White sugar is a drug.

Opinions?

:-)
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On Jun 24, 11:32*am, Omelet > wrote:
> White sugar is a drug.
>
> Opinions?

Mr. McKenna has a lot of opinions. I'm not sure how much weight should
be attached to some of them...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_elf

Omelet wrote:
> White sugar is a drug.
>
> Opinions?
>
> :-)

Air (oxygen) is a 'drug' so is chocolate

And both are as addictive, if not more so, than 'white sugar.'

Oddly enough the etymology of drug is an old word that means 'dry' so
its modern usage is about as far removed from the original word as is
....say.. bank ... which originally denoted the bench the money lenders
sat upon.

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Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
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>,
Christopher Helms > wrote:

> On Jun 24, 11:32*am, Omelet > wrote:
> > White sugar is a drug.
> >
> > Opinions?
>
> Mr. McKenna has a lot of opinions. I'm not sure how much weight should
> be attached to some of them...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine elf

No worse than Mr. O'leary imho. <g>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary
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In article >,
"Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > White sugar is a drug.
> >
> > Opinions?
> >
> > :-)
>
> Air (oxygen) is a 'drug' so is chocolate
>
> And both are as addictive, if not more so, than 'white sugar.'
>
> Oddly enough the etymology of drug is an old word that means 'dry' so
> its modern usage is about as far removed from the original word as is
> ...say.. bank ... which originally denoted the bench the money lenders
> sat upon.
>
> --
> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.


Life is grand...

and I've worked the last 3 days for a total of 33 hours on less than 7
hours sleep.

Sleep deprivation is a drug methinks!

I'm going to snooze shortly here as I have to get up to go to work at
20:00...


nighters ina bit.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote:
>
>
>>Omelet wrote:
>>
>>>White sugar is a drug.
>>>
>>>Opinions?
>>>
>>>:-)
>>
>>Air (oxygen) is a 'drug' so is chocolate
>>
>>And both are as addictive, if not more so, than 'white sugar.'
>>
>>Oddly enough the etymology of drug is an old word that means 'dry' so
>>its modern usage is about as far removed from the original word as is
>>...say.. bank ... which originally denoted the bench the money lenders
>>sat upon.
>>
>>--
>>Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
>
>
>
> Life is grand...
>
> and I've worked the last 3 days for a total of 33 hours on less than 7
> hours sleep.
>
> Sleep deprivation is a drug methinks!
>
> I'm going to snooze shortly here as I have to get up to go to work at
> 20:00...
>
>
> nighters ina bit.

Technically sleep deprivation is an action that causes serious changes
in brain chemistry.

I don't recall the details off the top of my head, but i have read about
and experienced hallucinations due to sleep deprivation.

It is even used as a torture technique, it can make you so "crazy" you
cant tell real from unreal.

I have heard that its one of the reasons 'speed freaks' methamphetamine
addicts hallucinate to much, not from the drug per se but from being
awake for days at a time.

And some psychologists believe a lack of 'dream time' REM sleep can be
fatal.

What's the old saying? "food nourishes the body, sleep nourishes the soul."
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://www.dancingmice.net/Karn%20Evil%209.mp3

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:32:35 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> White sugar is a drug.
>
> Opinions?
>
> :-)

if so, it's just about the cheapest drug i've come across.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
"Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote:

> > Life is grand...
> >
> > and I've worked the last 3 days for a total of 33 hours on less than 7
> > hours sleep.
> >
> > Sleep deprivation is a drug methinks!
> >
> > I'm going to snooze shortly here as I have to get up to go to work at
> > 20:00...
> >
> >
> > nighters ina bit.
>
> Technically sleep deprivation is an action that causes serious changes
> in brain chemistry.

Tell me about it!

>
> I don't recall the details off the top of my head, but i have read about
> and experienced hallucinations due to sleep deprivation.

Yes, hence the laws covering truck drivers.

