I read with interest “Smoking Weed May Permanently Change How You Walk” by Lizette Borreli in the Medical Daily. Researchers at the University of South Australia found marijuana users smokers walk differently than non-users. Marijuana smokers “…moved their knees faster when swinging their leg forward to walk, but tended to move their shoulders less.” The researchers concluded that “marijuana use can lead to subtle changes in the way people move.”
Of course, the study looked only at the mechanics of walking and didn’t report other strange changes. Rumor has it that the following were also observed in marijuana smokers:
1.      Walking into stop signs and lamp posts.
2.      Tripping on curbs.
3.      Bumping into people.
4.      Forgetting where they are going.
5.      Getting run over by vehicles.
6.      Falling asleep on the side walk.
7.      Trying to catch their own shadows.
8.      Waiting for an eclipse of the sun in the middle of the night.
9.      Asking a police officer for a light.
10.  Urinating in public.
Needless to say, smoking marijuana affects your behavior.
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I read with interest 5 Questions That Reveal Whether You're in a Healthy Relationship or a Toxic One by Korin Miller in Women's Health 10/31/2016. She listed these questions:
·         Does your relationship make you feel good?
·         Does my relationship make me feel good about myself?
·         Am I dressing differently than I use to?
·         How do I feel before I see my partner?
·         How often do I see my friends now?
Of course, she missed several obvious signs that you’re in a toxic relationship. Here are the signs she missed:
1.      Your significant other unfriends you on Facebook.
2.      Your partner “accidently” shoots in your direction when you go hunting.
3.      You find a pistol under your partner’s pillow.
4.      Your significant other keeps trying to feed you expired food.
5.      You find several containers of anti-freeze in the garage and you don’t own a car.
6.      Your partner won’t introduce you to her/his family and friends.
7.      Your significant other won’t walk next to you in public.
8.      Your partner won’t tell her/his name.
9.      You come home and find all the locks changed.
10.  Your partner makes you take a polygraph test every time you come home late.
11.  Your significant other keeps forgetting your safe word.
12.  Your partner keeps cooking meat that has been recall.
13.  The voices in your head are no longer on speaking terms with the voices in your partner’s head.
14.  Your significant other tries to hand you the blow dryer while you’re in the shower.
15.  Your partner changes their status to “still looking”.
16.  You discover she/he is using Tinder.
 
If you see any of these signs, you may be in a toxic relationship.
 
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It seems that the country has one problem after another with crisis following crisis. All these problems cry out for a solution. I recall seeing a sign when I worked in the Pentagon that said, “Every problem can be solved if the solution is complex enough. Simple solutions to complex problem will not be tolerated.” Apparently, all the nation’s problems can be solved with a complex solution no one can understand, let alone implement.  Now that I am older and slightly wiser
, I realize that many of our national problems have a simple solution. It may be a hard and difficult solution but probably the correct one. The problem with groups like the #KKK, #Neo-Nazis, White Supremacy and other hate groups is the violence that often accompanies their marches. Counter-protest groups form to confront the haters and sooner or later (usually sooner) there’s a fight.
 
 Here’s the simple solution; make love not war.
 
I know, you heard it before. I grew up in the 60s and when the people protesting the war in Vietnam said, “Make love, not war” they meant it literally. This is a case where we could learn a thing or two from our cousins the bonobos, a relative of the great ape. Bonobos use sex to resolve conflicts.
 
According to Wikipedia, “The bonobo is distinguished by relatively long legs, pink lips, dark face and tail-tuft through adulthood, and parted long hair on its head.” That could describe some of the women I dated. The bonobos use sex as a greeting, social bonding, conflict resolution, and post-conflict reconciliation. I think we all could use some of that. They are very human-like in their sexual behavior which includes tongues kissing, oral sex and face-to-face genital sex. They aren’t monogamous and don’t discriminate by sex or age. Whenever there’s a conflict with outsiders, the bonobos prefer sexual contact over violent confrontation.
 
