moment of clarity. everyone kept saying "happy 420" to me today. and i saw it on a few blogs and websites. i thought maybe i was missing out on some commemorative holiday. i left it alone, i don't need to know everything right? then ameer gives me a "happy 420" as he leaves work and now i have ask gene, "gene, what the hell is this happy 420 shit?" he told me that my naivete was cute, patted me on the head (via aim no less), and then he proceeded to enlighten me.



420 is get high time! incredible. how would i, a clean cut law abiding citizen, know what 420 was? everything makes so much more sense now that the switches are turned on. people who would say "duuuuude, it's four twenty dude" when looking at the clock? i just dismissed them as know-it-all's who liked to show off their ability to tell time. michigan's hash bash? just a group of friendly mid-westerners gathering to sell tie dye t-shirts. how's a guy supposed to know? now, i know there are some of you out there who were as lost as me, so i am here to drop some second-hand knowledge.



copied from the parenting to adolescents website -- the bible for me as far as moral values are concerned. "simply put, 420 is a symbol of cannabis and its culture. today, april 20th events are international, and 4:20 pm has become sort of a world wide "burn time". it certainly doesn't matter too much where the term came from because for us parents, it's a flag, a warning sign that our teenagers may be into something that could harm their future. when you see the symbol 420, be aware of what it represents."



the message here is clearly: be aware. always, be aware. you never know what kind of stuff your friends and children might be talking about in front of your face but behind your back. and if by not smoking weed your child can avoid "harm to their future" and turn into a shining example of a drug free america just like me? well then parents (hi mom), you better go buy some weed for your kids because you don't want them to turn out to be anything like me.



mary jaaaane.....