DrunkMonkey

I have just enough cash for groceries and gas to get me to payday. It's 55 and sunny in Albuquerque. Someone suggest something to do today...Please!

Assembly line worker in a factory. Automaton work. Ugh.

...I'd have a housecat today. I was sitting in my front room, eating shredded wheat and watching Game Show Network, when I heard a scratching at the door. I open the door, and a calico cat races in. Sweet lil kitty, obviously a feral, as it was a bit scruffy. I ended up chasing it, trying to pick it up, as I would've put it in my garage, fed it and tried to adpot it out to someone. But the lil bugger ran out the front door. IF I wasn't allergic to cats, (almost to the point of anaphalaxis) I'd have a cat.

A Marmoset: http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~wesleym/Monkeys/pygmy-marmoset.jpg Discuss.

This from someone who has Vicodin on his list of things he likes. Well, a deep, 1 inch gash on my hand requiring 6 stitches required legally prescribed vicodin to quell the pain. Not the desire to sit in the corner listening to Phish and whining about "The Man..."

You're not trying to be an activist...you're worried about getting corn-holed. HAHAHA! This is not about drugs, this is about a a law against one of your hobbies which, if you're caught, could cause you to be some guy's unwilling boyfriend... This is funny.... Anyhow, toke on, Just don't show up in a court I'm the DA in (after I get thru with law school), lest you see first hand the potential consequences of your crimes. I'm outta here. Sushi awaits. Cheers!

What I think of them is irrelevant. If the law was repealed, then logic dictates they would no longer be criminals.

Notwithstanding the emotional factors, one can distill it to the following: 1. It is illegal. 2. Either follow the law or risk the consequences. 3. If you wish it to be legal, change the law. 4. If you are caught and convicted, You are a criminal. The punishment you recieve is what the law and the judge have decided is what is warranted for you. 5. People are murdered in trying to ship you your illegal substance. You have their blood on your hands.

Your post was 4 minutes late. Until the law changes, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL if you are in possession. Change the law or defy it at your own risk. You have just as much access to the system as I do. Although I doubt you'll change it, as most stoners are not organized enough to do so...

10,000% sounds like a tax rate I'd vote for if these fucking stoners would shut the fuck up...

MILF! MILF! MILF!

It's not just the City of Chicago, it's the area where Dr. Kallend works. Illinois Institute of Technology is located almost directly adjacent to the worst, most crime and drug-ridden housing projects in Chicago. Snipers shot across the interstate from the highrise projects at construction workers installing seats in new Comiskey Park... I was offered drugs by local thugs more often than I can count. Local ROTC cadets are counseled to not go into the local areas off-campus, but to proceed to downtown or to far south areas of the city/southern suburbs. That area of Chicago is NOT SAFE after dark, and it's not a whole lot better in the light. I never felt safe there at night,unless there was a White Sox game going on, with its accompanying agumented police presence. The IIT security is a joke.

Let's hope it's just a precautionary thing. It's often been said that the concentrated area of refineries down there would make a good target for terrorists, out to make a point about our oil dependence. Refineries are considered soft targets, and post-9/11 policy is to provide air cover to potential terrorist events.

IIRC, a gift means that ownership of the property is irrevocably and permanently transferred to the recipient. Lawyers, care to confirm?

Having spent 2 months in Beaumont in August, I can say that part of TX is like Satan's steamroom. I was in MOPP 4 in the friggin 90º swamp... Lost 20# on that TDY...

Rabbits. Twitchy little fuckers, cannot trust them. Always plotting some terrible scheme...

Cannot wait for them to use this as an excuse to further hike gas prices...

Disagree. Dissuade the user from further use via punishment, the clientele/demand for drugs dries up, along with the inherent violence...

The beauty of American freedom is that I can get an AK-47 with all the bells & whistles, and shoot all the legal varmit I want, without Euro-gestapo socialists hassling me. To put my stance to Euro-socialist government in a slightly-bastardized movie quote:

The APD has an empty cruiser parked on the shoulder of I-40 with a mannequin in the driver's seat. Goddamn traffic slows from the usual 60mph (the posted limit) to 30, so every fucking shitstain in a Dually can stare at the oversize Ken doll in the car. I've almost been rear-ended at least 4 times this week because of it. They're causing 5-mile long rolling backups... 1)Why are they creating such a hazard? 2)Since when do municipal cops have control over the interstates, a STATE POLICE jurisdiction? 3) I like cops, but not when they use draconian tactics and cause more hazard than they make up for in safety... Grrr..

