The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer

Certain people in my life have been bitter with my lack of faith in law enforcement.

In those moments they wanted me to consider how my words would effect those younger than I.

The funny part of it is, that's exactly why & for whom I say this.

You cannot trust Police. Period.

Police & Law Enforcement won't even protect FEMALE COWORKERS let alone civilians!!!!!

I say, "Don't trust Police" to counter the "Serve & Protect" bullshit.

If in the end, those younger than I in earshot use this knowledge to protect themselves then my work here is done. 

But someone has to tell them that not all humans are created equally & it's up to each one of us to protect ourselves in the end.

The female deaths at the hands of police are now piling up.

My words cannot be denied.

https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sarah-everard-police-violence-against-women

Refusal to Mask-Up: WHY?

 

TRIGGER WARNING:

People don't understand why others don't want to wear a mask.

Unfortunately having a hand over your mouth during a time of stress, panic, or fear has created a form of PTSD that the mask emulates.

Further comment & discussion welcome.

Note to Self: No Twitter Tomorrow!

 

Every night I go to bed thinking I'll do better tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll use it less. Tomorrow I'll avoid it completely. It's like I'm an addict and I feel shamefully gutted after using too much twitter each day.

I use twitter the way I assume a gambling addict just mindlessly spins the wheel. Each spin gives varying degrees of dopamine rush in the brain. Rush for the happy posts; bigger rush for the polarizing posts. For those chasing the rush, it's the epitome of any attention is good attention. And I don't mean to blame it all on twitter. It only starts there; finishes in dozens of open tabs and a lagging lappy.

But tomorrow I'll do better.

I'll remove the icons from my phone. Triggers there be gone. 

I'll leave myself a morning note reminder. Habits be broken now.

If I can just avoid it altogether, I think I'll be okay. I just can't start, can't take that first peek. Just like any other substance of addiction, one moment of twitter is too many; a million not enough.

Alternative Thoughts on the Cancel Culture

 

To me, some of the biggest drumming for distraction is this whole boo hoo cancel culture thing.

I couldn't care less if the future children don't get to read the cancelled books.  Successful adults abound who were not read Dr. Seuss books.

But while we bitch about his, children are being stolen and sold.

I wish we could take our pain for the cancel culture and put it to the opioid epidemic, poverty, homelessness.

Can we cancel culture rape, harassment, financial disparity?

They're doing this so you don't see them do that.

What is that?  Who effin knows but you can be damn sure it's more important than any book.

Btw,,,, you can still buy and read those books, Aunt J's syrup is still super sweet, Uncle B still provides sub par rice.

Personally, I welcome most of this.

Evolution leaves some DoDo's behind after all.

Anonymous Survey on Cannabis Use During Pregnancy

 

One of the most outstanding effects of Cannabis is its ability to quell nausea. Because of this, it is the first line of defense against losing your cookies for hungover peeps everywhere. Cannabis is also used during other times where nausea occurs such as after some medications and of course, nausea that occurs with many pregnancies.

Research definitely exists here most notably, The Jamaica Study by Dr. MC Dreher. However, with legality and lack of education it's been difficult to do such a study in North America. 

"We are asking you to take part in a research study because we are trying to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on currently or previously pregnant and breastfeeding women who use cannabis to manage health."

https://redcap.miami.edu/surveys/?s=HNL93F4ED9

Stop Balancing the Boat & Learn to Swim

 

A lot of us have honed the skill of balancing the rocking boat.

We've learned to twist ourselves this way or that.  We've chameleon'd ourselves into whichever image they say is most palatable or popular in that split second of time. 

We work, live, chat, smile, build, earn and we do it all by steadying the boat with the free hand.  If no free hand exists we use a foot, an elbow, a pinky finger ... any appendage to keep the boat from tipping over & landing us in the drink.

Frankly, I'm done with it.

I don't waste time, effort, or passion to steady boats anymore.

Instead, I learned how to swim & tread water.

The only thing to fear is fear itself.

Seizure Disorder Info Links

 

In 2016 I was a Cannabis Counsellor at Canadian Cannabis Clinics in Kingston, Ontario. I presented information about Cannabis for Seizures to our local Epilepsy association. The following is the information I emailed to attendants.  

Canadian Cannabis Clinics site.

https://www.cannabisclinics.ca/

Liam McKnight, Ottawa boy with Dravet’s.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cannabis-oil-boy-seizure-ottawa-1.3402759

Liam, pic of 10 days after first use.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/six-year-old-medical-marijuana-user-runs-afoul-of-health-canada-rules

Partial CNN documentary of WEED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxrKyjeClTk

Anna Conte, Face of Cannabis

https://faceofcannabis.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/anna/

Realm of Caring 

https://www.theroc.us/

Addition links of interest:

Project CBD is one of the best sites for legitimate studies and articles about Cannabidiol. This link is to their section on seizures but you can search for many other conditions that CBD is shown to help. To search for medical condition, click the word "Medicine" in the banner.  Here to help!

https://www.projectcbd.org/hub/epilepsy

Cannabidiol, anti-seizure effects in rats--a study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/850145

Josh Stanley’s TED talk--so good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciQ4ErmhO7g

Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN special “WEED” full.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/weed/

“The Scientist” Documentary from 2015 about Dr. Raphael Mechoulam’s research into

Cannabis as medicine.  He’s a Cannabis hype-guy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu6FhJIyTEc

Dr. Lester Grinspoon RIP, former head of Psychiatry of Harvard.  Once anti cannabis, now

It’s biggest fan.  Why?  Because it helped someone he loved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtpxPWjcrw