Author Archives: sensiblesmoker

Drug Use Choice As a Human Right

For a long time people have been getting high by ingesting little bits of things that might kill them if they used a lot. Governments and religions say – and sometimes insist – that people use one thing or another … Continue reading

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A Good Movie & Excellent Litmus Test

The movie is Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams, a 2006 present-day drama of the Balkans that shows films can be searing and bleak at the same time. A winner of the prestigious Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film … Continue reading

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Poor, Poor Anti-Smoking Zealots

At first, a lot of people smoked because someone had told them to smoke (Marlboro Man, WWII, 9 out of 10 doctors, etc.) So, when the anti-smoking zealots told them to stop, they stopped. Then a bunch of other people … Continue reading

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Bike Accidents and Secondhand Smoke

I love bicyclists. I loved them in Amsterdam, where they sometimes make up the majority of traffic and even after a few close calls added new white hairs to one clueless American pedestrian’s beard. I love cyclists in the U.S., … Continue reading

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