9/11 Was A Controlled Demolition, Now What?

The controlled demolition of all three World Trade Center buildings has now been scientifically proven. Personally all I needed to see was video of the demolitions but I am very thankful to the Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth for their hard work and diligence on the matter. Please see the website http://www.ae911truth.org/ for more information if you still have any doubt about the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center.

That said, many questions will remain unanswered until a legitimate investigation takes place.

What We Know

1. The official 9/11 commission report is a lie.

2. The 3 buildings were demolished via controlled demolition.

3. Barack Obama appointed a guy named Cass Sunstein to uphold the lies.

What We Don't Know

1. Who is responsible for 9/11?

2. What was their exact motive?

3. How did they pull it off?

Now What?

If you care about the answers to these important questions you will demand an official and proper investigation of the 9/11 attacks.

Understanding Modern Bicycles

I'll admit it. I am a bicycle fanatic. There's just something special about the combination of human-power, fun, and technology that makes my mind churn bicycles for hours. The point of this article is not to provide advanced technical information about bikes. I would be incapable of writing such an article. Instead, with this writing I hope to get the average Joanne up to speed on what's happening in the world of bicycles these days.

Fixie (fixed gear). Did you know people are throwing away some of the very basics of bicycles. Brakes. Gears. Who needs 'em? Right into the dumpster! You may have heard this term, maybe not. A "fixie" bicycle refers to a design many of us had as children. A typical kids bike has only one gear and no hand brakes. To stop the bike the rider must force the pedals backwards, and there is no "freewheeling". This concept has now become a huge buzz in the world of adult bikes. We now see these gearless brakeless adult bikes all over the place and, boy, they sure do look clean. The appearance of a bicycle with no derailleur, no hand brakes, and no shifters looks uncluttered--immaculate! The cultural phenomenon of "fixies" has made its splash. Manufacturers are shipping fixed-gear bikes and the many associated variants. Personally I find the idea of back breaking too dangerous for my taste. I can remember, as a kid, the pedals smacking my feet. While I can appreciate the appearance of these "fixie" bikes I cannot imagine owning one. I like to stop on a dime and be able to climb hills.

Single Speeds (one gear, freewheeling). Take a fixie, make it freewheeling, add some hand brakes and you've got a "single speed" bicycle. This is a logical step away from the traditional fixie. A single speed is a much safer ride as it has far easier to use brakes and the pedals can freewheel (spin backwards or remain stationary with no resistance), like a typical road bike. While these are clean looking and fun bikes, they do not climb hills without a tough workout.

Hub Dynamo (bike power). Imagine a bicycle that uses the spinning of the wheel to generate electricity, for let's say, a bike light. Wouldn't that be cool? Thankfully we don't have to just dream about such a bike--hub dynamos actually exist! Whether your bike is old or brand new it can make its own power with very little drag to the rider. You will not need batteries any more once your bike light is powered by you! These have been around for years now and several new bikes are shipping with this feature. You won't get ten watts (yet) but you will have a magical bike. Go green!

Internal hub gears ("Where's the gears?!). The latest technology in shifting gears allows the bike to have a very clean appearance. "Hub gears" put the whole shifting system into an enclosed internal hub that cannot be seen by the eye, but lives in the inner rear wheel area. When shopping for a bike with this feature you will notice the lack of a chain tensioner (that little gear sticking out in the back of the bike). Some manufacturers are shipping bikes with as little as basic 3-speed internal hub gears. The bike looks like a "fixie" but isn't! I find this concept the best of all worlds--you get the ability to change gears without the ugly mud-collecting chain tensioner that bicycles have had for decades. Enclosed gears are a selling point in tougher weather conditions as they remain clean and well-functioning.

So many types of bikes! For decades we had just a few "categories" of bikes: road bikes, mountain bikes, cruisers, and dirt bikes. The list has increased drastically these days as buyers are coming to the shop with more specific needs. Today the list also includes commuter bikes, track bikes, touring bikes, hybrid bikes, trekking bikes, city bikes, and comfort bikes, just to name a few. In my opinion you should just call it Fran. This list is waaaay too long, and doesn't include Going To Grab A Beer bikes, which is my favorite category.

The days of hoity toity bike shop sales-people are hopefully coming to an end. When they ask, "What are you going to use it for?" you can now safely answer, "Listening to Michael Bolton at a reasonable volume," and they should have something just perfect. Note: do NOT wear headphones while riding a bike.

