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It was the one called 'kicked in the nuts. 'It couldnt' tell if those were setups or not. They sure looked real though. It is just hard to believe though that once people realize that they are on TV, that it is ok to be physically assaulted in the 'nads. At any rate, if it is the real deal, then you should watch (if you haven't already) Mike Judge's fabulous movie called Idiocracy. You seem to have the sense for the twisted and weird that makes this movie EXTREMELY enjoyable. The whole premise of the film is that in the present, smart people aren't breeding enough, and dumb people are way over breeding. So five hundred years in the future, the world is ruled by complete morons.

What makes you video so disturbing is that the worlds favorite TV show in the future is called "Ow! My Balls". The whole show consists of nothing but one guy getting hurt in the testiculars in every conceivable way.

Ok, here is the Zen blog.

As best as I understand Zen, it is a non-theistic religion. So when I practice Zen, I am making no effort to be 'spiritual', or religous. I used to definitively believe in God, now I just don't know. Through practicing Zen, I have come to not really care whether there is a God or not. That doesn't even seem to be a concern. There definitely doesn't seem to be any room for grace in Zen. It is entirely based upon one's own efforts. As I said before, I go out of my way to not learn about the beliefs of Buddhism. I used to do some reading about the practice of Zen by some Zen masters, but I don't even do that anymore. I dont' want my experience with sitting to be sullied by any expectations. So now I just sit for an hour in the mornings.

By KRISTEN WYATT (AP) – 22 hours ago

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in the Rocky Mountain town of Breckenridge will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam.

This comes from the Cato Institute. My favorite line in the piece is:

More significantly, none of the nightmare scenarios touted by preenactment decriminalization opponents — from rampant increases in drug usage among the young to the transformation of Lisbon into a haven for "drug tourists" — has occurred.

The shrill voices of prohibition will have none of it however, I am sure.

At any rate, the piece is data driven, and not bogged down by a lot of hot feelings as tends to be most pro-prohibition dialogue. Enjoy!

by Glenn Greenwald