When I woke up this morning at 8:30 and strolled into class for the first time in oh I don't know, let's say a week, I had no idea I would be debating whether or not marijuana should be legalized. In my opinion yes marijuana should definitely be legal. There is an easy argument that weed is no more harmful than alcohol, but I don’t know how many of you know about the drug Salvia. Well this is a drug that is legal and sold at most head shops around Canada and some states in the US. I will admit I am a casual user of marijuana (I know that will come as a shock to most of you) and once I found out about this LEGAL substance being sold at shops I was regularly at, such as BOBS headquarters, I thought I would see what all the hype was about. So one night a friend and I tried this legal drug and let me tell you after experiencing what Salvia can do, I cannot understand how it’s legal and marijuana isn’t. Salvia has been compared to acid and people who have taken Salvia often experience fear and terror and if you don’t believe me look up some of the Salvia users on You Tube.
Every year thousands of people die from alcohol related accidents and I have yet to hear of anyone “overdosing” on weed. Every party I have gone to you see someone drooling and barley being able to stand because of how drunk they are. All pot smokers have to worry about is getting a little red-eyed; weed doesn’t make you into staggering idiot like alcohol can do to most people.
People say that weed should be illegal because it is harmful to your health. How is marijuana any more harmful than drinking or smoking? The answer is it’s not and there are other ways of consuming marijuana so that you can limit the amount of toxic chemicals you inhale. One way of do this is by cooking marijuana into cakes, brownies or butter, this way you’re not smoking the plant. Another way which has been said to have better results is a vaporizer. A vaporizer heats the weed up to 210 °C which will turn the active ingredients into a gas. Studies have shown that this method lowers the amount of tar and carbon monoxide inhaled compared to smoking marijuana. There are safer ways to inhale weed besides having to smoke it, so I think the whole it’s harmful to your health argument is bullshit.
These are some of the reasons I believe it should be legalized, but whether or not the government will do a good job producing and selling marijuana is a question for another day.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Eastern Predictions
I hoped you liked my Western Conference predictions and now with the playoffs starting tonight I better hurry and give you my Eastern Conference predictions:
(1) Montreal Canadiens vs (8) Boston Bruins
Montreal finally won the conference title for the first time in 19 years and I think they will ride that success into the playoffs. The Bruins haven’t been playing to well of late especially Tim Thomas who was looking great at the start of the year. There will be a lot of pressure on Canadiens rookie goalie Carey Price to perform well, and if the Bruins want to win this series they will have to get him off his game and quick. I think we will see a repeat of there 2004 first round series, except expect Montreal to take it in a shorter series.
Prediction: Montreal in 5 games
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (7) Ottawa Senators
Well the Kid has returned to this years playoffs and I think Sid as well as the other young talent in Pittsburgh have matured since there first round defeat last year at the hands of the Ottawa Senators. I think this year will be a lot different especially considering that Ottawa’s goaltending situation is in the mess that it is. They have settled on Martin Gerber as there number one, so I guess will see if he can pull off any postseason magic. I think the scoring prowess of Pittsburgh will be too much for Ottawa and we will see Sid the Kid move onto the second round for the first time.
Prediction: Pittsburgh in 6 games
(3) Washington Capitals vs (6) Philadelphia Flyers
Finally Ovechkin will make his long awaited debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Will he be able to add a Stanley Cup ring with his amazing 60 goal performance this season, I honestly doubt it. I think that Washington will put a good effort in and have some good postseason experience in Sergei Fedorov, but I have a feeling that the Flyers will be too much and will hit the Capitals any chance they have which will be too much for the young squad
Prediction: Philadelphia in 6 games
(4) New Jersey Devils vs (5) New York Rangers
Well the Rangers dominated the regular season series between these two with a 7-0-1 record. I believe that trend will continue as the Rangers have so many offensive threats in Jaromir Jagr, Chris Drury, and Scott Gomez that they will be very difficult to contain. The Devils defensive play is nothing to forget as many teams have been frustrated by their strong defensive game. If the Devils defense can’t get it done they still possess one of the games greatest goaltenders in Martin Brodeur, with that said I don’t think that will be enough to stop all the scoring that the Rangers have, but I expect this to be a great series.