Don't forget that you can take an old frame and give it all the "love" mentioned in this article. But, of course, you can also plunk down the cash. And now, some hand-picked references for your enjoyment:

Fixie - Bianchi Pista

Single-Speed - Bianchi San Jose

Hub Dynamo - Trek Belleville

Internal Hub Gears - Bianchi Milano Parco

So Many Types Of Bikes - Kona Ute

The key to "better" marijuana!

I was re-reading Gary Johnson's drug-policy reform page this morning and found this interesting nugget:

"...but pushing alcohol underground had other effects: overdose deaths, gang violence, and other prohibition-related harms..."

One of those "other" prohibition-related harms was a nasty one: people were drinking poisonous booze. While they did their best to craft a good product there were plenty of very bad batches.

This same type of thing is happening today. It hurts the health of millions of people every day. People buy marijuana from a limited pool of sources that may or may not be providing a clean product.

Once legal, fine quality industry marijuana buds (the dried flower portions from the female cannabis plant), will be enjoyed by the masses, allowing the cleanest most reliable products to rise to the top of the market, effectively putting inferior producers of buggy weed out of business.

So what constitutes bad weed? The main culprits are bugs, mold, pesticides, and excess fertilizers.

Prohibition has forced people to grow in non-optimal conditions using indoor lights instead of outside under the sun. Poor indoor gardening conditions throw nature's system of checks and balances way out of whack allowing bugs to flourish in a manner most folks would rather not witness. Growers and smokers are doing their best to produce and consume a decent product, but at the end of the day you've got millions of people smoking bugs, eggs, pesticides, fertilizers, mildew, mold, pet dander, Dorito crumbs, and who knows what else. The Reagan era, while lying to our youth about the real "truth" about drugs with its brainwashing DARE program, went ahead and sprayed American marijuana fields with the toxic weedkiller paraquat. The killing of two brains at once: child and parent! Children being told to "just say no" without becoming truly educated about individual substances, while the parents were busy smoking paraquat weed or "import" rat-poison weed. Fortunately paraquat becomes pyrolyzed when lit on fire, which lowers its toxic threat level to "you probably shouldn't smoke it anyways".

Besides the wasting of over $2,000,000,000,000 (yes folks that's twelve zeros in two trillion) on lying to our youth and paying police to pull weeds, our drug policies are continuing to sicken our nation. Growing quality weed is best left to a professional a.k.a. "green thumb", or in this case "clean Dorito-free thumb".

When we passed the 21st Amendment abolishing alcohol-prohibition the booze got a lot better and the public once again had "safe" access to a regulated product. This is a good reason to abolish the prohibition of cannabis: good clean marijuana.

Let's go smoke some pot!

You might have read my posts about the legalization of marijuana but it occurred to me this might be out of context for my readers who have never tried the plant.

Perhaps you have been reading about cannabis (marijuana) as a medicine. Or perhaps you've conjured the desire to try pot in a rebellious manner based on having your rights as an American robbed by President Obama. I don't blame you. Or maybe you've decided that the pills you take ruin your sleep, make you constipated, and prevent you from having good sex. I hear ya. Or maybe you are kicking the alcohol habit, or kicking the tobacco habit. Good for you! Pot is certainly a "friend" in this arena. Whatever your reason for being interested in trying marijuana, I offer you a High Five!

But first, before I explain how I would suggest approaching your first use of marijuana, I'd like to stress how important it is for this un-just attack against the American people to end once and for all. And what is this attack, specifically? I call it the War On Americans--you've heard it referred to as the War On Drugs. This war has been one of the most dismal failures in the history of the USA. We've wasted over 2 trillion dollars, imprisoned the innocent, ruined families, lied to our people, prevented education, prevented research, and in-directly caused the abuse of legal substances that can kill: pills, alcohol, and tobacco. Marijuana should have been offered as a legal alternative to these life-threatening substances since the beginning! These legal "bad boys" are a one way trip to the hospital if not death itself. President Obama has lied so horribly to the American people, in conjunction with Eric Holder, that I feel betrayed after voting for him. The time is now to re-purpose our DEA to do something helpful, not hiding behind beautiful plants while violating our basic rights. If you believe in our constitution and the very fiber of the USA you will stand up and fight for what is right. All adults in the USA should have safe legal access to high-grade marijuana for any reason they want. Working for legalization (www.norml.org) is something you can do to repair our damaged country.

