Hey have I got an idea for us!
Instead of trying to make marijuana legal, why not revert to the 18th amendment and prohibit alcoholic beverages!
After all, there are extensive studies and facts which bear out that alcohol kills!
While we know that many individuals are incarcerated for simple possession of marijuana, how many have been jailed for possessing alcohol?
Alcohol is really a gateway drug if you think about it. Are you or others going to dispute the fact that alcohol has been classified as a drug when used for other than medicinal purposes?
When I was young, I was introduced to alcohol. It became my desire for many years to come. Eventually, I fell into bad company and then began to use marijuana. But marijuana did not make me steal cases of beer where I worked. It only was available when I was able to score a nickel bag.
The environmental factors do come into factor when I look into my past. But It was my choice. I ran with a bad bunch of people as far as drug use is concerned. Each of those, given proper emotional help, could have stabilized and made a diiference. The drugs just made the hurt go away for a while.
And with alcohol. Don't just as many people try to escape from their lives with a drink or a drunk?
Alcohol causes much time lost in work as far as losing days and also productivity. Having a person who has a drinking problem on the payroll is contradictive to performance. But! Do you send the person to rehabilitation? Or do you fire him/her?
Sending the person to rehab may help the first time, but if not, then you have a chronic alcoholic on the payroll. As far as I am concerned, God bless those employers who believe in second chances.
What happens when you fire a person who is a drunk or nicely put an alcoholic? You lose a productive person in society. Of course the person was fired for not being productive. But was that employee always that way? Can the rehab make that person whole again?
So now to marijuana. Are we doing our society a favor by incarcerating possessors of pot? We create a burden on our tax base, and the only people who profit are the private penal systems that take over the burdem of jailing our prisoners. Less clients, as they were, means less income. After lobbying for the position of holding prisioners for a fee instead of the state, the private penal system would be losing money. And who are the stockholders?
So to conclude, Make alcohol illegal! Ban booze! Call for a referendum and have alcohol prohibited in all 50 states!
Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Monday, July 8, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Thoughts in Writing 7
Damned if you do, and damned if you don't! Ever know the feeling that nothing you do is good enough? Try to please one person, and piss off another. That is how it goes for me.
It comes down to the lack of or loss of interest in another. That simple. Taking the time to find out the likes and dislikes another has is not very difficult. It is, though, when the other person does not open up easily. Asking questions that do not seem offensive can somehow be misconstrued. Just spending time together is not enough. Some openness is needed on both parts.
Remembering the details is also very important. It doesn't come easily for me any longer. I have the condition CRS (Can'tRememberShit). Short term memory loss can lead one to a very peculiar spot.
I bring up a subject and get the "we heard that before" quote. But forget what was said and the angry comments begin. And to remind another that we (or I) have heard that before, then we have sparks.
Trying to open up to an unfamiliar person is quite a scary idea. Becoming vulnerable to a partner is something that should be done, and early on. The fear of rejection is imminent, so the approach is cautious. It is true that some things are better left unsaid. Watch enough crime shows on TV and see for yourself. Your past will catch up to you when you can't handle it properly. Explanations do not make the grade then. Openness early on would save all from the disaster that may follow. But it does not always end badly. Even the most cynical of people will eventually understand that reason prevailed in the hiding of facts.
Surrendering the locked up feelings and past issues will be more than some can do. And, it is something that some should do wisely. The past is the past, and if nothing can be done to change it or make it right then it ought to be left there. A confidant is the perfect person to leave it with.
Many of us do not trust others to keep secrets. It may come from a variety of reasons. But there are professional people who are ethically bound to remain silent about the details. And believe me, the relief is not comparable to anything you have known.
Making up for the past can be done in the present. It takes a little creative thinking but somehow, someway there are possible acts of kindness to be done. Just being there for another person having a bad time could make a difference.
But back to not feeling good enough. The effort is all that is required. We are only trying to ease a burden not change a circumstance. If relief is the end result, then something has been acomplished.
Listen and learn.
