Why not?

Seems everyone else has their family on the role.

She might need her own jet and 10 car entourage.

Doc,

I think I said in the story I do not assume quitting and those 2 incidents are cause and effect.

However, because it was the front of my skull very noticeable and the fact my brain had THC in it for decades because I smoked daily, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was having a reaction.

Legal,

"Caffeine is physically addictive."

Comparing THC and caffeine seems ridiculous to me.

Caffeine is primarily a stimulant that helps people stay alert.

THC is a psychoactive drug that alters mood, perception, judgment, and thinking.

They may both be capable of causing dependence, but they are hardly comparable in terms of their effects on the mind.

My true story.

After smoking pot daily for over 30 years, a VA doctor told me that if he was going to continue treating me, I had to quit cold turkey.

So I did.

Something strange happened afterward. I have no idea what caused it, only that it happened.

About three months after quitting, I was sitting one day when I suddenly felt a brief quivering sensation in the front of my head that lasted about two seconds. I am certain something inside my skull was rapidly wiggling or vibrating.

Then, about three months later, the exact same thing happened again.

That was it. It never happened again.

I haven't smoked it in nearly 20 years.

I've read that the frontal areas of the brain involved in judgment, decision-making, and risk assessment are among the areas affected by THC. Whether that sensation had anything to do with quitting, I'm not sure.

As for addiction, my personal opinion is that THC can absolutely be psychologically addictive. The experience I had with what felt like something rapidly wiggling inside my skull causes me to suspect there may also be some physical component involved.

Whatever it was, it definitely felt like it was internal and not something on the surface of my forehead.

I'm not claiming my experience proves anything scientifically. I'm simply describing something that happened to me after decades of daily use and then quitting cold turkey.

Alex,

You're certainly free to argue about it.

Have fun.

Trump is in the position absolutely no matter what he does some people will cry about it.

If a person doesn't bitch and moan, some people assume that means you support him.

You just don't get it.

At my age I don't get all that worked up like I used to.

Redial,

There's a lot to be said for being proactive and not procrastinating.

In 2030 we don't know what sort of person would be in office.

You and I don't have the full picture and most people are not privy to private security matters.

There's nothing to be argued about.

We just don't know the full picture why Trump thought it best to do something now.

That's just the way it is.

American,

Some of the main restrictions were to expire 2030.

Cor,

That's not Mullin in the photo.

Redial,

"I'm sure you won't be disappointed. What do you expect will happen then?"

Why on earth would you think I want that?

What I would prefer is for Iran to agree to terms.

Trump keeps saying negotiations are progressing, then the next thing we hear is Iran refusing to give up uranium enrichment or making demands regarding control of the strait.

There is no way Trump can agree to terms that leave Iran with uranium enrichment or control of the strait.

If negotiations collapse, at some point I believe Trump would likely target strategic infrastructure, such as ports and their ability to fight back.

I don't see Trump backing down.

It appears this is the latest from Iran,

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, wrote in a post on X that Iran's red lines include the country's right to enrich uranium, maintain stockpiles of enriched uranium and control the Strait of Hormuz.

I wouldn't be surprised to wake up one morning to read in the news the US is destroying their ports.

Quite a contrast though.

A few years ago it was drag queens.

Now it's UFC fighters.

Macho drag.

I don't think I've ever heard anyone describe Trump as high class.

A fighting cage on the White House lawn fits him perfectly.

Snoofy,

Don't ask me questions I won't be answering.

I said this is finished.

I'm not reading your posts.

Snoofy,

I'm not playing this game.

It's endless and tiresome.

Db,

I'm certainly not changing to gain your approval.

You liked me better when I was more detached. Fine.

But I'm still the same person responding to the same crowd.

Snoofy,

So Trump is operating by a different set of rules and no longer automatically supporting a system where America pays the largest share while many Americans feel the country is not receiving a fair share of the benefits in return.

Snoofy,

I actually didn't realize until today just how dense you really are.

Snoofy,

"That's not a thing that Iran did, BillJohnson."

Iran does place military infrastructure near already existing civilian areas.

You are absolutely wrong.

Carry their water for them. I'm sure they appreciate it.

Doofy,

I don't see anyone attacking America, do you?

I was raised in the Army. There's always a large perimeter of civilians that develops around military posts.

You think you're clever, but you're not.

The difference is deliberately putting the military in the middle of a residential areas.

No more of your stupid trolling tonight.

Shoo...go away.

Redial,

"Um, it's their ------- country."

You're not the Commander in Chief, are you?

Just sit back and watch the show.

The pressure isn't on you and neither will be the fallout should it fail.

Snoofy,

"Why is that America's concern, shouldn't, I dunno, Israel be the ones doing that?"

Apparently, you don't understand what America is or what it represents.

Like it or not, America has been the stabilizing force behind much of the modern world for decades.

Snoofy,

"He can't do that without bombing schools?"

Let's get something straight.

When an enemy deliberately hides among women and children, operates out of schools and hospitals, and uses civilians as shields, they are the ones putting those civilians in danger.

The fact is THEY are the ones killing their women and children when we attack them.

War is ugly, but responsibility does not begin with the people responding to attacks. It begins with the people who intentionally turn civilian areas into military positions.

If you ignore that reality, you're no longer thinking clearly about war, and instead are in bed with the enemy.

Donner,

"America used to stand against such things."

For crying out loud, Trump is trying to keep one of the craziest regimes on earth from getting nuclear weapons.

You don't appreciate that because you've been conditioned by the "we oppose everything" crowd.

They love slogans about spreading love and feeding the poor, but expect someone else to do the heavy lifting.

The whole "love changes everything" movement was huge in the 60s, and after decades of that mindset we still have wars, dictators, terrorism and yes, hatred.

The one thing that never changes is human nature.

There's always people who think they really have the answers that will transform humanity, yet history keeps cycling through the same power struggles, conflicts, corruption, and disappointments over and over again.

Hugh,

I do agree this reversal is likely going to have a negative impact on black representation.

But four years ago Virginia adopted a redistricting system that many people on both sides praised as fair and balanced.

Then this year Democrats suddenly decided the maps were "unfair" and pushed for districts that heavily favored Democrats, reducing Republicans to one district while Democrats controlled the other ten.

You know good and well that does not reflect Virginia's actual political makeup.

So now other states are following VA's lead, with the support of the Supreme Court ruling, and moving back in the opposite direction.

Democrats have only themselves to blame.

True,

Since you're the one who brought up religion pointing the finger at me, does that make you self-righteous?