tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post2871770891689077241..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Utterly IntoxicatedJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67523446744396860772008-07-24T07:49:00.000-10:002008-07-24T07:49:00.000-10:00Candy is dandy,But liquor is quicker. ...Candy is dandy,<BR/>But liquor is quicker.<BR/><BR/> -- Anon<BR/><BR/>I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than an frontal lobomoty.<BR/><BR/> -- Anon<BR/><BR/>HE: "You're ugly!"<BR/><BR/>SHE: "You're drunk!!"<BR/><BR/>HE: "In the morning I'll be sober again, but you'll still be ugly!"<BR/><BR/> -- WC Fields (?)<BR/><BR/>God gave us beer to show that he loves us.<BR/><BR/> -- Ben FranklinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11986506773806145192008-07-23T00:34:00.000-10:002008-07-23T00:34:00.000-10:00I taste a liquor never brewed,From tankards scoope...I taste a liquor never brewed,<BR/>From tankards scooped in pearl;<BR/>Not all the vats upon the Rhine<BR/>Yield such an alcohol!<BR/><BR/>Inebriate of air am I,<BR/>And debauchee of dew,<BR/>Reeling, through endless summer days,<BR/>From inns of molten blue.<BR/><BR/>When landlords turn the drunken bee<BR/>Out of the foxglove's door,<BR/>When butterflies renounce their drams,<BR/>I shall but drink the more!<BR/><BR/>Till seraphs swing their snowy hats,<BR/>And saints to windows run,<BR/>To see the little tippler<BR/>Leaning against the sun!<BR/><BR/>Emily DickinsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-12716134951828516422008-07-22T21:49:00.000-10:002008-07-22T21:49:00.000-10:00I too was sickened by the comment section with thi...I too was sickened by the comment section with this story. There were several who said " so and so public emloyees do it so why shouldn't you?" Well, my response is that those fighting it, mainly the teachers, are less a bunch of spineless jellyfish who meekly submitted to such demeaning treatment with limited efficacy. Shame on those who do!<BR/>Nationwide, the teachers unions are among the last with any clout. This is why they are targeted.<BR/>I admit my bias. I was once in a targeted union. Now, in addition to working with long term care at Wilcox, I am on a public school faculty; but, in a union different from the teachers. I support them completely.<BR/>I was beyond astonished at the courts upholding these procedures. the only thing more astonishing has been confiscating drug related property before trial. The teachers are a vangard for this issue and deserve your support. The opposition deserves the opposite.Pete Antonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339804837536096646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-72893001446068532222008-07-22T14:30:00.000-10:002008-07-22T14:30:00.000-10:00If they want to do mandatory drug testing, let the...If they want to do mandatory drug testing, let them do it on the politicians. Not that it would be any more successful at stopping drug abuse than any of the other crock-o'-crap fixes that the "War on Drugs" has achieved over the last 80 years, but it would make for some gut-chucklingly funny TV news coverage. <BR/><BR/>Current events being what they are, we could use the laughs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31673140541336594532008-07-22T14:04:00.000-10:002008-07-22T14:04:00.000-10:00Someone should get this vital information to the H...Someone should get this vital information to the HSTA just in case.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742098296808508617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-59789150334348185982008-07-22T13:24:00.000-10:002008-07-22T13:24:00.000-10:00"The Whizzinator" site; http://www.whizzinator.com..."The Whizzinator" site; http://www.whizzinator.com/ also sells dehydrated urine and heater packs, not just the fake penii. It's the magic of the free market!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45410739219224657162008-07-22T10:41:00.000-10:002008-07-22T10:41:00.000-10:00I agree with Larry - important points!Several mont...I agree with Larry - important points!<BR/><BR/>Several months ago I attended an ACLU gathering to hear lawyers discuss the implications of random drug testing for teachers.<BR/><BR/>One point raised had never crossed my mind: privacy rights are predicated on the reasonable expectation of privacy. As a new generation's expectations of privacy are lowered by seeing teachers drug-tested and lockers randomly searched, our society's privacy rights are subsequently eroded accordingly! To me, this is much more important than the talk of drugs and drug abuse, which is just another trendy fear tactic.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to Joan for taking a stand - this is a very important topic.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145011324294730195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21404809469487903372008-07-22T09:58:00.000-10:002008-07-22T09:58:00.000-10:00There's a war on drugs because it's insanely profi...There's a war on drugs because it's insanely profitable. It's not for anyone's health.<BR/><BR/>People are locked up in prison because it's insanely profitable to do that. It hasn't reduced crime (if they wanted to reduce crime, they'd legalize drugs, wouldn't they?). Look at the statistics on racial disparity in prisons and you can understand that there is an opportunity to make money through racism that few seem to object to. We are not out demonstrating in the streets about the inequity. We're not. <BR/><BR/>We are sheep. Are we counting on Obama to change us into something else? No, we can only expect that he might change himself.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742098296808508617noreply@blogger.com