Corrective Vision

Hola. Sometimes it feels good to realize that it's (Thursday, Veer-waar, Panjshanbeh, yawm-al-khamis, Istijlal, Boomtime). Most of the week's passed and tomorrow is end. There's a sense of anticipation. And occasionally my rants are corrected by someone. So, after spending a bit of time on the issue of taxation, I was informed that some states, such as Kansas, actually tax marijuana. This does not make it legal, but is a way to impose a tax on business transactions even if they are not legal. This is interesting to me in more ways than one. And it actually seems like a path towards legalization, but it could also be viewed as a way to further punish the criminals economically. In any case, thank you Allie for pointing out this form of taxation.

In 69 Vitellius became Roman Emperor after the Battle of Bedriarcum. Vitellius was not popular and apparently his parents were horrified by his horoscope at birth. In 1397 Geoffrey Chaucer told his Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. In 1492 Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain to travel to Asia. In 1521 at the Diet of Worms (again, nothing to do with actual worms or dieting) Martin Luther refused to recant his teachings. In 1555 Siena surrendered to Florence. In 1865 Mary Surratt was arrested as a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Mary Surratt was born in Maryland and was executed for her supposed role in the assassination. Her family's boarding house is now a Chinese restaurant called Wok n Roll. In 1924 MGM studious was formed. In 1964 the Ford Mustang debuted. Five years later Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. And in 1973 FedEx delivered its first package.

Today is World Hemophilia Day. So, if you begin bleeding and are capable of coagulating on your own, you should feel fortunate. If you continue to bleed and cannot stop bleeding then you are a hemophiliac and this day is for you.

Happy B-day: J.P. Morgan, the man not the company; the English author, Nick Hornby; Afrika Bambaataa; Boomer Esiason; Maynard James Keenan of Tool, who went to high school in Michigan; Liz Phair; Redman; and Victoria Beckham (go back to England, we have enough celebrities).

Enjoy the day and "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes, 'cuz by then, he's a mile away, you've got his shoes, and you can say whatever the hell you want to."