Marijuana makes you smarter?

A hilarious paragraph from an article in Slate about an experiment to see if pot smoking rats were more likely to become addicted to heroin. Well, turns out the stoned rats were taking more heroin, but this paragraph reveals the strange (and unexpected?) reason for their increased comsumption:
Hurd (the researcher) says that because the marijuana-exposed rats demonstrated this heightened sensitivity, she expected them to be more motivated in pursuing the drug. But they weren't. The control rats paced their cages and repeatedly pressed the active bars even when the light indicating availability wasn't on. The pot rats, on the other hand, figured out that the heroin was available only at certain times, and that pacing and tapping the bar incessantly wasn't worth the trouble. When heroin was available, the marijuana rats took more of it. But when it wasn't, they chilled in the corner.
So, I guess discernment and some chill pills get you further than anxiety. Anyway, hope all find this as funny as I do.

Doing doing Ching ching ching ching ching ching....

Ran through the Chinese district here in Chiang Mai, and was pleased to revisit my Chinese opera. Was on my way to a fight, so could not stay long, but managed to get a few pics. Where is Lan when you need her? WWWoooo bbbuuuuu xxxiiihhhhuuuaaannn wwwaaaaiii gggooouuuu rrreeeeennn !!!!! ching ching ching ching ching ching........

Thar She Blows

Yes, I had to take the pic of Alcatraz on the way to Angel island, but the main one turned out nice. Here is the close-up. On my way to the Angel.

Finally, here is an overcast San Fran. Was very pretty.

Mom, if you're looking....

Here are those fearless deer. They have no natural predators on the island (Angel Island off of SF) so they just hang out while you walk up to them. Funny funny.