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“We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use,” he said. “What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect.”

Personally, I suspect that any protective effect is just due to stoners being more relaxed than average… Stress kills, don'cha know!

Nabbed this off Sass's journal…

Things you have done:
Place an X by all the things you've done, or remove the x from the ones you have not, and send it to your friends/ post it to your blog.

This is for your entire life:
(X) Smoked a cigarette
(X) Drank so much you threw up (it's been at least 15 years)
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
(X) Been in love
(X) Been dumped
(X) Shoplifted
(X/X) Been laid off/fired
(X) Quit your job
( ) Been in a fist fight
( ) Snuck out of your parent's house (never had to sneak. “Mom, going out… be back tomorrow!”)
(X) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
(X) Been arrested
(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Lied to a friend – Only for their own good
(X) Skipped school
( ) Seen someone die
(x) Been to Canada (i LIVE here
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
( ) Felt like dying
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons (pencil crayons!)
( ) Sang karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with only coins
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(X) Made prank phone calls
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced/Did something else in the rain
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Made a bonfire on the beach (with 25' flames!)
(X) crashed a party
(X) Gone roller-skating
(X) Ice-skating

i'm adding a few i think are fun:
(X) been to europe
( ) kissed (with tongue) a member of the same sex
( ) learned to surf
( ) climbed a real mountain
(X) jumped out of a perfectly good airplane… while it was in the air
( ) bungee jumped
( ) hang glided
( ) had a one night stand
( ) danced in a snowfall
(X) made a snow angel (Nekkid!)
( ) watched a friend break their heart over you
(X) played disc golf
( ) played regular golf
( ) played footbag golf
(X) water skiied
(X) learned to sail
(X) kissed (with tongue) a member of the opposite sex
(X) been to asia
( ) been to australia/new zealand
( ) been the only one dancing
( ) been to africa
(X) been so cold you thought you would die
( ) been to south america
( ) been to the caribbean
(X) been addicted to a drug (Mmmmm Ganja…)
( ) won over an addiction (Trying to beat my oxygen addiction, but it's really got a hold on me!)
(X) smoked weed
( ) tried cocaine
( ) tried crystal meth
( ) tried Ecstacy
( ) tried heroin
( ) seen a rainforest (I wish!)
( ) attend church regularly (gads, no!)
( ) feel spiritual every day (Not spiritual, but certainly in awe of the beauty of the natural world)

Any nicknames? Nope
Mother's name? Mai
Tattoos? Nope
Body (piercing?) Yup

How much do you love your job? It's perfect for me! Easy, usually fun, and affords me tonnes of free time on my own schedule.
Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Favorite vacation spot? Anywhere really!
What is your favorite drink? Mango Juice, Dr Pepper, Scotch, Dark & bitter beer, water…

Ever steal any traffic signs? No, but did nab a brass wind vane from the roof of a carousel…
Ever been in a car accident? No car vs car… Plenty of bike(me) vs car(blind fuckers!) tho.
2 Door or 4 Door? nope
Salad dressing? Sure

Favorite pie? Dufflet's “Squirrel Pie”
Favorite number? 9
Favorite movie? Yowza, so many… 2001, Blade Runner, Contact, Princess Bride, Casablanca, Rear Window, Breakfast at Tiffany's…
Favorite holiday? Summer Solstice

Favorite food? Chocolate
Favorite day of the week? Today!
Favorite brand of body soap? Ivory
Favorite TV shows? Futurama!

Toothpaste? Whatever's handy
Favorite smell? Lover's hair.. Cat fur… Mountain air… Ocean breeze…
What do you do to relax? Ganja, sex, video games, disc golf, books…
Message to your friends reading this? Tag, you're it!

How do you see yourself in 10 years? Older, wiser, and wrinklier, but still me.
Furthest place you will send this message: Teh Interweeeeb!
Who will respond the fastest? You tell me!
Least likely to respond? Me. :p

Auto or stick? Stick's the only way to drive!
Walking or cycling? Cycling
Dance or watch? Watch, ideally in awe.
Expect to live forever? At least until I get bored.

What time is it now? 1:15am