I've been afflicted by both Chronic Pain and Depression all of my 43 years; and I've tried (so I KNOW what I'm talking about) literally EVERY Medicine Available for BOTH The Bi-Polar and The M.S.-like Neuropathy that are the causes of these Symptoms.

In the Final Analysis; The Best Medicaine of them all, is Medical Marijuana!

In fact, if I have enough of it (Note to The 'Drug Czars' of the World, and Our CONGRESS!) - I could 'get off' the NASTY Methadone that I take for Pain at this time (which I DID do, but had to 'reverse course' when I was messed with); just as I've been 'giving them the finger' and using it to treat the week or so out of every month that I need it for Depression, anyway.

I just wish David Foster had known that it works - or at least, that it does so if you don't listen to the Fascist Propaganda about it BEING a Depressant, because you 'Feel Worse' once it's 'Gone' than you did 'Before you smoked it'.

Look at The Instructions tha they give to Prozac Users; they say the same thing about it - but they don't list IT as a Depressant!

Some People do also have a Bad Reaction - like Paranoia; but I was able to work for 25 + years, until I Paralyzed my Right Hand doing so.

This was because my Neuropathy was not Diagnosed until I was 37; as my Poy Use got me labeled a 'Drug Addict' when I was 14, and I was IGNORED before then.

VOTE FOR POT, PLEASE!!!

Wow, I LOVE it! Having grown up in the Age of striving for the Palatial Split-Level Dream McMansion (think: 'Brady Bunch-esque'), the get Rich Too Quick (read: Dishonestly - like The 'Enron' & 'Bundled Debt' SCAMS) then Flaunt, Flaunt, Flaunt IT! - all while quietly maintaining by quite sensible, PRE - 'Think Globaly/Buy Locally' FAD (or so it seemed, at first; but lets Hope this one actually becomes 'Custom' instead), "Moved to Portland (OR., of course) to 'Vote Against Internal Combustion with My Consumer Dollar'" ways and means; to be called out - and for a lack of SELF-DEPRECATION, at that - by a 'Gen X-er'!!!!

I LOVE IT!

The world needs more 'Meek' to 'Inherit It'; to borrow an appropriate bit of Christian (borrowed by a Buddhist, by the way) jingoism.

Please Continue to inspirew us to Humility, young-un'; anmd please continue to learn to be Inspired Yourselves, by your Elders.

Aren't Nuttin' Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding. JimRinX

P.S.: I hate to say that 'Elder Part'; but I guess that I simply must admit it: I'm Now 'Older' and - dare I say -'Wiser', AND SHIT!)

You know, there isn't anything special about being 'white' - ever had an Infected Sunburn, for example; I envied all 'darker' people then, I assure you.

Now; the awful truth.

'North African Blacks' - especially Muslim Ones - INITIATED, RAN, AND PROFITED - HUGELY - OFF THE SLAVE TRADE; NOT WHITE PEOPLE!!!

In fact, The 'whities' on their Ships, at the Docks, never left those ships; as they'd been warned that they'd be drugged and would then wake up somewhere in the middle of Mali, ready to begin their new, short, brutal, lives as Slaves in a Salt Mine.

In fact, the Nation of Ghana, recently appologized - to the Belgians, of all nasty racist white people in this world - for allowing a Slave Trading Ring (supplying Oil Palm/Bio-Diesel Plantations - so put that in your Tank and Burn It, 'D'-Type Volvo and Humvee Owners!) to operate with in their Borders.

It seems Belgium feels a bit 'hurt' by having been made to atke all the blame for something that American Blacks often want to blame on the 'Evil Whities'.

Also: I have a 'Mutt' Friend, named Eric, who just Loved It when I would declair it 'Cracker Day' - just so he could be "White, like his Mom', for a Day.

Race Issues ar largely just an Excuse to Not Love, to Not Turn The Cheek - and that ones for YOU Jessie "I wanna cut his Balls Off" Jackson!!!

I see that you were looking plenty happy in Grants Square, You Racist A-hole!!!

Yeah, The French even - and after what Bush said about them, at that; that DOES Feel Good, Keillor!

I was the one pointing out that the French took a 'bite' out of our Revolution (I've been reading Tom Paine; and it was making me wanna NEW Revolution, before Nov. 4th, that is), then sent us the Statue of Liberty to Thank Us!!!

Irony or Ironies that the Admin that put a Dress on 'Winged Justices'' Tits, would do that to the the Name - the Image - of The Presentors of such a Fine Gift, wouldn't you agree.

Now, if I can just get the Klansmen that these Ba*%#rds sicced on me off my back..... (and, yes, I do mean You Know Who - with the Dress; as I betrayed the Austin Texas Klan - in the Name of the Civil Rights Movement - in 1982, and they'd been waiting for a chance to 'jump' me for DECADES!!!)

Help, Barack, HELP!!!!

Thanks for pointing this out - it's Right On, Soul Brother!

On the other hand, though White, my Blood Brother and I could 'Funky Soul Brother Handshake' to put the Commodores to Shame, circa 1976!!!!

I KNOWS who I IS!!! One Funky Down Soul Brother WHITIE!!!