Both of those theories were disproved by the 17th Century... Not that this has anything to do with anything...

Good grief--living in Europe must be like having the Government play the part of parent/Big Brother. For fuck's sake, don't people in Europe like personal freedom/civil liberties? This socialist mindset is sickening.

Make them illegal, except for some very specific uses under very controlled conditions. Get rid of your second amendmend, triple the price with taxes on both guns and ammo. You can try something like that, but I'm sure I echo the views of millions of Americans when I say: OVER MY DEAD BODY.

The Russet Mouse Lemur (Microcebus rufus) Photo: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/madagascar/images/A/A046.jpg MORPHOLOGY: The russet mouse lemur has a relatively shorter tail than the Microcebus murinus (Martin, 1972). The males of this species have a mean body mass of 50 grams and the females have a mean body mass of 49 grams (Harcourt, 1987). This species has a pelage color which is brown to reddish brown dorsally and ventrally it is gray at the base of the hair and white, off-white, or pale at the tips (Tattersall, 1982). On the face there is a white or off-white stripe running down the muzzle between the eyes (Tattersall, 1982). The cheeks are rufous in color and the throat is pale (Tattersall, 1982). The ears are naked and are shorter as compared to Microcebus murinus (Tattersall, 1982). This species has two pairs of mammae, one pectoral and one inguinal (Tattersall, 1982). RANGE: The russet mouse lemur is found in Eastern Madagascar and lives in the coastal rainforests (Martin, 1972). This species is found in both primary and secondary rainforests (Harcourt and Thornback, 1990). This species found in the following protected areas in Madagascar (Harcourt and Thornback, 1990): Montagne d'Ambre National Park Ranomafana National Park Marojeiy Nature Reserve Zahamena Nature Reserve Betampona Nature Reserve Andringitra Nature Reserve Andohahela Nature Reserve Manongarivo Special Reserve Analamazaotra Special Reserve Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve ECOLOGY: The russet mouse lemur undergoes torpor during the dry season with males more likely not to undergo torpor much like the gray mouse lemur (Atsalis, 1998a). This species sleeps in tree holes or makes nests during the day (Martin, 1972). This species is found most often in edge habitat, e.g. streamsides, and secondary bamboo forests (Duckworth et al., 1995). The russet mouse lemur is primarily a frugivore which is unusual because its small size would suggest it would be primarily a insectivore (Atsalis, 1998b). Some of the fruits this species consumes includes: Medinilla, Ficus, Rhipsalis, Viscum, Psychotria, and the most important fruit source being from members of the genus Bakerella which are mistletoes (Atsalis, 1999b). Three species of Bakerella are eaten including the species Bakerella clavata and Bakerella grisea (Atsalis, 1999b). Bakerella, an epiphytic semiparasite endemic to Madagascar, is the most important food source and it is also consumed when fruit availability is relatively low (Atsalis, 1999b). Bakerella has a high fat and fiber content which would explain why members of this genus would be an important food source (Atsalis, 1999b). The russet mouse lemur also consumes insects, flowers, buds, and gum (Atsalis, 1999b). Of the flowers this species consumes includes the species Weinmannia bojeriana and members of the genus Micronychia (Atsalis, 1999b). The insects consumed includes those from the following orders: Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Hymenoptera, Heteroptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Homoptera, Siphonoptera, and Ephemeroptera, with Coleoptera being the order from which the species are eaten (Atsalis, 1999b). Of the Coleopterans eaten include members from the following families: Tenebrionidae, Scarabidae, Cerembicidae, Curculionidae, and Gryllidae (Atsalis, 1999b). Harste et al. (1997) found a different dietary pattern for the russet mouse lemur as compared to Atsalis (1999b). It was found that during the late-dry and early-wet seasons insects were the preferred food source over fruits and Orthopterans were the preferred insect order (Harste et al., 1997). Home ranges for this species overlap, and males might be migratory in their behavior (Atsalis, 2000). Males may have larger home ranges than females (Atsalis, 2000). The home range of this species may be influenced by the distribution of high-lipid fruits, which is a preferred food source (Atsalis, 1999b). LOCOMOTION: Martin (1972) described the russet mouse lemur as using the following forms of locomotory patterns: 1. Quadrupedal movement, either slow or fast, along horizontal, inclined, or vertical supports 2. A skipping locomotion, which is rapid, along horizontal supports 3. Leaps which occur over distances up to 3 meters, and where the individual lands on all fours 4. Hopping in a frog-like fashion (i.e. hindlimb thrusts) SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: The males of this species have ranges which overlap those