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Mobile • Local • Social : Google Data Center Fire Returns Worldwide 404 Errors

Thu, 1 Apr 2010 05:33:31 +0000

Does anyone know that tomorrow, 1 April, is the Saint Stupid's Day parade in San Francisco? Just sayin'... And, well done! ;) My recent post Response cached until Fri 2 @ 6:32 GMT (Refreshes in 23.99 Hours)

Jimboland Jots : 3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Green Quotient or EcoQ

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:33:11 +0000

We definitely need more green everywhere and we need it yesterday!

Jimboland Jots : 3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Green Quotient or EcoQ

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:28:13 +0000

Thanks for the posts, Bud. I\\'ve always thought that the entire idea of ownership of the land is a frivolous one that has little to do with stewardship of the earth and everything to do with power-over. What we need is a \\"power-with\\" worldview, so that the fences and barriers can be torn down physically and politically. We must open up to each other and become good neighbors, sharing our resources and renewing the biosphere. Practical ways to do that: shared gardens, shared backyards and yards, co-housing, real community-based ventures and projects.

Jimboland Jots : 3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Green Quotient or EcoQ

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 04:27:52 +0000

I like to think of this currency as knowledge, resources, abilities, art through which we learn to change into a greener lifestyle. Thanks for reading and furthering the movement into a sustainable paradigm for us all!

Jimboland Jots : Marijuana is Suddenly HOT All Over the Web

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 20:47:01 +0000

Let us hope that the massive number of people, ideas, & dialogue generated by the pro-legalization folks makes a difference. Here's to hope :D

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 20:42:01 +0000

Thanks for dropping by and for such a FAB comment!

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 03:11:31 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Mark. I think with jury nullification, juries can literally create law by rejecting an unjust law. Jury nullification is the great hidden secret of judicial law in the USA and has great potential to reshape contemporary jurisprudence if used wisely by jurors.

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 03:09:49 +0000

Thanks for commenting Lori, please see my response to finkydink above.

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 03:09:19 +0000

Thanks for commenting, finkydink. I think that's a generalization that may be inaccurate. I know numerous elders who knew the propaganda was originally false or who have learned better through life experience that marijuana is not harmful and has many beneficial uses. As a Boomer (I'm 55 in April!), virtually every one of my friends and acquaintances is in favor of legalization.

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:55:52 +0000

Thanks for commenting. The massive attention and publicity surrounding the marijuana legalization efforts at the federal and state levels is RISING UP from the people, by the people, and is for the people.

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:54:25 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Sailor. I agree this is a tragedy. Thank you for serving our country. Now, our nation needs you at home, so please don't walk away when Americans need you to fight the good fight here for our civil liberties.

Jimboland Jots : Drew Carey Responds to Obama About Marijuana

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:54:25 +0000

Thanks so much for taking the time to review the post and to respond. Prohibition doesn't work and failed miserably for alcohol. Humans are partakers of mind-altering substances, the historical and scientific records are solid on this point. Let us hope that rationality and compassion prevail in this ongoing issue.

Jimboland Jots : One Hot Sci Fi Actor Kissing Another Sexy Sci Fi Actor

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:24:36 +0000

Åwesome contribution! Thanks, Kaz. Always glad to find another Farscape and Stargates fan!

Jimboland Jots : Freaky Prequel to Jericho is Called Countdown

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:48:24 +0000

Thanks for clarifying that this was a web series available when Jericho aired on television.

Jimboland Jots : Common Sense and Compassion Overcome Marijuana Propaganda

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:01:56 +0000

Teens losing tuition grants and loans from the federal government never made sense to me, it always seemed so paternalistic and reactionary. Kind of like using a cannon to take aim at a butterfly!

Jimboland Jots : Common Sense and Compassion Overcome Marijuana Propaganda

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 05:29:51 +0000

Great to see that the article resonated, Reddragon696. It does proceed that once marijuana is brought forth from an underground market with no regulation, the criminal element would start to withdraw from the heightened scrutiny. Given the incredible violence associated with the illegal activities in Mexico, this would strengthen the USA's resolve in the face of this social and political challenge, with its ensuing and needless tragedy. How about the USA actually enact smart social laws that effectively and quickly reshape these energies? I am betting President Obama and the emergent new attitudes of the federal government will orient toward liberalization, legalization, regulation, and taxation, for the sake of the American people. Mexico would be wise to act accordingly, as well, as have other South American countries. Clearly, most of the Western world is somewhat reluctantly - and belatedly - awakening to new possibilities for understanding and integrating the responsible use of marijuana.

Jimboland Jots : Common Sense and Compassion Overcome Marijuana Propaganda

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 23:11:41 +0000

Thanks for reading and adding to the history of marijuana prohibition, Shagata. As well, African-American musicians were known by the 'white' leaders of the 1920s-1930s to use marijuana and they didn't want legal access to marijuana to loosen up European-American women's - and their daughters' - inhibitions, which they thought would foster "'race' mixing" and which violated the racist doctrine of miscegenation. If you've not had a chance, check out the well done remake of Reefer Madness, which artistically skewers these racist beliefs. Also, Humboldt County is a recent movie which covers the Northern California marijuana farming community and culture, and does so with respect and compassion.

Jimboland Jots : California May Legalize Marijuana

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 04:19:58 +0000

Truly spoken! I agree, I am not gleefully anticipating market regulation, either. But, I am willing to compromise on that point in our initial accession strategies - but not my values, mind you - to change society's attitudes and laws regarding responsible adult use of marijuana. If California passed and enacted this law, the rest of the USA would follow, given our status bellweatherus. Maybe we might then try to actually redevelop our state with some of the tax monies from marijuana crops. Imagine all of the jobs that would suddenly become legalized and the number that would be created with the sudden emergence of an enormous underground economy.

Jimboland Jots : How to Twitter and Why the Hell Should Anyone Care?

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:28:23 +0000

If you signed up for a Twitter account, then you are a tweeter. The blog's Twitter account that will alert you - if you Follow jimbolandjots - whenever there is a new post, so you don't have to await the weekly digest from the blog.

Jimboland Jots : Are the Keebler Elves Stoners?

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:38:26 +0000

Thanks, B! Well, do you think they are high? They are always baking and happy..... LOL