'Shrooming, Stossel, the Indian Bombings, and a heartfelt message from w

I'd first like to axpress my deepest sympathies and solidarity with the the Indian people a series of alleged terrorist bombings in Mumbai.

My thoughts are with you all.

Next, 'Shrooming: The new generation.

As if anyone that has ever taken more than few grams of dried cubensis needs to be told, psilocybin opens 'spiritual' doors, and can be the most profound of experiences.

Five grams of good, dried psilocybin mushrooms can, and will, open up your mind. I've had a few experiences that I was certain would leave me a paranoid, shriveled, lump of dung. But with good set and setting, these VERY difficult times always subsided and I enjoyed the rest of the trip even more than usual.

The fact that any pschedelics are finally being tested for any practical mecidal use is heartening.

Try the Erowid Mushroom vault for non-judgemental information, and really good links to onsite and off-site resources.

No kiddies, I am in no way suggesting that you try and pull a Terrence McKenna 5 gram dose. I am not suggesting that you do anything illegal. Playing around with hallucinogens is a fool's errand. Know your limits.

Finally, John Stossel.

What a whore. Via email from Media Matters comes Stossel.

On Fox(see video at provided link), Stossel states:

"Global warming is happening. Is it a big problem? Probably not. Many scientists do not agree, despite what you hear in the Al Gore movie. And Kyoto wouldn't make any difference even if we did sign and if the countries that did obeyed, which they're not.

Many scientists do not agree? Not the vast majority of those with enough information to have a working knowledge of global warming; i.e. climatologists. Anyone that doesn't study either current climate conditions, or paleo-climate conditions(or closely related fields) isn't equipped to even have a defensible side in what is now not even a debate.

Kyoto is red herring. If Kyoto was signed on to by all parties, it is logical to expect that new more restrictive treaties would be in place even now.

Using Stossel's logic...

I, John Stossel, am proposing to the panel(NAS), an experiment in which I will dump millions of tons of atmospheric carbon and other known greenhouse gases into the earth's troposphere. I will increase this amount annually because I don't think it will cause much of a problem.

Imagine how that would go over at that National Academy of Sciences. That is, in essence, what we are now doing, and Stossel doesn't see it as big deal. Of course....

...Stossel is shlepping his new book, "Please Don't be as ill-informed as I am," or some similar title, and I sincerely hope that the book is at least researched, and objectively. In the book it is reported that Stossel lays waste to, I presume what he sees as American mythologies. However, given Stossel's penchant for aggrandizing John Stossel, I for one will not be holding my breath regarding objectivity.

An Ann Coulter in khakis?

Okay, one more.

Try to believe Reuters went with this headline: Bush's style of diplomacy: Texas plain talk.

Pretty scary. There is a precious 'compassionate conservative'(when was the last time you heard that?) moment in the article. This is Bush after biking with some SS agents.

"I made some kind of noise, or something startled him out of his walking shoes, you know," Bush said. "My point is, there he was. He was a guy who I felt comfortable enough roaring by on a mountain bike, three Secret Service agents spewing up sand."

He added: "I feel comfortable talking to him. He may not agree with me. But the fundamental question I think you're searching for is, can you still have a good relationship even though you disagree on issues? And the answer is, yes."

I'm sure that the Wilson's(Joe and Valerie), Richard Clarke, Paul O'Neill, and essentially two-thirds of Americans might take umbrage with Bush's declaration.

Oh well, fuck 'em.