What did you do in school today?

[Kristy]

Oh, okay. Thanks for sharing Elephant Man. My bad.

[Hardrock69]

Oh boy. Just had a great meeting. The father of the kid who got sent home for throwing up on the Vice Principal.....he was quite irate. I told him the Vice Principal had told the kid to eat library paste and that I had the video to prove it.

It did not matter that it was not true. He attacked the Vice Principal. I called the police, and when they showed up, I told them the VP attacked the father. They took him away also. Boy what a day.

It really does not matter. Today was my last day at this school before I transfer to my new job as principal of a high school in Ogden.

[Angel]

See there you go. Tobacco is sacred. The Surgeon General can go fuck off.

Natural tobacco....not the commercial chemical-additive shit.

And the smoke should never hit your throat or lungs. It's purpose is to carry the prayers up to the creator.

[DONNIEP]

Natural tobacco....not the commercial chemical-additive shit.

And the smoke should never hit your throat or lungs. It's purpose is to carry the prayers up to the creator.

So...if I'm reading this correctly...I can smoke in church and it's cool?

[FORD]

So...if I'm reading this correctly...I can smoke in church and it's cool?

There are some native American ceremonies where the pipe is passed around to everyone. Not every ceremony is a pipe ceremony though.

The pipe itself is very sacred to the native people. This reference probably wouldn't make a lot of sense to somebody unfamiliar with native teachings, but the pipe is as central to the faith as the Bible is to Christianity, or the Quran is to Islam.

[DONNIEP]

Nope, makes no sense to me. Besides, the only Indians I know are working at Tweetsie Railroad, run the casino, or selling cool stuff in Cherokee.

[cadaverdog]

This reference probably wouldn't make a lot of sense to somebody unfamiliar with native teachings, but the pipe is as central to the faith as the Bible is to Christianity, or the Quran is to Islam.

Crack addicts feel the same way.

[Kristy]

Okay, all aboard the boredom train. Another thesis on on how humans always stand at the ready to condemn others on "moral grounds" and how such behavior the authoritarian condemns the moral laziness seen in others is actually driven to see immoral attributes as a whole whether there are any basis in fact or not. In other words, I'm writing a paper upon the thesis that "I'm no asshole, nosireeeee bob, other people are." In other words of the other words, a person who is an asshole own unacceptable impulses are projected onto to other assholes who are then rejected - as being assholes, of course.

It seems assholes are complex: conventionalism, authoritarian, submission and authoritarian aggression moral aspects must be weaved into the thesis.

Life was so much simpler when I could call out you assholes for being the classic rock/homoerotic worshiping, Walmart shopping, conspiracy douchebagging, kangaroo humping, NFL wife beating watching assholes you really are.

Me? I'm perfect.

[Angel]

There are some native American ceremonies where the pipe is passed around to everyone. Not every ceremony is a pipe ceremony though.

The pipe itself is very sacred to the native people. This reference probably wouldn't make a lot of sense to somebody unfamiliar with native teachings, but the pipe is as central to the faith as the Bible is to Christianity, or the Quran is to Islam.

Depending on the linguistic group, most ceremonies will have a pipe ceremony first. Smudge to cleanse, then pipe to pray for a successful ceremony, then the ceremony, often followed by a feast.

Today I learned that the reason newborns don't focus on the face is because they can still see the ancestors in the spirit world (where they just came from). I'm learning Cree and Anishinabe traditional teachings, taught by Elders through the Oral Tradition. Fascinating.

[Angel]

Crack addicts feel the same way.

Uh...no.

[FORD]

Crack addicts feel the same way.

Not cool.... especially from someone who claims native ancestry.

[FORD]

Depending on the linguistic group, most ceremonies will have a pipe ceremony first. Smudge to cleanse, then pipe to pray for a successful ceremony, then the ceremony, often followed by a feast.

Today I learned that the reason newborns don't focus on the face is because they can still see the ancestors in the spirit world (where they just came from). I'm learning Cree and Anishinabe traditional teachings, taught by Elders through the Oral Tradition. Fascinating.

In a way that makes a lot of sense. Maybe the reason that we adults can't remember beign babies is so we forget all that we knew when we were babies. Spirit world & ancestors being among them.

And all this talk of smudging, ceremonies, and feasts makes me realize how much I miss sweat lodges. It's been way too long

[Nitro Express]

Natural tobacco....not the commercial chemical-additive shit.

And the smoke should never hit your throat or lungs. It's purpose is to carry the prayers up to the creator.

I use tobacco to heal bee stings and spider bites. It will take the itch out of mosquito bites as well. I got bit by a hobo spider which is a nasty bite to cure up because the venom eats body tissues. The tobacco will counter act it. I noticed Marlboros won't work very well but Camels work great. The Top brand bulk tobacco works good as well. Marlboros smell nasty too. I think there is artificial fillers in them.

[FORD]

If I were to use tobacco for anything medicinally, I'd definitely go with the natural organic stuff. Given all the radioactive toxic shit that the big tobacco companies put in their products, I'd rather take my chances with the bee & spider venom than add potentially worse toxins on top of them.

[Nitro Express]

I used a pack of camel bare butts. Did the trick. I'm still here to talk about it. Yeah I have a pouch of some Tennessee grown organic I picked up on the indian reservation.