This post and my support may come as a surprise to some, its not a topic that I am often vocal about, and considering I am so into endurance sports and working out this may seem strange to some, but (and this will put me out on a limb) I fully support the legalization of marijuana.

Personally I could care less if you or someone else smokes, but I am under the belief that recreational use by a responsible adult is no more harmful than someone (an adult) having a few drinks and smoking a bunch of cigarettes.

Of course I am sure that many would disagree with that opinion, and everyone is entitled to their own, this is just mine. All I ask is that you keep one thing in mind while reading this post, I am only referring to one bust, so please try and think of this times 5 or even 10, there is a bigger picture here.

However after reading about this recent marijuana bust and hearing how many officers were involved and how much the marijuana was worth I began to think a little more, and it almost seems like a no-brainer that it should be legalized. I would also add that should it be legalized, it would need to be sold in a manner similar to cigarettes or alcohol.

I read about the bust, which was local to me on the WCTV.tv website and I cannot understand the money involved here, and just how the government, both local and federal can think that this is money well spent. Let me explain…

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Something that really bugs me is having to wear a seat belt, well actually its the fact that I am told without any choice that I MUST wear one. Without getting into any argument over just how much safer you are with a seat belt, we can save that for another day. However I will say that I know someone first hand who was in a horrible crash without a seat belt and walked out with minor scratches because they were not wearing one (the roof above their head collapsed down to the steering wheel and had they been buckled in they would have had their head crushed). While I fully admit that scenario is most likely the minority, I just want to be given the option to choose my fate.

My rationalization for this is that (as a Florida resident) I am given the choice, as long as I meet certain requirements to go without a helmet on a motorcycle. I must ask…Which seems safer, a motorcycle without a helmet or a car without a seat belt? Also keep in mind I am in favor and support Florida’s helmet laws, I believe it should be the riders choice.

You see Florida law allows me to choose not to wear a helmet as long as I am “over 21 years of age” and also have “an insurance policy providing for at least $10,000 in medical benefits.”

“a person over 21 years of age may operate or ride upon a motorcycle without wearing protective headgear securely fastened upon his or her head if such person is covered by an insurance policy providing for at least $10,000 in medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result of a crash while operating or riding on a motorcycle.”

To make my point simple and clear, I am required to have insurance on my car, whether or not I choose to wear a seat belt, all I am asking is that I be given the option to choose whether or not I wear a seat belt. It should ultimately be my decision.

I have complained about this topic before and this is just a perfect example of why people should not always syndicate their feeds into their Twitter account.

The name was blanked out here, because I did not want to pick on anyone specific, but this was just a perfect example, and its something that way too many people are guilty of.

This person is sending their blog posts to their Twitter account, something that I personally find annoying, but I will explain more on later in the post.

But what makes this so bad is they are also posting a daily summary of their Tweets on their blog. So what happens is that I (and many others) get to see a Tweet about a new blog post, that simply lists all their Tweets, which I have already seen during the day.

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This little rant is in response to tax day.

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When given an option there will always be some people that will wait to the last possible minute to get some thing done, and typically we (society) only encourage the sad behavior.

While I am not perfect I admit to just recently doing my taxes, but they were done and e-filed before April 15th, you know the due date. I cannot understand why the USPS feels the need to stay open late, in some cases to 11:59 to allow people to get their taxes post marked “on time.”

“On time” should be when ever they normally close, or else its too f’in bad for you. Now there is always the argument that people work till 5pm and that is when the post office closes so they cannot make it on time. Well in that case a little prior planning should tell the (even halfway smart) person that they should drop them off at another time. There are plenty of chances, maybe at lunch, before work, the day, week or month before. It reminds me of the age old saying; Lack of planning on your part doesn’t mean an emergency on my part.

Hell, just don’t wait to the last minute. Local news stations will (I am sure) be feverishly covering the mad rush to the post office. All I can think is that these people are idiots at the same time feel bad for the employee who has to work late.
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