BruceVC Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 marijuana use (even limited use) poses serious dangers for developing brains, and human brains ain't fully matured (typically) until early 20s. that being said, it ain't as if we is morally offended by an adult who chooses to get high. *chickle* had a girlfriend who liked weed. her favorite movie were the wizard of oz, but she had only seen the film while baked. she had seen wizard many times. ... personally, we ain't yet met the person who were smarter and more focused while intoxicated or high. Gromnir ain't too bright and we need every advantage we can get. so, no weed or booze or other recreational drugs for Gromnir... though we will cook with alcohol. oh, and our family history is such that it would be irresponsible o' us to ignore our increased likelihood o' alcohol and drug addiction. have seen addicts struggle to quit. am figuring it takes less willpower to never partake than to overcome addiction. HA! Good Fun!" " getting high" ...Gromnir no, we are talking about using weed for the therapeutic qualities like......"helping a person sleep " "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 try jogging? am not actual a fan o' jogging, but gonna pass on the recommendation for watching the wizard of oz *wink* with our ex. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. It's time to quit screwing around with this self medicating stuff. 3 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 ... personally, we ain't yet met the person who were smarter and more focused while intoxicated or high. I second this, and since my grandpa grew and sold some heavy **** when he was alive, I've seen a lot of them. They say weed doesn't affect you but I've seen dozens transform over a longer period of time from bright people into bums whose slow brain processes you can literally see grinding behind their eyes as they struggle to get through forming a sentence. Anecdotal experience, but experience none the less, and that experience is that too much weed makes you a boring idiot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I don't know 'bout weed, as I've never taken any illicit drugs, but I love my booze. Sadly, I was put on antibiotics yesterday and can't drink. I'm also in some discomfort and unable to sleep more than 15 minutes at a time before the angry ol' infection wakes me, so I'm on vicadin. Now, to be straight about it, vicadin is in no danger of taking over my sweet spot for slow liver failure. Loves me some beer, wine, and spirits. ...And, if it weren't for the antibiotics, I think I would have been able to throw down some demon rum and get a little shut-eye. I've had only bits and pieces of sleep over the past 45 hours. However, I'm actually in good spirits. Getting a little goofy at the moment, and perhaps a wee bit punch drunk, but still counting myself lucky. Probably good to give my liver a break anyway. :Hearty grin icon: Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woldan Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) ... personally, we ain't yet met the person who were smarter and more focused while intoxicated or high. I second this, and since my grandpa grew and sold some heavy **** when he was alive, I've seen a lot of them. They say weed doesn't affect you but I've seen dozens transform over a longer period of time from bright people into bums whose slow brain processes you can literally see grinding behind their eyes as they struggle to get through forming a sentence. Anecdotal experience, but experience none the less, and that experience is that too much weed makes you a boring idiot. Many great famous songs and even albums have been created by musicians on acid and/or coke, not to mention stage performance with the latter drug. Rod steward for example consumed so much coke he had to stuff it into pills and take it anally because his nose was constantly bleeding, and he was high as kite when he wrote many of his songs. But thats coke and acid, on the other hand I had a classmate who turned himself into vegetable with weed. In a matter of three years his health, especially his mental health, degraded like crazy. Last time I saw him he completed his transformation into a slow witted, sickly thin and confused guy. So much for one of the healthiest drugs. As for myself, I can't stand any drugs, I don't even like alcohol, I want to be in control of myself all the time. I feel like I'm not myself when I'm drugged / intoxicated and that feeling is absolutely awful. Edited November 18, 2015 by Woldan I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Collected leaves, then noticed the wind blew a whole bunch back in front of our house. However, they are in a neat pile, so I suspect this was done by someone. Can't fix it for now, our bottom step is gone - concrete guys coming by to fix it. Given my neighbours, I expect someone to complain about the noise Edited November 18, 2015 by Malcador Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Spent yesterday at the hospital because my dad had a heart attack scare - turned out to not be his heart or his lungs that was causing chest pains and oxygen shortage, so the short version is doctors know nothing and sent him back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 ... personally, we ain't yet met the person who were smarter and more focused while intoxicated or high. I second this, and since my grandpa grew and sold some heavy **** when he was alive, I've seen a lot of them. They say weed doesn't affect you but I've seen dozens transform over a longer period of time from bright people into bums whose slow brain processes you can literally see grinding behind their eyes as they struggle to get through forming a sentence. Anecdotal