Now let's get down to smoking some weed. So, you never tried it but you've decided its time? The first thing I should say is that this plant is strong! Whatever you do, go light. Take one hit, no more. The range of tolerance with marijuana is unlike other substances. You can remain very responsive to its effects taking only one hit per week, or consume so much over time that a giant "white cloud" bong hit will only give you a small buzz. Before you even try that first hit I suggest doing some reading and research. There are many varieties, but beginners should understand that there are two "main" families of pot: Sativa and Indica. The effects of these two families can be generalized but the actual effects can still vary from person to person. In general Indicas, which originate in cooler mountainous regions, can help with depression, cause laugher, and make you tired and sleepy on the couch. In general Sativas, which originate in hot equatorial regions, can help with pain and perk you up possibly to the point of being unable to sleep. Most of the marijuana in the marketplace are "hybrids" which offer qualities from both sides. True single origin marijuana is more difficult to acquire, especially pure sativas that are properly grown as they require more blooming time and longer lighting periods.

The mental state and physical state of an individual before they smoke a hit can greatly affect the "performance" of the weed. Hydration is critical as the smoking of marijuana can dehydrate a person. Many users are unaware of this dehydration and then quench their thirst with a drink of alcohol. Warning: this will make your head spin and you will possibly get very ill. Instead try combining the use of marijuana with the drinking of good clean water.

So, you bought some weed and now you're ready to try it out. I suggest going home, or to a quiet outdoor area. Have a good friend with you. Put on some good music. If you bought a strong sativa relaxing might not be an option--you might want to go play sports. If you bought an indica, such as a "kush", putting on a good movie is a great idea. You might find the effects to be an aphrodisiac, or perhaps change the rate at which your heart beats. This is all normal. Be prepared for a bouquet of effects! Marijuana is not a boring stupid useless drug; it actually does something! Quite a bit, really. If paranoia or anxiety occurs take deep breaths and try to relax. I have found that users who are already stressed out can see those effects amplified after smoking. My suggestion for that situation is to take 30 minutes before the consuming of marijuana and meditate, or simply relax while taking deep breaths. Those deep breaths should become automatic after about 10 minutes. Drink some water. Ironing out some of that stress beforehand can make the effects of marijuana far more pleasant.

I suggest a good glass pipe made by a professional glass blower for a first smoking experience. This allows the control of dosage unlike taking a bigger hit from a water-pipe. This choice is paper-free and while joints are attractive you might find the smoking of paper to be undesirable. Don't over torch. Be polite and corner-light! That essentially means barely grazing one edge of the bowl with the lighter. The flavor of the smoke should taste fairly exotic and enjoyable, possibly of fruit, candy, chocolate, or somewhat astringent like lemons. Different varieties vary in flavor so drastically they are almost incomparable.

Then relax and in about ten minutes the effects should begin to surface. It can affect your body (i.e. "body high") and/or your mental state. You might feel nothing at all. In this case repeated use can "fire up" the dormant receptor sites in your brain and body. Don't give up! Or, you might find yourself talking like a motor-mouth and speaking philosophically about inventions that can assist your dog. This is all normal. That would mean it is working. Congratulations! You just got high!

Don't forget this amazing plant is a drug. You are taking drugs. Fortunately, marijuana is a "crude" unprocessed completely natural drug that you can feel proud to have chosen. You made a choice that is far safer and beneficial than prescription pills, alcohol, and tobacco. It's truly a wonder-drug. If I were "big pharm" I would be grabbing up strains, mastering cultivation, making "cool" pills and inhalers, and lobbying the white house to fully legalize this useful plant. I won't even get into what cannabis as a species can do for the human race in this article. That's a juicy topic for next time but in summary the plant can feed, fuel, clothe, medicate, and build in a safe renewable manner (www.jackherer.com). Thanks for reading.

Take Back Your Electronic Social Life

If you've read my blog you probably know that I despise Facebook, and Twitter as well. I find the cross-contamination of information to be invasive and dangerous. So I'd like to offer a solution that might come as a surprise to everyone: good old email. Gmail to be exact.

There are some gems inside of your basic email toolbox that can allow you create your own social networking world that is more under your control than websites like Facebook. Let's dig in shall we? We're going to look at some basic features that many people still do not understand: attachments, CC's, BCC's, and Distribution Lists. Mastery of these email-based features can allow you to create a streamlined social networking world that doesn't leak information against your will.

If you use Gmail you can "attach" fairly big files to an email. You can even attach several files to a single email. Most commonly attached are photographs. By sharing photos using email attachments you can control who sees the image with a sense of respect and care.

