November 28, 2005
In which we are caught between a rock and a just-say-no place
I ca'n't stop laughing at the idea of paying a tax on marijuana. From the Tennessee State Revenue documentation on the topic:
- If I purchase stamps, will I then be in legal possession of the drugs?
- No, purchasing stamps only fulfills your civil tax obligation. You will still be subject to the criminal statutes of Tennessee for possessing the drugs.
This is how the IRS nabbed Capone, is'n't it?
In which I repurpose content
In late '82, I was already a denizen of the remainder table at the local booksellers, and picked up a copy of Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year (1981 Edition). Fantastic stuff lay within: not only had Reagan trounced Carter in the recent national election, but all sorts of exciting governmental shenanigans, both on the federal stage (Stockman was getting worked over in Congress about his fantastic supply-side economics proposals) and local (Californians feared the medfly) provided cartoonists with fodder. I began to read editorial cartoons avidly, and looked forward to the brief chrestomathy presented each Sunday in the New York Times' Week in Review. rss feeds of various editorial cartoonists, such as Tom Tomorrow's This Modern World, satisfy but a small stretch of itch. Happily, isnoop comes to the rescue. The comic-strip snagger even allows a zoom level, so mine tired eyes can see the venerable drawings of Charles Schulz and Al Capp double-size!