Now we could apply this to hate groups. Whenever counter-protestors confront any hate group, they should attempt to have sex with them. It may be difficult at first but eventually, when bigots and racists are confronted by a counter group, they will strip naked. Local authorities could help this process by requiring all groups to agree to march naked when they apply for a marching permit. Counter-protesters should form squadrons of sex therapists who would seduce the haters with sex. It might work.
 
This idea needs a catchy slogan. We can’t use “Make love, not war.” At the time it was popular, there was an actual war. “Make love, not hate” might work. “Screw the haters” is my personal favorite. “Sex before protest”, “Kiss and play nice”? Help me out, I’m at a loss for words.   
 
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Are you one of those people who always seems to be pushing on the “pull” door or pulling on the “push” door? There’s no need to be embarrassed; there’s still hope for you. Here are several clues to determine if a door you’re approaching is a pull door or a push door:
 
1.      Check out the hardware. If there’s no handle then it might be a push door. If there’s a big handle, then it might be a pull door.
2.      Ignore the hinges. Hinges can go either way or both ways.
3.      If you see a sign that says, “Emergency Exit Only Alarm Will Sound” it’s probably a push door but don’t push it.
4.      Some doors have magnetic door holders to keep them open. If you see these holders the door is a pull door.
5.      Push doors must be pushed open. Therefore, there’re usually fingerprints, hand prints, dirt, grease or grime on the door from people pushing it. It’s a push door.
6.      Look for sign that say “OUT” or “IN”.
7.      If you still have no clue, wait for someone heading your direction and follow them.
8.      If no one is going your direction, wait for someone to come from the outside and see if they push or pull.
9.      Here’s a great clue. Usually push doors have a sign that says “PUSH” and pull doors have signs that say, “PULL”.
10.  If all else fails, trip the fire alarm and watch what people do as they exit the building.
 
Hopefully, these clues will save you from embarrassment. Good luck.
 
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I read with interest an article written by Jim Carman and posted in the Military Officers Association of America. He was writing about indicators that you have a problematic boss. He listed someone who is easily distracted or multi-tasking during your initial interview, has poor eye contact, provides terse or shallow answers to your questions, dominates the conversation with excessive emphasis on the boss’s achievements, and comments negatively about others. Those of you that follow my blog know that I always find whatever the authors omit. Here’re a list often additional indicators of a problematic boss:
Your boss:
·         now calls you “That Stupid New Guy.”
·         slaps you in the back of the head while passing your desk.
·         asks you to buy coffee but doesn’t pay you.
·         hits on your significant other.
·         show excessive interest in your teenage child.
·         spends all morning cleaning an AK47 and talking to it.
·         spends all afternoon coloring in a coloring book.
·         talks to imaginary employees in the room and/or a “Little Me” sitting on a shoulder.
·         wants to know if you’re currently satisfied with your current drug pusher.
·         asks you to invest in a Nigerian financial opportunity.
·         pats you on the butt and lets a hand linger too long.

If your resume isn’t current, you need to update it.
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I read on my news feed the 7 Signs You’re Drinking Too Much Coffee. The article listed these symptoms: you feel anxious, your stomach hurts, your heart is racing, you have diarrhea, you can’t sleep, you've got the jitters and you get headaches.
 
As usual, these types of lists always omit some symptoms. Here’s what the list omitted:
·         You buy coffee colors shirts so the stains don’t show.
·         You plant coffee beans in your garden.
·         Your Starbuck’s bill is more than your electric bill.
·         You sprinkle ground coffee on your omelets.
·         You start carrying instant coffee and spoon for a quick pick-me-up instead of a snack.
·         You start looking for coffee flavoring in all your food.
·         You can smell a coffee shop one mile away.
·         Your teeth turn brown.
·         Use start using a needle to inject the coffee directly into your blood stream.
·         You think hospital coffee tastes good.
 
If you have any of these symptoms, you may need an intervention.
 
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