Placing recipients into the To: field is an obvious thing to do, but that exposes some personal information that you might not want to be the source of. What about putting those names somewhere else instead? CC stands for carbon copy, and like the "To:" field all the recipients will still be seen by each other--eeew. But let's say you want to send an email and have NONE of the recipients see each others' email addresses? Simply place all recipients into the "BCC:" field, leaving "To:" and "CC:" completely empty. This is the "cool" way to send out emails to multiple recipients. No information is shared against anyone's will, no email addresses are exposed, and nobody really knows who got it. The next day you'll hear murmurs like "Did you get that poem he sent out?"

Once you have all your contacts in Gmail you can easily assign groups of them using a feature called, well, "Groups". This allows you to compose emails to various people in your life without having to always enter each and every email address. Certainly you don't want your family to see your email about your favorite porn sites, and your friends probably don't care that much about that picture of your grandmother blowing out birthday candles. Groups in Gmail solve this problem with ease.

No Facebook required.

DEA "asks nicely" for pills?

Obama's moronic Drug Enforcement Agency is staging "take back" events asking communities to willfully give back excess prescription pills. I find this very humorous. In fact, why don't I just take the day off as well?

Amidst the DEA's completely un-American assaults on harmless marijuana users, they are handling America's prescription pill epidemic by casually "asking nicely" and basically sitting there on their asses all day long. Guess what DEA? Once again, you are wasting taxpayer money. I mean, it's not the worst idea in the world but it absolutely does not require the DEA. If you have excess pills that are not needed destroy them! Turn them back to the pharmacy. But don't give them to the DEA's collection "events"! Instead, encourage the DEA to pack up their lazy luncheon and get to work!

We have real drug problems in this country that are very dangerous to go after. So it doesn't surprise me that the DEA hides behind plants and chooses to simply ask for the problem to go away. While we're at it why don't we also simply ask people to stop killing each other. That should fix it, right? Asking nicely should do the trick.

No point in going after doctors who prescribe these pills like candy, or the pharmaceutical industry's crack-like concoctions, or the FDA who sits idly by watching this trojan-horse like attack on our citizens. Because, hey, if a doctor says its OK, it MUST BE! Right?

So the final lesson from the DEA is this: when you have a problem just sit there and wait for the solution to come to you! No point in getting up! No point in actually DOING ANYTHING. Because the worst problems in this world solve themselves!

NOT.

Meanest Dope Dealer Ever

In the classic context a mean dope dealer is someone who misleads their customer. Perhaps they have "laced" their product without informing the buyer, or cut it with a filler material. A "nice" dope dealer would be someone who sells a clean organic marijuana product and informs their buyer exactly what strain it is and what the expected effects are. I'm here to explain how the pharmaceutical industry and tobacco industry are the most evil manipulative dope dealers on the planet. Here's why.

A box of cigarettes contains some warnings. Fine. Good. However, more importantly, lacking from the package is a list of what's inside. This is what essentially makes the FDA and tobacco industry so evil. It is critical to inform people what they are buying so they can make an educated decision. Without a list of the chemicals that are used for treatment, and without a list of additives how is the buyer going to be able to make an educated decision about the purchase? Without this information it is impossible for a consumer to make an educated decision.

Pills aren't much better. Even if there was a complete list of the ingredients I doubt anyone would be able to understand what most of them are. To me this is a good enough reason not to eat pharmaceutical pills. If the concoction is so complicated that people cannot even comprehend the ingredients should people really be eating it? Should we be feeding these pills to children without a full understanding of the ingredients and side effects? I say no. Hell no! Stop feeding these pills to people. Your neighborhood doctor has become the most dangerous dope dealer in your life as they prescribe dangerous substances like they were candy.

When I legally buy my marijuana from my caregiver I have access to all the information about the contents of the product. I know what the plant was grown in, how it was fed, how it was watered, whether or not it got infected with anything, what kind of light it was grown under, what the strain is, and the best possible description of the effects. Does my caregiver know absolutely everything about the drug I am buying? No--but they are doing their absolute best to inform me!

Is the tobacco industry doing "their best" to inform us? Not even close! The ingredient list is still missing!

Is the pharmaceutical industry doing "their best" to inform us of ingredients and side effects? N0. They get away with the bare minimum they can get away with by law. Is it wrong? Is it unethical? Is it the most malicious drug dealing in the country? Absolutely.