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Down the K-Hole
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Ketamine, getting a lot of press, the dissociative qualities of which were curious to me and so I lined some up and gave it a try.
Now the most notable thing - that sense of bi-location, being outside yourself, being both here and there, which - somewhat, not entirely, simulates an out of body experience, and music - wonderful and weird music playing on my youtube that the next day I can't find for the life of me. And - to add to the wonder of the bi-location, the friends I'm partying with report me in two places at once - as if I really was...
I found it curious, but not particularly worthwhile. Don't need to try that one twice...
The long long weekend
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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The July one, After this, 2 to go... the season should be kicking off. A new waitress has started, no experience, but great with drawing a happy face and writing a little personal message on each bill.
Americans, dickering with me on the exchange rate, I'm offering 25%, I'm the only guy in the Kootenay's other than the Currency exchange that even does an exchange rate, everyone else takes it at par, yet they're arguing, say they can get better in town and I'm thinking where - where in the USA can I go and have them accept Canadian Currency? And if they did, and I had the audacity to dicker over the exchange rate I'd probably be shot. Justly so. But this is the entitled American abroad, most are pleasant, but there's always a few...
And then there's the Plants. Older couple, always good for a toonie no matter how large the bill, and I've drawn the short straw, they're my table. I'm like Jesus on the fucking cross, taking all the hits so the new girl doesn't quit. They're in with guests, another couple, and - fortunately, a rare thing, the guests grab the bill. 20%. Phew, dodged a bullet there. And just as I'm celebrating my good fortune the other lady comes up and presses another $40 in my hand - I assure her, her husband tipped me well, but she'll have none of it - she tells me in a low voice "We know how they tip...".
And summer's officially started.
Capital Punishment, Rebranded
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Canada did away with Capital Punishment in 1976 with Bill C-84. Prior to that Capital Punishment was reserved for planned murders and the killing of Police and Prison Guards.
It seems, when you think about it, fair enough - we have an obligation to protect those who protect us.
But - the myth is that we did away with Capital Punishment. What we did away with was the right to a fair and unbiased trial. Canadian Police - and Calgary Police especially, have executed far more people in the decades following the suspension of Capital Punishment than every were executed with it. Seldom have they been offered the kind of lethal force that justifies it, and never have they been so well prepared with less violent means - with Kevlar Vests, tasers, pepper spray, etc, yet they continue to kill people at a rate that make the most generous implementation of capital punishment seem civilized by comparison.
It's overdue that we re-imagine policing in our country - things are safer than ever they've been, yet police are executing more people than ever for comparatively trivial offences. Without the benefit of judge or trial. It's a myth that we've done away with Capital Punishment. What's true is that we've made probably the least qualified people in our population both judges and executioners.
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