The doctor did mention in an aside that this was only in certain cases.I'm willing to bet there is a better chance of being struck by lightening but the patient involved did have a cardiac arrest at 3

Everyone's talking about the new episode of South Park, which can viewed here. As usual, the show is way over the top, but the social commentary is sharp and on target. I'm not always a big fan, but I quite enjoyed this and you'll see why.

I won't spoil it here, but have at it in the comment section if anyone's interested.

This weekend I attended the SSDP SE regional conference at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. On Sunday, about a dozen of us piled into a pancake house (they're 3 to a block down there) and perhaps we stuck out a bit because an older gentleman, mid 60's and conservative-looking, approached our group. He says something like:

Excuse me. I couldn't help but wonder…I always take interest in groups of people. If you don't mind my asking, what brings you folks together?

Maybe it was our mixed ages or the obvious absence of church clothes. He probably eats there every Sunday afternoon. Anyway, we all pause collectively, glancing at each other knowingly. Finally, Lennice Werth of Virginians Against Drug Violence breaks the silence, exclaiming, "Oh, you're gonna love this!"

Lennice and Michael Krawitz give the nice man a quick crash course in drug policy reform and he quickly expresses his support. Doug McVay presents him with a copy of Drug War Facts and the man returns to his frustrated wife, who clearly wishes he wouldn't talk to so many strangers. What fun.

I wish our politicians knew how easy it is to have a sensible conversation about drug policy.