Prediction: New York in 7 games
Well there’s my predictions for the first round of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs and I'm not sure maybe no one out there agrees with me and I'm just being an idiot, let me know.
(1) Montreal Canadiens vs (8) Boston Bruins
Montreal finally won the conference title for the first time in 19 years and I think they will ride that success into the playoffs. The Bruins haven’t been playing to well of late especially Tim Thomas who was looking great at the start of the year. There will be a lot of pressure on Canadiens rookie goalie Carey Price to perform well, and if the Bruins want to win this series they will have to get him off his game and quick. I think we will see a repeat of there 2004 first round series, except expect Montreal to take it in a shorter series.
Prediction: Montreal in 5 games
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (7) Ottawa Senators
Well the Kid has returned to this years playoffs and I think Sid as well as the other young talent in Pittsburgh have matured since there first round defeat last year at the hands of the Ottawa Senators. I think this year will be a lot different especially considering that Ottawa’s goaltending situation is in the mess that it is. They have settled on Martin Gerber as there number one, so I guess will see if he can pull off any postseason magic. I think the scoring prowess of Pittsburgh will be too much for Ottawa and we will see Sid the Kid move onto the second round for the first time.
Prediction: Pittsburgh in 6 games
(3) Washington Capitals vs (6) Philadelphia Flyers
Finally Ovechkin will make his long awaited debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Will he be able to add a Stanley Cup ring with his amazing 60 goal performance this season, I honestly doubt it. I think that Washington will put a good effort in and have some good postseason experience in Sergei Fedorov, but I have a feeling that the Flyers will be too much and will hit the Capitals any chance they have which will be too much for the young squad
Prediction: Philadelphia in 6 games
(4) New Jersey Devils vs (5) New York Rangers
Well the Rangers dominated the regular season series between these two with a 7-0-1 record. I believe that trend will continue as the Rangers have so many offensive threats in Jaromir Jagr, Chris Drury, and Scott Gomez that they will be very difficult to contain. The Devils defensive play is nothing to forget as many teams have been frustrated by their strong defensive game. If the Devils defense can’t get it done they still possess one of the games greatest goaltenders in Martin Brodeur, with that said I don’t think that will be enough to stop all the scoring that the Rangers have, but I expect this to be a great series.
Prediction: New York in 7 games
Well there’s my predictions for the first round of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs and I'm not sure maybe no one out there agrees with me and I'm just being an idiot, let me know.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Western Predictions
Well the NHL playoffs start tomorrow, so I thought it would be appropriate that I let everyone know who I think will move on to the next round. There are a lot of good teams playing in these years playoffs, but only one will be hoisting the greatest trophy in all sports and that is of course the Stanley Cup and if anyone doesn’t agree with me, then they aren’t a true Canadian. First I’m going to start in the West:
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs (8) Nashville Predators
Well Detroit has won the Presidents trophy yet again this year, and yet again I doubt them in the playoffs. Last year they did manage to make it to the Conference Finals before being knocked out by the Anaheim Ducks, but in other years after placing good in the conference they have been knocked out by Anaheim,2003,(7th seed),Calgary,2004(6th seed),and Edmonton,2006,(8th seed). So my question is will they choke again? With that all said it’s either going to be a short series for Detroit or Nashville will grind it out in a long series.
Prediction: Nashville in 6 games
(2) San Jose Sharks vs (7) Calgary Flames
Now I am a little bias in this series as I have always been a huge fan of Curtis Joseph (besides his Red Wing years, of course). It would be nice to see him win the Cup and then retire on a high note. Now Joe Thornton was tearing it up at the end of the season and is looking in fine form. That will have to continue if the Sharks hope to get anywhere in this year’s playoffs. I like Calgary’s gritty style and I think they will wear down the Sharks and take it in a long series.
