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One of the most brilliant comedic rants ever in the history of stand-up, at least in my judgment. I love him and it is sad he is gone. Be sure to investingate his other material as well….You can almost NEVER go wrong with Mr.Carlin.

I know this is a sensitive topic for many people, but it is a bit of a passion of mine. I’m not obsessed, I just check in from time to time over the years. I seek out progress. Today I found one of the best video clips to use as the perfect introduction to such a sensitive conversation. In this clip you see and hear ab…out real facts, properly applied science, years of experience, a like minded group or community, expert knowledge, psychical evidence, independent investigation, visual aid and what seems like honest concern all together on network news. I applaud the producers, anchors & Mr.Gage.

All my life I remember my friends having a dream car….Sadly I never really felt that kind of passion for a vehicle – well until NOW! I live in the SF Bay Area and there is a place here called Palo Alto. Plao Alto is the home of Tesla! Tesla has finally designed a car I am craving…without further a due – The Tesla Model S. I guess the S stands for Da SHIT!

Oh, in case you have never seen the amazing Documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?”, go put it on your NetFlix cue right after you finish drooling over the Tesla Model S and the Roadster.

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Futurerama, South Park, Robot Chicken and Simpsons have changed the meaning of Cartoons.

I am a big fan of all of these except Simpsons. Just never got into the show and when I have seen an episode I did enjoy it.  I bring this up because I came across a Digg that highlighted Family Guy Scenes that were cut from episodes.

If you are still reading you are like me and excited to see the F.G. deleted clips. Check them out here.

While I am thinking about Funny Talented People, I wanted to mention Brian Posehn, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Howard Stern, Conan, Letterman, Craig Furguson and Carson Daly before NBC fucked-up the NYC/early L.A. version of his show.

Carson Daly proved to be witty, has a great boyish charm & totally freaked on animal segments. His attentiveness insured he would always rock the interview and many of the Hot Hollywood ladies who appeared on Last Call were obviously attracted to him making for more interesting television. The “guy down-stairs”, TIVO Monologue and chatting with (I wanna say Joe) the bandleader and catch terms like “chillax” all really worked well for him.  Last Call had some really good writers when it settled down a bit  in L.A.

If NBC was on point – Leno would have never clawed his was onto the Tonight show. Now, there is no doubt he should just be axed. I can’t stomach him anyway. He is a sell out. Just as he is the puppet master behind fucking Conan, he managed to screw Letterman about12 years ago. Jay’ s true two-faced colors are now shining through The best long-term move for NBC would have been – Conan, followed by Fallon (who has been great but, I personally prefer the improv of Craig over the written bits of Jimmy) ending the night with Carson in a re-mix of  his old format and the new format.

The biggest shame is that the brilliant Jimmy Kimmel often gets left out of the mix, unless someone who is really paying attention. Win Ben Stein’ s $ first introduced him to Jimmy, then the home-run of the Man Show. Now successful with Jimmy Kimmel Live, it is a combination of some excellent writing, great Kimmel family real life characters and some of that old skool J.K. wittiness in the mix.

Ultimately I find this important because of the type venue a late night show offers it guest and viewers. It is one of the only opportunities the public has to see actors, actresses, politicians,  sports figures, musicians and other everyday house-hold names in a more real to life setting.

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I found some very interesting stats, graphs, Maps & Charts about ADHD on the Center for Disease Control web site. There is all sorts of great links to interesting articles as well as analytical data. Wanna See? Visit now!

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

That is amazing. Even with all the warnings, security issues and annoyances – People still use IE? Well I want to do my part to help minimize the spread of the IE infection. GO GET FIREFOX NOW! If you don’t ask me, ask the French or German governments or basically anyone else who is in the know.

With this in mind, thought maybe I should start to share some other cool shit with you as well:

• Open Office
• Thunderbird (forget Outlook)
• WordPress (free blogging software)
• gmail & Google Apps
• Google reader (for RSS Feeds)
• Audacity (music editor)
• Pandora (your own radio station)
• Filezilla (FTP Client)
• Gimp (Graphics Editor)

This list doesn’t even touch upon all the great free, open source, shareware, widgets and more that are major game changes for your inter net/computer/technology experience. Web 2.0 is really making a statement, now we have to stick with it long enough to really bring as many people with us as we can – NO MATTER THE AGE!

So – Friday Night – 11pm – Thinking about stimulants and obsessive behavior. Stimulants, lets start a list.

• cigarettes
• gambling
• sex/hitting on the opposite sex
• A game
• TV
• marijuana
• Drugs ex. Adderall, Riddlen
• Alcohol
• ???????

I am sure those are just a few but, you need to start somewhere. Have an opinion? Speak up! It only counts if you post a comment. All comments welcome, idiots need not apply as you will simply be discarded. Mature , sensible, open minded people………………..You may begin.

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I was diagnosed with ADHD by the time I was 29/30. It then took about 2+ years to get my medicine cocktail right. Well, as right as can be at this stage. Zoloft, along with some other more commercial drugs, just didn’t cut it for me as a mood stabilizer. I went through about 3 types of pills before my Doctor and I decided on Effexor plus Depakote. I can take the generic Effexor, but the generic Depakote just didn’t cut it for me. I also tried Strattera. This is a stimulant based narcotic. It seemed just O.K. and then I discovered some heart issues, among other side-effects, the drug could produce. I moved on to Adderall. This seemed safer and produced, what I felt was, much better results than the Strattera anyway.

Since the strongest most important drug I feel I take is the stimulant, here is a link to compare the stimulants Strattera and Adderall.

After close to 3 years it seemed like my costly drug cocktail was finally paying off. I was in a better mood, I started to get a better memory, I could actually read things and my sleeping patterns improved. The only problem – I felt I was like a zombie at times and the drugs seriously diminished my personality. This made being myself and being happy still a major hump to get over and anxiety still made frequent appearances within my life.

Being I live in a Medicinal Marijuana State I came across an advert for a medicinal card. Included reasons to use medicinal marijuana: Glaucoma, Cancer, Migraines, Insomnia, Back pain, Chronic pain and Anxiety. To make a long story short, I asked my Doctor, Could this be a possible solution for me? Is it dangerous to use medicinal marijuana with the other prescription drugs I was taking? and What is his/her suggestion in my situation? Turns out: Definitely, Not at all, Give it a try and if it helps you have your answer.

Low and behold – When I added the marijuana to my medicine I started to thrive in ways I never thought possible. I became more productive. I felt more accomplished. More of the things I like about my personality peeked through the Medicated “Zombie” state the pill alone put me in.

One of the biggest goals of this blog is to tell the stories and share the experiences I have had in my life while being anonymous. I will document my personal experiences with ADHD and how I have overcome my own shortcomings. More of that in the future, but for right now……

Your turn to chime in. What medicine(s) do you take? Have you any specific experiences you want to share? Can you tell the difference as soon as you forget a dose?

I look forward to input…..

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• Note it!

• Do it ASAP!