All dispensaries in L.A. face prosecution right now, which is over 800 stores. Doesn't the D.A. have more important things to do then tackle things that are legal in his state? I believe he is a county officer. This is an issue that is dear to my heart because what happens in California typically spreads to the rest of the country. Michigan and Illinois both had it legalized recently. I want it to come to Indiana and everywhere else.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/10/cooley-says-pot-dispensaries-will-be-prosecuted.html
Why won't Republicans just leave something that is working alone? What problems have come from this other than political complaints? Let it be.
The Trial is Over
This is going to be short because the day is almost over and then I am going home and opening up a bottle of champagne (ok, sparking wine).
All morning were opening statements. Both sides made a good case. The injured woman's attorneys asked for 10 to 12 million dollars. Big mistake. The case was given to the jury for their deliberation at around 1 pm. They went to lunch until 2 pm. At 3:30 I got the call. We have a verdict. After 4 weeks of trial when a verdict comes in that fast it is very bad for one side or the other.
Court convenes. The jury returns. The judge looks at the verdict to make sure it has been filled out correctly. My turn. I read the verdict.
Neither the doctors or the hospital had been found to be at fault. That is it. The injured woman got nothing. Zero.
I was so relieved her husband was not in the Courtroom for that.....
All morning were opening statements. Both sides made a good case. The injured woman's attorneys asked for 10 to 12 million dollars. Big mistake. The case was given to the jury for their deliberation at around 1 pm. They went to lunch until 2 pm. At 3:30 I got the call. We have a verdict. After 4 weeks of trial when a verdict comes in that fast it is very bad for one side or the other.
Court convenes. The jury returns. The judge looks at the verdict to make sure it has been filled out correctly. My turn. I read the verdict.
Neither the doctors or the hospital had been found to be at fault. That is it. The injured woman got nothing. Zero.
I was so relieved her husband was not in the Courtroom for that.....
Capitalism a Love Story
First off let me say $9.50 a piece for a movie!!! I know I don’t get out a lot but when the hell did that happen???? Maybe that is why there were only about a dozen people there last night.
There are interesting parts but overall I was underwhelmed. The movie is great for people who don’t follow economic news. It gives a good overview of all that is unholy and wrong. I was already pretty much was aware of all this movie points out but, like I said, for people who don’t follow these issues it would be an eye opener.
I enjoyed the discussions with priests as to whether Jesus would be a capitalist. Obvious answer and one more people should ask themselves if they consider themselves Christian.
Any thinking person who has been paying attention the last 20 years would draw the same conclusion.
The bottom line is that you can’t trust those who are in charge of our economy to do what is right for this country and the regular people in it. The ideas they pushed have only hurt a lot a people and made a few rich. Does it make sense to borrow your home’s equity for anything other than improving the value of your home or a life threatening emergency? To put ALL your retirement monies in a stock market you can’t predict? To get a variable rate loan when you can’t control the interest rates? To assume that home values will always rise? Doing any of those things puts you at the mercy of forces beyond your control.
I saw it at the theater because I wanted to help Michael with the box office but really this is a rental.
There are interesting parts but overall I was underwhelmed. The movie is great for people who don’t follow economic news. It gives a good overview of all that is unholy and wrong. I was already pretty much was aware of all this movie points out but, like I said, for people who don’t follow these issues it would be an eye opener.
I enjoyed the discussions with priests as to whether Jesus would be a capitalist. Obvious answer and one more people should ask themselves if they consider themselves Christian.
Any thinking person who has been paying attention the last 20 years would draw the same conclusion.
The bottom line is that you can’t trust those who are in charge of our economy to do what is right for this country and the regular people in it. The ideas they pushed have only hurt a lot a people and made a few rich. Does it make sense to borrow your home’s equity for anything other than improving the value of your home or a life threatening emergency? To put ALL your retirement monies in a stock market you can’t predict? To get a variable rate loan when you can’t control the interest rates? To assume that home values will always rise? Doing any of those things puts you at the mercy of forces beyond your control.
I saw it at the theater because I wanted to help Michael with the box office but really this is a rental.
Trial Day Whatever.....
I haven’t written about the trial for the last few days because it has become so mind numbing. Doctors and nurses one after another being asked the same types of questions. Going over the same incidents over and over. I have to hand it to the jury. We haven’t lost anyone else. They are here every day on time with no complaints to the long days and short lunches (considering they only get $10 a day plus mileage).
The only interesting thing that happened today is that the injured woman’s husband was detained by law enforcement because he made what sounded like threatening statements against the doctors and suicidal statements. They did a background check on him and are at this moment trying to decide if they will allow him to return to the Courtroom.
I checked his records when all the information about his multiple divorce filings came out in trial. Besides auto violations he had a harassment charge plead down to a misdemeanor. He was charged with threatening someone at some point at the hospital following his wife’s complications that resulted in this trial.
I just got the word from the Judge. The husband was escorted home for today and for the rest of the trial we will have a deputy in the Courtroom. When the jury leaves tonight the deputy will come in and talk to all of us about securely exiting the Courtroom should the need arise.
Yikes!
The only interesting thing that happened today is that the injured woman’s husband was detained by law enforcement because he made what sounded like threatening statements against the doctors and suicidal statements. They did a background check on him and are at this moment trying to decide if they will allow him to return to the Courtroom.
I checked his records when all the information about his multiple divorce filings came out in trial. Besides auto violations he had a harassment charge plead down to a misdemeanor. He was charged with threatening someone at some point at the hospital following his wife’s complications that resulted in this trial.
I just got the word from the Judge. The husband was escorted home for today and for the rest of the trial we will have a deputy in the Courtroom. When the jury leaves tonight the deputy will come in and talk to all of us about securely exiting the Courtroom should the need arise.
Yikes!
Recipe
I made these last night and froze half of them and reheated them this mornign and they were divine. I am keeping a blog for myself as a database that I can search for different stuff. This recipe has to be shared though. They are Once a Month Cooking, look it up if you want to know more about the 'movement,' but these are better than store bought and you freeze them when you are done and you microwave them as you want them thruought the month. They get harder than normal french toast and I just cannot put into words how great they were. http://j0phus.blogspot.com/2009/10/french-toast-sticks-oamc.html I only have a few things up at that blog, but feel free to look at them if you want. There are a few recipes on there and maybe a few other things. Next time I think I might add some almond extract and/or use buttermilk, per suggestion from my "first" that I still talk to everyday in the city. That just sounds genius to me. Almonds are god's candy.
Will you?
Will you join Arianna Huffington's book club? The first selection is In Praise of Slowness. Here is the briefest synopsis I could find. In Praise of Slow (U.S. title In Praise of Slowness) is a book by Carl Honoré containing his analysis of the Cult of Speed, which he claims is becoming the societal standard all over the world. He discusses and gives praise to the Slow Movement and the various groups around the world representative of this movement.
I think this idea might be VERY politically powerful. This woman may be a genius. If this grows enough, she can get all liberals armed with the same, relevant information. Think of the potential. If I can find some money I might go buy it today actually. This is something I think I might want to be a part of from the get go.
Texas Begs Fed for $3 Billion
The same people who voted against the stimulus and then went another step forward, as if that wasn't crazy enough, they want to secede, have just asked for 3 billion dollars... You think that is funny already right? Well they want it to fund NASA, a government program.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/6653790.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/6653790.html
