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So, we have a brilliant new public service campaign in the States to educate the young people on the dangers of marijuana. Like most of these campaigns, it seems that they've failed to consult with anyone that has ever actually smoked marijuana to aid in their production. They have all the believability of a reading of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech on talent night at a white supremist compound.

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I can't recommend strongly enough a book called Smoking In Bed by Bruce Robinson. A friend gave it to me as a gift and nothing has given me as much insight into writing as this book. It's always in my backpack - my backpack is always by my side - and my copy is dog-eared and tattoed with notes, half of the lines, underlined.

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A few days ago, I pulled up the web site for MSNBC and was greeted by the sullen mug of Dick Cheney, looking as grim as ever (has there ever existed a more dour and joyless human being?). Accompanying the photo were headlines, promises of dire consequences directed at Iran. My first reaction was that he was considering taking the country hunting, but I immediately dismissed that idea as impractical. Really, I know that they do manufacture some obscenely large SUVs, but one that could hold an entire country...not yet.

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"Everybody Wants To Be Naked And Famous"

Just Add Alcohol (And To Think I Overheard It On Mulberry Street)

The Beatles: "They were just like you and me"

A Waste Of Gunpowder And Sky?

Amish In The Airport, Failed Card Cheats, And My Imaginary Mail-Order Bride

"It's not everyday that you get to see a monster piñata killing teens on a paradise island"

Let's Make Money, Let's Grow Hair

The Night Sheryl Crow Wouldn't Stop Undressing Me With Her Eyes

Waking Up With Wilford Brimley

Jake, The Fat Man, And Albinos At The Equator

Today Is A Hammer Day

We All Look Alike To Most People

"I Don't Want To Make Money, Folks...I Just Love To Sell Guns."

Some People Are Just Really Dumb (Kaya Has Nothing To Do With It)

Lola, Stale Potato Chips, And The Chicago Cubs

Sylvester, Leave It Alone

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I've observed that blog entries with "poop" in the title seem to continually pop up under "last viewed." So, I decided to slap some poop onto the title line (regardless what the actual entry was about) and see what happens. Then, in a serendipitous moment, I remembered the phrase "poop-flinging monkeys." Perhaps you can imagine the triumphant feeling that came over me when I realized I could put "poop" into a blog heading and somehow have it apply to the entry.

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