experience, but experience none the less, and that experience is that too much weed makes you a boring idiot. Many great famous songs and even albums have been created by musicians on acid and/or coke, not to mention stage performance with the latter drug. Rod steward for example consumed so much coke he had to stuff it into pills and take it anally because his nose was constantly bleeding, and he was high as kite when he wrote many of his songs. But thats coke and acid, on the other hand I had a classmate who turned himself into vegetable with weed. In a matter of three years his health, especially his mental health, degraded like crazy. Last time I saw him he completed his transformation into a slow witted, sickly thin and confused guy. So much for one of the healthiest drugs. As for myself, I can't stand any drugs, I don't even like alcohol, I want to be in control of myself all the time. I feel like I'm not myself when I'm drugged / intoxicated and that feeling is absolutely awful. and some folks insist that they drive better while drunk or high. am recalling a bob dylan concert we attended a longish time ago. he came out on stage and it were clear the moment he started to play that he were drunk... or having a stroke. crowd got angry and started heckling. there were less than two minutes of inebriated fumbling by dylan before he gives the crowd a hearty "%#$@ You!" saluted the audience with the bird and then exited the stage. am betting he thought he were doing just fine. is some folks so talented that they can play music drunk? probably. most amateurs likely don't have the ear to realize that a musician is flubbing unless it is blatant obvious. also, am recalling a few rockers, such as eddie van halen, who agreed that once they got clean, they were far more proficient at their craft. 'course those folks typical end up succumbing to their addiction and then argue that they is better than ever. *shrug* sonny jurgensen, 'ccording to more than a few sources, played football as an nfl quarterback whilst frequent under the influence o' alcohol. is hard to imagine. as for writing songs or poetry, am s'posing that an altered state can result in inspiration. is not the same as being "smarter and more focused," 'least not in a conventional sense. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Spent yesterday at the hospital because my dad had a heart attack scare - turned out to not be his heart or his lungs that was causing chest pains and oxygen shortage, so the short version is doctors know nothing and sent him back home. with how frequent we has seen doctors disagree 'bout a diagnosis or simple don't know what is causing a patient to suffer, we came to the conclusion a Long time ago that medicine is as much art as science. good luck. hopeful it were one o' those inexplicable aberrations that never repeats. 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthe Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Any tips on how to surreptiously measure up a lady for a bracelet? You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Snag her watch and look to see which hole is used to buckle it? 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Any tips on how to surreptiously measure up a lady for a bracelet? as wacky as it sounds, we faced this exact problem a couple christmases ago. like so many folks nowadays, our lady didn't wear a watch and our attempts to sneak a peek at her jewelry box (no double entendre intended) were comical failures. ok. keep in mind that we ain't actual recommending this as an option, but we got so frustrated trying to get our current girlfriend's wrist measurement that we came up with a ridiculous scam. girlfriend shows up at our home and sees us measuring our ankle with a piece o' string and a tape-measure. she were curious and asked us what the heck we were doing. natural. so we tell her that a johns hopkins study observed a correlation between wrist v. ankle diameter and prevalence o' high blood pressure. am not sure if we claimed greater difference between wrist and ankle were better or not. am pretty sure we came up with imaginary numbers for pacific islanders and inuit peoples as 'posed to europeans and other ethnic groups. utter nonsense, but we sold it well. so am fumbling with this string measuring wrist and ankle and we ask if we can measure her ankle and wrist. now admitted, we turned it into a nc-17 measuring exercise, so she likely thought that were our goal from the start, but we got her wrist measurement... and a bit more. appealed to her natural curiosity-- medical and prurient. again, am not suggesting going this route as it were, in retrospect, asinine... but it worked. HA! Good Fun! Edited November 18, 2015 by Gromnir 12 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Bonus points for originality Grom! "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthe Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Thanks for the tips. I found one that's adjustable, I can provide a good narrative for, got approved by my trusted female panel and is, well, Versace, so I think I only have to try Gromnir's method if I want to do other incidental measurements 1 You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Today I started a new game of Pillars of Eternity. I haven't played in a while, so there has been a number of changes. I still can't sleep and it's starting to show. I can tell (and others around me also) that I'm not thinking as clearly. I've used the vicadin sparingly, but it doesn't seem to matter. If I take it before bed, I still wake up a couple of hours later and can't sleep. It doesn't really dull the pain much either. Well, on the plus side, I'm quite apparently in no danger of becoming addicted to vicadin. 