It comes down to the lack of or loss of interest in another. That simple. Taking the time to find out the likes and dislikes another has is not very difficult. It is, though, when the other person does not open up easily. Asking questions that do not seem offensive can somehow be misconstrued. Just spending time together is not enough. Some openness is needed on both parts.
Remembering the details is also very important. It doesn't come easily for me any longer. I have the condition CRS (Can'tRememberShit). Short term memory loss can lead one to a very peculiar spot.
I bring up a subject and get the "we heard that before" quote. But forget what was said and the angry comments begin. And to remind another that we (or I) have heard that before, then we have sparks.
Trying to open up to an unfamiliar person is quite a scary idea. Becoming vulnerable to a partner is something that should be done, and early on. The fear of rejection is imminent, so the approach is cautious. It is true that some things are better left unsaid. Watch enough crime shows on TV and see for yourself. Your past will catch up to you when you can't handle it properly. Explanations do not make the grade then. Openness early on would save all from the disaster that may follow. But it does not always end badly. Even the most cynical of people will eventually understand that reason prevailed in the hiding of facts.
Surrendering the locked up feelings and past issues will be more than some can do. And, it is something that some should do wisely. The past is the past, and if nothing can be done to change it or make it right then it ought to be left there. A confidant is the perfect person to leave it with.
Many of us do not trust others to keep secrets. It may come from a variety of reasons. But there are professional people who are ethically bound to remain silent about the details. And believe me, the relief is not comparable to anything you have known.
Making up for the past can be done in the present. It takes a little creative thinking but somehow, someway there are possible acts of kindness to be done. Just being there for another person having a bad time could make a difference.
But back to not feeling good enough. The effort is all that is required. We are only trying to ease a burden not change a circumstance. If relief is the end result, then something has been acomplished.
Listen and learn.
Thoughts in Writing 6
I find that today there seems to be an attitude among the youth that they deserve to get what they ask for. I myself seem to think that they believe this is an era of entitlement for them.
Growing up in the "old days", we did with what we had, and were grateful for what we got. It wasn't that my parents were strict or mean, just average middle class family.
I think that growing up during the war years it was tough to obtain things since rationing was in effect. For a few dollars more a person could get what he/she asked for. But at that time, wages were low and goods were scarce. A feeling of patriotism was throughout the country. Everybody suffered.
Today, we have a different point of view. Even though there is a war being fought, there are many that do not agree with it. It is nothing new, remembering Vietnam and the peace movement. Since those days, the country has had some very prosperous decades and the population as a whole has enjoyed prosperity to some extent. Of course there are those unfortunates who still do live in poverty.
Considering that one must have a job to get a better way of life it is a catch 22 when job seekers cannot get work to support their family. The public assistance programs also do not offer much help.
I do not mean to begin a discussion on immmigration and how jobs are being lost to unskilled workers who work for cash. Some of these day laborers are skilled, or have been trained to do what the employer wants done. After all, the U.S. did not send all of its work force around the world to build up cities from scratch.
I mean that a person making minimum wage is having a difficult time providing even the essentials. A student will accept this hoping that they will get the chance to earn after they finish school, but as I have pointed out, the student loans hold them back. It is an everyday situation to see the young people working to put a little extra in their pockets. And a good thing too.
But some of the young growing up today feel that they are entitled to get what they want when they want it. And the demands fall to the parents and relatives. It is not obvious to them that in order to give them something, then something else must be taken away. And in many cases it becomes the casual or relaxing dinners, movies, concerts, etc. that are missed. But the young get to go to their party or event with hardly more than a thank you, if even.
Discipline is lacking in many of these young and they do not want to be criticized over it. There is no such thing as self-denial for the good of the person, let alone the family. It is a matter of self-centered ness on their part. I have seen some very selfless acts of kindness performed by the youth with no asking of reward. But it appears that for every good deed there must be a good fortune to follow. It is not a conscious thing, but an expected one. And resentments can and do erupt when there is no positive reimbursement for the deed.
Living in the metropolis of a large city it is relatively easy to travel about using public transportation. But in the suburbs the only means of travel becomes the feet, a bicycle, or a car. And in order to drive a car, one must have a license and then register and insure the car. For young people the rates are very high. But young people have statistically shown to be poor drivers in the beginning. And accidents do happen. And repairs must be made. And a car does not run on water in the tank. It is a never ending situation that goes from bad to worse to getting better.
