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Daily Goodness

Daily Goodness

Quote of the Day:
“If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don’t marry and have kids, and above all, don’t die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.” -Ursula K. Le Guin

Fact of the Day:
The term “moron” comes from the eugenic movement. Coined by Henry Goddard, an early eugenic founder, it comes from the Greek word moros, meaning “stupid and foolish.” We use the term lightly these days as a kind of vague, almost teasing insult. For Goddard and the eugenic community, a “moron” was anyone deemed unfit for life and indeed a target to be eliminated. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
Bison-Ten-Yell Day -I have no idea what this means.

Link of the Day:
Ever want to race in heels? I would eat crap in about a minute. Still, it’s fun to watch.

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Daily Goodness

Daily Goodness

Quote of the Day:
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles.” -Charlie Chaplin

Fact of the Day:
Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
It is the Bon Festival -the Buddhist festival to honor the dead.

Link of the Day:
Great Moments in History, Via Etchasketch.

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Drugs Politics

Magic Mushrooms: The Next Medicinal Marijuana?

Researchers have discovered that people who “shroom” can have an increased level of happiness as much as 14 months later, more on the study. For chronically depressed people (read:me), this could be a life saver…literally. I have in fact taken them when they were legal in Amsterdam and I have to say, I do think it really helped my mood for a long while afterwards.

Pot and prozac do not do this. Nothing legal in the US does this.

Personally, I think more “drugs” should be legal, as a person should be able to do whatever they want to their body. But when it comes to something like this, where it can have major benefits for the person taking it and they don’t hurt anyone by taking it, why the hell isn’t it legal?