1 Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Today I started a new game of Pillars of Eternity. I haven't played in a while, so there has been a number of changes. I still can't sleep and it's starting to show. I can tell (and others around me also) that I'm not thinking as clearly. I've used the vicadin sparingly, but it doesn't seem to matter. If I take it before bed, I still wake up a couple of hours later and can't sleep. It doesn't really dull the pain much either. Well, on the plus side, I'm quite apparently in no danger of becoming addicted to vicadin. Cant sorry I missed something, why can't you sleep..what happened? "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Oh, sorry, a bit loopy. I've been having some dental problems. More like jaw problems, I think. Teeth and gums look fine, but there's something amiss with the ol' jawbone and it's a bitch to get any sleep right now. I'm on antibiotics, so I'm sure I just need to give it a few more days to improve. Still, it seems that GD's problems are worse. At least my insomnia will be solved when my health problems are fixed. Come to think of it, I've actually got it far better than a lot of the regulars here. TN's dad had a heart attack and I think Mal got laid off. Tough times for some of the Obsidz ol' skool. So, Mr. VC, what did *you* do today? Good news to brighten the mood? 2 Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Oh, sorry, a bit loopy. I've been having some dental problems. More like jaw problems, I think. Teeth and gums look fine, but there's something amiss with the ol' jawbone and it's a bitch to get any sleep right now. I'm on antibiotics, so I'm sure I just need to give it a few more days to improve. Still, it seems that GD's problems are worse. At least my insomnia will be solved when my health problems are fixed. Come to think of it, I've actually got it far better than a lot of the regulars here. TN's dad had a heart attack and I think Mal got laid off. Tough times for some of the Obsidz ol' skool. So, Mr. VC, what did *you* do today? Good news to brighten the mood? Things are going well my side, very busy at work which is a good thing and my social calendar is busy..which is also a good thing. There are some really entertaining events in JHB at the moment like Wine Festivals and Food Events so we like attend those and partake of all the good food, cheese...and wine of course I haven't been to gym for about 6 weeks but I plan go back this weekend There are about 20-30 local and global events that concern me. Like the state of the South African economy and the rise of misplaced socialist\communist ideology I see in certain South African political circles, also I cant ignore events like the Paris attacks but none of these depress me, I try to be part of the narrative that looks to unpack these developments and then at least understand them. Once you get this right these things wont depress you or make you think " what is happening to the world....what is happening to society...this is the worst era of mankind " and other similar sentiments 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I've been single dad-ing it while my wife recovers from her ACL surgery. I'm super exhausted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintlockJazz Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I have farted but once today. Progress! 2 "That rabbit's dynamite!" - King Arthur, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail "Space is big, really big." - Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I have farted but once today. Progress! You do know that you'll explode eventually don't you? Just found out that Jonah Lomu died a couple of days ago, at the age of forty no less, a shock for the Rugby world and a real eye opener. I met the gentleman once, and gentle was an appropriate descriptor, terrifying, fast and strong on the field but smiling, fair and humble on or off. A shame for the world and of course his young family. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintlockJazz Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I have farted but once today. Progress! You do know that you'll explode eventually don't you? Don't worry, I resumed farting shortly after that post. 3 "That rabbit's dynamite!" - King Arthur, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail "Space is big, really big." - Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Oh, sorry, a bit loopy. I've been having some dental problems. More like jaw problems, I think. Teeth and gums look fine, but there's something amiss with the ol' jawbone and it's a bitch to get any sleep right now. I'm on antibiotics, so I'm sure I just need to give it a few more days to improve. Still, it seems that GD's problems are worse. At least my insomnia will be solved when my health problems are fixed. Come to think of it, I've actually got it far better than a lot of the regulars here. TN's dad had a heart attack and I think Mal got laid off. Tough times for some of the Obsidz ol' skool. So, Mr. VC, what did *you* do today? Good news to brighten the mood? The doctor gave me Triazolam. It will knock you out but the side effect are a b---h. I'm iffy on continuing it. There is no misery like dental pain though. No wonder you can't sleep. Edited November 19, 2015 by Guard Dog "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Any tips on how to surreptiously measure up a lady for a bracelet? If she has a watch ask to see it and have a measuring tape handy. If she wears bracelets a lot, maybe inquire about how they measure them exactly and hope she lets her size slip. Taser her from behind and measure it before she comes to. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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