for the wealthy, pollution is ruining everything, and nobody is angry enough to do anything about it………frog legs anyone!?

This country needs more laughter and less bullshit!

I decided to instill a new rule for the new location, no cell phones.

So…right on the front door (and in several more locations inside) I have placed signs that read, “in consideration of others, please turn off your cell phone”.

I can’t believe how many people don’t read signs or who feel that rules don’t pertain to them. I’m also surprised how many folks ask why they have to turn them off. I’m tired of selfish folks who live oblivious of everyone else. Nobody wants to hear your cute little ring-tone or hear your conversation. Turn off your phone and open your eyes…there is plenty of cool shit to enjoy if you would only slow down, shut your mouth, open your eyes and open your mind….

Turn off your fucking cell-phone!!

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Mr. Bill is a a kind, gentle soul who saved my ass in the early 90’s.

Billy Mac taught me to appreciate night blooming Jasmin and the benefits of an afternoon nap. He also shared in my laughter anytime a Thai friend of ours said “glapefluit”. We would burst out laughing every-time she said, “Ooh, you glow glapeflute at you hows?”

Bill asked a friend to call me, so I’m flying down to Gainesville in the morning to visit him in hospice. I have so much I want to thank him for.

You will be missed Mr. Bill, you will be missed….

We thank you for all of the wonderful comments & suggestions. We installed a pay toilet today….if you are reading this, you get a free token for the “pay pisser”, just ask, and it’s yours! Just make sure you have good aim!

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped make this possible!
Pam & I couldn’t have done it without you!

How many folks have a “To Do” list that contains things like ordering stock & fixtures for the women only room, “Valley of the Vibrators” and ditto for the “Men’s Room.” I will be buried under a mountain of catalogs!

Time to get some rest…

G’night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are….

Save the world….Turn off the TV,
Talk & listen to your kids…