Urban farming would be a great idea if it encouraged the principle of homesteading, whereby individuals acquire title to real property that is either unowned, or has been abandoned. Many vacant lots in inner cities could properly be considered abandoned. Urban farming is a bad idea because it seeks co-operation with State and [...]
More thoughts on the impending smoking ban in Michigan:
Among other arguments I’m tired of hearing:
“Us non-smokers shouldn’t have to breathe second-hand smoke when we go out to dinner.”
And you don’t. Just go to one of the many restaurants that is completely smoke free. Try Bagger Dave’s, in Berkley and coming soon to Ann [...]
Michigan is inching forward with its ban on smoking.
If second-hand smoke is in fact a legitimate health risk (I do not believe that it is) to non-smokers, imagine how bad smoking is to the smokers! It’s a freaking epidemic! The real public health issue is “smoking,” not “second-hand smoke.” Nobody should ever [...]
I just deleted a rather well-thought out post. damn it.
Actually, I had “cut” it from another post, pasted into its own, and then when “publishing” it, received a WP error that I’ve been seeing frequently.