>
> It is even used as a torture technique, it can make you so "crazy" you
> cant tell real from unreal.
>
> I have heard that its one of the reasons 'speed freaks' methamphetamine
> addicts hallucinate to much, not from the drug per se but from being
> awake for days at a time.
>
> And some psychologists believe a lack of 'dream time' REM sleep can be
> fatal.

Night shift workers like me tend to live shorter lives statistically.

>
> What's the old saying? "food nourishes the body, sleep nourishes the soul."
> --
> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

I wish I could sleep. I'm doing good if I get a solid 4 hours per day.
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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote:
>
>>> Life is grand...
>>>
>>> and I've worked the last 3 days for a total of 33 hours on less than 7
>>> hours sleep.
>>>
>>> Sleep deprivation is a drug methinks!
>>>
>>> I'm going to snooze shortly here as I have to get up to go to work at
>>> 20:00...
>>>
>>>
>>> nighters ina bit.
>> Technically sleep deprivation is an action that causes serious changes
>> in brain chemistry.
>
> Tell me about it!
>
>> I don't recall the details off the top of my head, but i have read about
>> and experienced hallucinations due to sleep deprivation.
>
> Yes, hence the laws covering truck drivers.
>
>> It is even used as a torture technique, it can make you so "crazy" you
>> cant tell real from unreal.
>>
>> I have heard that its one of the reasons 'speed freaks' methamphetamine
>> addicts hallucinate to much, not from the drug per se but from being
>> awake for days at a time.
>>
>> And some psychologists believe a lack of 'dream time' REM sleep can be
>> fatal.
>
> Night shift workers like me tend to live shorter lives statistically.
>
>> What's the old saying? "food nourishes the body, sleep nourishes the soul."
>> --
>> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
>
> I wish I could sleep. I'm doing good if I get a solid 4 hours per day.

There are some statistics out there that suggest that if you work the
same shift all the time your body and you mind adjust much better than
they would on a swing shift.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> > I wish I could sleep. I'm doing good if I get a solid 4 hours per day.
>
> There are some statistics out there that suggest that if you work the
> same shift all the time your body and you mind adjust much better than
> they would on a swing shift.

I've been working it for nearly 5 years now. I used to work swings
(afternoons).
My sleep patterns sucked then too.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>>> I wish I could sleep. I'm doing good if I get a solid 4 hours per day.
>> There are some statistics out there that suggest that if you work the
>> same shift all the time your body and you mind adjust much better than
>> they would on a swing shift.
>
> I've been working it for nearly 5 years now. I used to work swings
> (afternoons).
> My sleep patterns sucked then too.
Swing shift in the hydrocarbon processing industry is days then
evenings, then midnights. It's hell on the system. My first shift job we
shifted backwards, graveyards, evenings, days. Didn't make it any better
but after fifteen years I got used to it. I really preferred evenings,
go to work at 1500, off at 2300. Had time to get a good sleep in, eat
breakfast, get things done around the house, see the kids off to school,
visit with wife, eat a good meal, then off to work.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > George Shirley > wrote:
> >
> >>> I wish I could sleep. I'm doing good if I get a solid 4 hours per day.
> >> There are some statistics out there that suggest that if you work the
> >> same shift all the time your body and you mind adjust much better than
> >> they would on a swing shift.
> >
> > I've been working it for nearly 5 years now. I used to work swings
> > (afternoons).
> > My sleep patterns sucked then too.
> Swing shift in the hydrocarbon processing industry is days then
> evenings, then midnights. It's hell on the system. My first shift job we
> shifted backwards, graveyards, evenings, days. Didn't make it any better
> but after fifteen years I got used to it. I really preferred evenings,
> go to work at 1500, off at 2300. Had time to get a good sleep in, eat
> breakfast, get things done around the house, see the kids off to school,
> visit with wife, eat a good meal, then off to work.

How well did you sleep?
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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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