And these young people begin to understand that they need to have their own space to accomplish what they need or want. And the total package of rent, utilities, and food begin to weigh heavy on them. They must turn to someone for help. And the parents and relatives do understand. But the ones that compare their auto to the next kid whose parents are well off, and the ones that live in a rental in a low income area seem to have it in their heads that they should not be there. But again, it is the amount of money one earns that allows them to have luxuries, such as late model cars and co-ops.
It takes time for the youngsters to learn what their parents learned the hard way. And most do get to be grateful for it. It instills confidence, self worth and the desire to get ahead.
I have mostly great hope and thoughts for todays youth. But as always, there are some that leave me wondering if the future holds opportunity for advancement in financial and mental successes.
GOOD FORTUNE TO ALL.
Growing up in the "old days", we did with what we had, and were grateful for what we got. It wasn't that my parents were strict or mean, just average middle class family.
I think that growing up during the war years it was tough to obtain things since rationing was in effect. For a few dollars more a person could get what he/she asked for. But at that time, wages were low and goods were scarce. A feeling of patriotism was throughout the country. Everybody suffered.
Today, we have a different point of view. Even though there is a war being fought, there are many that do not agree with it. It is nothing new, remembering Vietnam and the peace movement. Since those days, the country has had some very prosperous decades and the population as a whole has enjoyed prosperity to some extent. Of course there are those unfortunates who still do live in poverty.
Considering that one must have a job to get a better way of life it is a catch 22 when job seekers cannot get work to support their family. The public assistance programs also do not offer much help.
I do not mean to begin a discussion on immmigration and how jobs are being lost to unskilled workers who work for cash. Some of these day laborers are skilled, or have been trained to do what the employer wants done. After all, the U.S. did not send all of its work force around the world to build up cities from scratch.
I mean that a person making minimum wage is having a difficult time providing even the essentials. A student will accept this hoping that they will get the chance to earn after they finish school, but as I have pointed out, the student loans hold them back. It is an everyday situation to see the young people working to put a little extra in their pockets. And a good thing too.
But some of the young growing up today feel that they are entitled to get what they want when they want it. And the demands fall to the parents and relatives. It is not obvious to them that in order to give them something, then something else must be taken away. And in many cases it becomes the casual or relaxing dinners, movies, concerts, etc. that are missed. But the young get to go to their party or event with hardly more than a thank you, if even.
Discipline is lacking in many of these young and they do not want to be criticized over it. There is no such thing as self-denial for the good of the person, let alone the family. It is a matter of self-centered ness on their part. I have seen some very selfless acts of kindness performed by the youth with no asking of reward. But it appears that for every good deed there must be a good fortune to follow. It is not a conscious thing, but an expected one. And resentments can and do erupt when there is no positive reimbursement for the deed.
Living in the metropolis of a large city it is relatively easy to travel about using public transportation. But in the suburbs the only means of travel becomes the feet, a bicycle, or a car. And in order to drive a car, one must have a license and then register and insure the car. For young people the rates are very high. But young people have statistically shown to be poor drivers in the beginning. And accidents do happen. And repairs must be made. And a car does not run on water in the tank. It is a never ending situation that goes from bad to worse to getting better.
And these young people begin to understand that they need to have their own space to accomplish what they need or want. And the total package of rent, utilities, and food begin to weigh heavy on them. They must turn to someone for help. And the parents and relatives do understand. But the ones that compare their auto to the next kid whose parents are well off, and the ones that live in a rental in a low income area seem to have it in their heads that they should not be there. But again, it is the amount of money one earns that allows them to have luxuries, such as late model cars and co-ops.
It takes time for the youngsters to learn what their parents learned the hard way. And most do get to be grateful for it. It instills confidence, self worth and the desire to get ahead.
I have mostly great hope and thoughts for todays youth. But as always, there are some that leave me wondering if the future holds opportunity for advancement in financial and mental successes.
GOOD FORTUNE TO ALL.
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