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Quelling reefer madness

Quelling reefer madness

One toke over the line sweet Jesus,One toke over the line. I am loathe to blame the media for anything, that being the domain of the self-declared aggrieved looking for a scapegoat to hide behind.
A matter of principal?

A matter of principal?

Under any reasonable definition of the word, Whistler is unique. No grammatically incorrect modifiers required; this place is unique. Most definitely in a Canadian sense and as far as I can tell, in North America.
Saluting the best barbecue around

Saluting the best barbecue around

The swine is a noble animal. To wit: Pigs and ponies, pigs in pokes. Pigs in stories, pigs in jokes. Pigs got tails, curled all around. I like mine cooked nice and brown .
Never-Ending Party wants beer reform

Never-Ending Party wants beer reform

Now that Happy Jack has declared himself a mayoral candidate, the race is on and it's time to kick the Campagne de Fous into a higher gear.
The lost political spectrum

The lost political spectrum

Ambrose Bierce once defined the political concepts of conservative and liberal thusly: "A Conservative is a statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from a Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
Max ... Can I join the Never-Ending Party?

Max ... Can I join the Never-Ending Party?

I consider summer at Smilin' Dog Manor an opportunity to step away from, well, pretty much everything. Mostly though, it's a chance to step away from being connected. At least the way the internet has shaped and defined connectedness.
Make Whistler B.C.'s natural high

Make Whistler B.C.'s natural high

Well, they might still not smoke marijuana in Muskogee—and even Merle Haggard eventually apologized for that song—but if not, it must be about the last place on earth to catch on, a sentiment not infrequently expressed about much of Oklah
Crisis, what crisis?

Crisis, what crisis?

There's an old adage that says a lawyer who represents her/himself has a fool for a client. It's not because the lawyer in question isn't qualified. She/he may be eminently qualified in the field in question.
The rush is on for the illusive 'bed unit'

The rush is on for the illusive 'bed unit'

So, the race is on. In the middle of the Untied States, in what is now Oklahoma, the land was ripe for the taking in 1889. Nearly two million acres was largely unpopulated. It was unpopulated because the U.S.
The new Conservative order?

The new Conservative order?

So the Orange One dropped by La Belle Province , tossed a few bombs, shook a few hands and then pretty much blew off all the G7 allies, calling our own PM a weak pussy, or words to that effect, not that much of the country doesn't agree with him, but