March 7, 2012

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NC Medical marijuana backers try to make their cause heard

I hope more people speak out favorably on this cause.

Margaret Wakefield is not a college student nor does she sport dreadlocks and Birkenstocks while chatting about how the world should focus more on peace and love.

Despite her clean-cut appearance, Wakefield is a vocal leader for, what some may find, a surprising cause — medical marijuana.

Wakefield’s mother died from cancer a year ago, and the life-changing event has made her very open and passionate about allowing people suffering from chronic illnesses to use cannabis as a form of treatment.

“If I had known then what I know now … (my mother) would have had some to smoke everyday,” said Wakefield, a member of the North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network.

via Medical marijuana backers try to make their cause heard.

Moonrise

Moonrise over Raleigh, Wednesday, 7 March 2012


I snapped this picture of the amazing moonrise over Raleigh tonight. It’s one of those instances where my 200mm telephoto is stretched to its limit. The clouds were fast-moving as was the moon and I couldn’t stop them both with such as skinny lens. Oh, if I only had one of those fat lenses that cost more than my car . . .

Brew adieu

New Belgium Ranger go bye bye


Here’s a pic of me buying the very last six-pack of New Belgium’s ever-so-tasty Ranger IPA left on the shelf at my local Food Lion. There have been times I’ve gotten to the shelf too late and found it empty, and being that this is the only beer my wife will drink that doesn’t do anyone any good!

New Belgium sure has a lot of fans here in North Carolina. I look forward to visiting their Asheville brewery some day!

Encouraging volunteerism

On my way out of the municipal building yesterday, I passed Cindy Trumbower, volunteer coordinator of the city’s Parks and Rec program. She told me she just got back from a volunteer event where a bunch of students from Michigan State University had painted a city gymnasium as part of their Spring Break service. These kids didn’t hit the beach and stay drunk and rowdy for a week (even being from a chilly place like Michigan) but instead gave their time to help others. How cool is that? I thought that was just awesome and asked if she could provide the Parks board details at our next meeting.
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