Music Babble

I thought the big thing with CBD, which helped get it legal even in states that ban THC, was that it's non-psychoactive? If that was the case, I never saw the appeal in it and figured it was just another one of these miracle supplements like probiotics or superfoods. I'm not dismissing your experience, but the placebo effect is a real thing (and hey, it can be a very good thing, not just in medicine -- it's why your stereo sounds so good when you get a new piece of equipment.)

Glad you're at least doing all right. I'm kind of turning a corner, I've felt. I've had a rough few months but over the last few days I've felt pretty hopeful and internally stronger and less flaky/more put together. I'm considering this could be a kind of mini-midlife-crisis. I promise I won't be getting a motorcycle or sports car like my dad did (first a Porsche, traded in for a Maserati). Mostly because I can't begin to afford it, and I can't raid my COVID stimulus money like I used to build my high-end computer. (I like luxury, and you can get it comparatively on the cheap if you know what you're doing. I'm, I'm not rich, but you know I'm top in my pitch -- and you'll ruin the lot, finish everything I've got.)

Ouch, hope your sister does okay. Even if the flames didn't touch her side of the building, that's a lot of infrastructure going up, and it could be some time. Just a few weeks ago some asshole in a condo building near here decided to commit suicide by turning on the gas and striking a match. He succeeded, but he blew up half the building, killing a few people and displacing others. There were probably pets home. I would be devastated if my dog died alone, terrified, in a fire, which is one of the most painful ways to go. Seriously, #### that guy.

Semi-related: once in 2011 I came home from work to find that the dog had turned the gas on on one of the burners looking for food atop the stove and filled the apartment with gas. I panicked and turned it off, creating a spark which sent up a small fireball. Thankfully it was a nice spring day and I had left the windows and balcony door open to air the place out. Scary to think of what could have happened if it had all been contained. I ended up taking it out on the poor dog, which isn't like me and which I still regret. I hear you that alcohol is a taker! I only remember the good effects, but a hangover is not something I want to experience again, and they're supposed to just get worse as you get older.

Reset is my favorite album of 2022 and I'm giving a friend my vinyl copy for Christmas. I've actually never played it; I just used the download code. The record is untouched: I'm kind of done with vinyl, at least for now.