Friday, January 27, 2012

He also said that marijuana is only kept illegal because "Corporate America, which owns Congress, would rather sell you Paxil, Zoloft, Xanax, and other addictive drugs, than allow you to grow a plant in your home without some of the profits going into their coffers."[5][6]

Andrew Lahde (Posted a 1000% return in his hedge fund in 2007)

Once, a young monk was sent forth from the monastery to carry a message to another monastery far away. As he walked through the dense forest, he caught glimpses of orange fur in the dappled shade and heard low growls. Surmising that he was being stalked by a tiger, he quickened his steps, but the large cat easily kept pace with him. Fear gnawed at the young monk, and he began to run blindly through the trees, leaving the path he knew in an attempt to outdistance the hungry cat whose panting breath he could feel upon his neck.

The monk lost his way, and to his terror, found himself at the edge of a great precipice. Behind him, he heard the tiger stop, and begin pacing back and forth among the trees, its golden eyes glinting among the leaves. Shaking, the monk looked down and saw that there were vines clambering over the jagged rocks and he determined to try and climb down them. Just as he swung himself over the cliff, and began clambering down the vines which creaked under his weight, he heard the tiger roar, and saw it stare balefully down at him from above.

From below cane an answering roar, and the monk startled and looked down to see a second tiger, pacing along the stones that lined the bottom of the cliff face, waiting for him to descend.

Shuddering, the young monk closed his eyes and clung to the vine, his only means of support. The sound of nibbling teeth caught his attention and he opened his eyes to see a mouse chewing at the vine that held him suspended between the hungry cats.

Next to the mouse, he saw a flash of red.

A wild strawberry grew in a crevice of the stone, and a lone fruit shone invitingly.

The monk reached out, and plucking the crimson fruit, held it to his nose. The sweet fragrance rushed into his nostrils as the last bit of the vine gave way and the monk began to fall. As he plummeted toward the tiger, the monk popped the strawberry in his mouth, and the flavor was the sweetest thing he had ever experienced.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

From Chowhound

Amazing IPA's....in no particular order.....hope I listed a few that haven't been mentioned....

1) Three Floyds Dreadnaught (bready yeasty peach mango grapefruit)
2) Flossmoor Station Brewer's Whim Series IPA's (uniquely creamy in aroma/flavor--lactose sugar?)
3) Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow (definitely lactose sugar--creamy & citrusy)
3) Bells Hopslam (similar to dreadnaught.....awesome balance of huge malt and hops--citrus and tropical fruit)
4) Bells Two Hearted Ale (perhaps a more acquired taste--soapy lemon pledge flowery extremely refreshing)
5) Three Floyds Alpha King (king of pale ales--more like an IPA w/ the 66 IBU's, maltier now than it used to be? prefer the grassier/citrus-dominated version of old)
6) Stone IPA (classic)
7) Alesmith IPA (very dry grapefruit and belgiany tasting yeast presence--amazing rocky bone-white head)
8) O'Dells IPA (remember this one being incredible--similar to Alesmith IPA--on the drier side)
9) Goose Island XXX IPA (italian dessert wine--white grape, pear, orange?)
10) New Holland Existential Ale (barley wine-ish)
11) Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree (huge, but smooth and balanced 'triple ipa' = barley wine essentially...13% abv)
12) Avery Maharaja IPA (along the lines of Goose XXX IPA)
13) Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA (perhaps the hoppiest beer on the market--but also contains a huge malt structure--caramelly, bourbony, bitter, super complex, needs age)
14) Three Floyds Broodoo (best fresh hop harvest ale on the market)
15) Three Floyds Blackheart (oak chips somehow give it a floral/fruity/herbal pinot noir wineyness....amazing)

BEER

Dogfish 90 minute
Bells Hopslam
Stone Arrogant Bastard
Goose Island IPA
Victory Hop Devil
Troegs Nugget Nectar
Alesmith IPA
Founders Harvest
Bells Two Hearted
Surly Furious
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe
Urthel Hop-It

Sunday, January 22, 2012

According to Assange, "It’s not correct to put me in any one philosophical or economic camp, because I’ve learned from many. But one is American libertarianism, market libertarianism. So as far as markets are concerned I’m a libertarian, but I have enough expertise in politics and history to understand that a free market ends up as monopoly unless you force them to be free."
In my opinion this whole world's going to shit, and shit rolls downhill, so I might as well just jump in, hold my breath, and pray to G-d that there's a nice big soft puddle of diarrhea for me to land in once everything hits the fan." (Kevin Campbell, the tattoo artist at the L.A. shop Will Rise who is responsible for this young lady’s new look.- DRAKE- on her forehead)