ranges of females and other males (Atsalis, 1999a). Usually a couple of central males will have territories that overlap a few females while on the fringes there will be peripheral males (Martin, 1972). Play occurs between the mother and her juveniles and includes the young chasing their mother and also where the juveniles would jump on the tail or hands of the mother (Glatston, 1979). The russet mouse lemur is a solitary forager (Fleagle, 1988). VOCAL COMMUNICATION: distress call: This is emitted by the infant (Glatston, 1979). The infant will emit this it is out of contact with the mother and away from the nest (Glatston, 1979). Sick infants will produce this call (Glatston, 1979).This call is high in pitch and piercing, which rises in frequency from 12 to 15 Hz, and are given at a rate of 300 per minute (Glatston, 1979). purr: This call is given by the infant and sounds like a feline purr (Glatston, 1979). In a 1 to 2 day old infant this call consists of isolated clicks which are a burst of noise that ranges in frequency from 0 to 16 Hz (Glatston, 1979). As the infant ages the clicks increase to irregular bursts at a rate of 900 per minute (Glatston, 1979). This call is also found in adults where it is heard during bouts of allogrooming (Glatston, 1979). elimination call: This is a soft bird-like call given by infants when they urinate or defaecates (Glatston, 1979). This call has a frequency between 0 and 10 Hz, and as the infant develops the call changes in frequency to be centered between 0 and 2 Hz and between 18 and 24 Hz (Glatston, 1979). A trill is also heard to be incorporated into this call (Glatston, 1979). grunt: This call is heard in captivity by infants when they seek the feeding pipette (Glatston, 1979). This call occurs in a series and clicks may be given in association with this call (Glatston, 1979). This call has a frequency which ranges between 8 and 18 Hz (Glatston, 1979). threat call: This call starts out as a hoarse growl which develops into a series of sharp barks that have a frequency which increases from 5 Hz to 13 Hz then decreases again (Glatston, 1979). During this an individual will adopt horned ears position of the ears (Glatston, 1979). This call is also known as the contact rejection call (Petter and Charles-Dominique, 1979). soft squeak: This call is given by males and serves to give the location of the caller (Glatston, 1979). This call is similar to the trill given by the gray mouse lemur (Glatston, 1979). This call occurs in the 12-24 Hz frequency range (Glatston, 1979). OLFACTORY COMMUNICATION: urine washing: This is when the hand and foot of the same side are raised and urine is deposited on the hand from the penis or the clitoris (Glatston, 1979). Then the foot is rubbed over the hand rapidly and then both hand and foot are replaced to the substrate (Glatston, 1979). This process is repeated, alternating the different sides of hand and foot, while the individual moves along a branch (Glatston, 1979). For the gray mouse lemur this is the most frequent method of scent marking using urine (Glatston, 1979). Females do this at a higher frequency than males, but this behavior decreases in frequency during estrus (Glatston, 1979). This communicates territorial demarcation (Glatston, 1979). rhythmic micturation: During this the body is lowered to the substrate and a thin trail of urine is deposited as the individual moves forward by a wriggling motion (Glatston, 1979). Females do this at a higher frequency than males, but this behavior decreases in frequency during estrus (Glatston, 1979). This communicates territorial demarcation (Glatston, 1979). deliberate discharge: This is when a large amount of urine is intentionally sprayed on to a branch (Glatston, 1979). Females do this at a higher frequency than males, but this behavior decreases in frequency during estrus (Glatston, 1979). This communicates territorial demarcation (Glatston, 1979). mouth-wiping: This is when the corner of the mouth, the face, and occasionally the head are rubbed on a branch (Glatston, 1979). In this behavior of depositing glandular secretions, saliva may also be deposited (Glatston, 1979). Females will increase this behavior during estrus (Glatston, 1979). This behavior increases in frequency by the male when the female is in estrus (Glatston, 1979). This communicates territorial demarcation (Glatston, 1979). anogenital-rubbing: This is when an individual will lower the hind quarters and drag the anogenital region along the substrate depositing glandular secretions (Glatston, 1979). Females will increase the frequency of this behavior during estrus (Glatston, 1979). This communicates territorial demarcation (Glatston, 1979). This form of scent marking may also provide information on the reproductive condition of the female during the breeding season (Glatston, 1979). VISUAL COMMUNICATION: defense threat: This is where the mouth is open, the lips are covering the teeth, the eyes are open, and the ears are spread back (Glatston, 1979). When the threatening stimulus comes closer the eyes begin to become more narrow and the ears take on the back and folded position (Glatston, 1979). defensive attack: This behavior usually follows defensive threat (Glatston, 1979). When a threatening stimulus would approach the individual gives threat calls and rears up on the hind legs while clenching the fists (Glatston, 1979). The mouth is open, the teeth bared, and the ears are in the back and folded position right before an individual will bite the threatening source (Glatston, 1979). swaying posture: In this display the body is held low against the substrate with the front half of the body swaying from side to side (Glatston, 1979). Occasionally the head is turned side to side during this display (Glatston, 1979). This display is seen when an individual is presented with a novel object (Glatston, 1979). cringing body posture: This display is only performed by the male and this is where the male would be in hunched position, sitting down, with the ears in the back and folded position and the eyes partially closed (Glatston, 1979). This is seen by males when introduced to non-estrus females and seems to function in inhibiting aggression from the female (Glatston, 1979). tail-lashing: This is when the tail is vigorously moved up and down (Glatston, 1979). This behavior is seen during mating by the male as he approaches the female to mount her (Glatston, 1979). This display is also seen by immature females when they would approach a male (Glatston, 1979). spread ears: This is when the ears are fully extended being parallel to the vertical plane of the face (Glatston, 1979). This behavior is seen during confident approaches, attacks, and chases (Glatston, 1979). horned ears: This is where the ears are facing to the side at an angle to the respect of the vertical plane of the face ranging to the perpendicular to the vertical plane of the face (Glatston, 1979). This behavior is seen in situations of great caution or uncertainty, for example during female-female introductions, male-female fights following introduction, and during threat calls (Glatston, 1979). This behavior is also seen when the male will investigate the scent mark of a female, and the corners of the mouth are pulled back during this situation (Glatston, 1979). The more alarmed an individual is the more erect the ears become (Glatston, 1979). back and folded position: This is when the ears are folded back against skull (Glatston, 1979). This behavior occurs during times of great alarm and fear (Glatston, 1979). A male will perform this when persistently threatened by a female and this behavior is often associated with cringing body posture, defensive threat, and defensive attack (Glatston, 1979). A female who is subordinate will perform this sniffed by a more superior female (Glatston, 1979). This ear position is also seen when an individual is taking insect prey (Glatston, 1979). TACTILE COMMUNICATION: REPRODUCTION: The russet mouse lemur has 1-3 infants per birth with up to two births per year found incaptivity (Rowe, 1996). The mating season is from September to October and the birth season is from November to December (Rowe, 1996). Mating occurs in the gray mouse lemur as follows: before peak receptivity during estrus of the female, the male will approach the female giving the soft squeak call and tail-lashing vigorously, and the female will respond with aggression towards the male (Glatston, 1979). When peak receptivity occurs for the female she will engage with frequent anogenital rubbing and mouthwiping, and at this time when the male approaches the female she will not act aggressively towards him (Glatston, 1979). When the male approaches the female he will sometimes sniff the flanks and the anogenital area of the female (Glatston, 1979). The will groom the female before he mounts her and will continue to groom her neck once mounted (Glatston, 1979). During mating the male will utter soft squeaks and the female is quiet except for threat calls once mating has completed (Glatston, 1979). The position the male takes during mating is that his forearms are grasping the waist of the female and the feet are either gripping the substrate or the hocks of the female (Glatston, 1979). The birth of an infant occurs in the following manner for the russet mouse lemur: preceding birth the female will become restless and engage in bouts of self grooming and nesting behavior (Glatston, 1979). The position the female takes for delivery is that the female sits with the legs spread widely and she licks the infant as it emerges, and the female does take hold of the fetal head as it comes out (Glatston, 1979). After delivery the female will bite through the umbilical cord and continue to groom the infant (Glatston, 1979). The russet mouse lemur infant will remain in the nest the entire time for the first three weeks of its life (Glatston, 1979). The mother only leaves the nest to fee, drink, urinate, or to defaecate (Glatston, 1979). Suckling bouts last on average for about 20 minutes (Glatston, 1979). Infant grooming by the mother is usually associated with suckling or the mother's entry into the nest (Glatston, 1979). http://members.tripod.com/uakari/microcebus_rufus.html