Prediction: Calgary in 7 games
(3) Minnesota Wild vs (6) Colorado Avalanche
Well if these two teams didn’t see enough of each other during the regular season, now they are going to battle it out in what’s sure to be a fast paced series. The return of Peter Forsberg wasn’t looking too great until his last four games of the season where he amassed an amazing nine points, and if that means he is getting back into his groove that could mean a lot of trouble for teams in this years playoffs. Another great surprise for Colorado was the great play of Jose Theodore who looks to be coming out of his slump, which could also spell trouble for Minnesota. I think that the Avalanche will take this series rather easily, as I don’t think the Wild will be able to keep up to the quick Avalanche.
Prediction: Colorado in 5 games
(4) Anaheim Ducks vs (5) Dallas Stars
Last year’s Stanley Cup Champs have returned to this year’s playoffs and have a challenging first round opponent in the Dallas Stars. The Stars have lots of great players in Brad Richards, Stu Barnes and Marty Turco, but I don’t think they will be able to contain all the young stars the Ducks have especially with one of their top blue liners injured in Sergei Zubov. Also as much as it hurts me to say as a loyal Edmonton Oilers fan, the Ducks have a great defensman of their own in Chris Pronger. I think the Ducks will be able to control the play very easily and should move on to the next round without any problem.
Prediction: Anaheim in 5 games
Well coming up soon I’ll have my Eastern predictions. I'm not sure maybe no one out there agrees with me and I'm just being an idiot, let me know.
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs (8) Nashville Predators
Well Detroit has won the Presidents trophy yet again this year, and yet again I doubt them in the playoffs. Last year they did manage to make it to the Conference Finals before being knocked out by the Anaheim Ducks, but in other years after placing good in the conference they have been knocked out by Anaheim,2003,(7th seed),Calgary,2004(6th seed),and Edmonton,2006,(8th seed). So my question is will they choke again? With that all said it’s either going to be a short series for Detroit or Nashville will grind it out in a long series.
Prediction: Nashville in 6 games
(2) San Jose Sharks vs (7) Calgary Flames
Now I am a little bias in this series as I have always been a huge fan of Curtis Joseph (besides his Red Wing years, of course). It would be nice to see him win the Cup and then retire on a high note. Now Joe Thornton was tearing it up at the end of the season and is looking in fine form. That will have to continue if the Sharks hope to get anywhere in this year’s playoffs. I like Calgary’s gritty style and I think they will wear down the Sharks and take it in a long series.
Prediction: Calgary in 7 games
(3) Minnesota Wild vs (6) Colorado Avalanche
Well if these two teams didn’t see enough of each other during the regular season, now they are going to battle it out in what’s sure to be a fast paced series. The return of Peter Forsberg wasn’t looking too great until his last four games of the season where he amassed an amazing nine points, and if that means he is getting back into his groove that could mean a lot of trouble for teams in this years playoffs. Another great surprise for Colorado was the great play of Jose Theodore who looks to be coming out of his slump, which could also spell trouble for Minnesota. I think that the Avalanche will take this series rather easily, as I don’t think the Wild will be able to keep up to the quick Avalanche.
Prediction: Colorado in 5 games
(4) Anaheim Ducks vs (5) Dallas Stars
Last year’s Stanley Cup Champs have returned to this year’s playoffs and have a challenging first round opponent in the Dallas Stars. The Stars have lots of great players in Brad Richards, Stu Barnes and Marty Turco, but I don’t think they will be able to contain all the young stars the Ducks have especially with one of their top blue liners injured in Sergei Zubov. Also as much as it hurts me to say as a loyal Edmonton Oilers fan, the Ducks have a great defensman of their own in Chris Pronger. I think the Ducks will be able to control the play very easily and should move on to the next round without any problem.
Prediction: Anaheim in 5 games
Well coming up soon I’ll have my Eastern predictions. I'm not sure maybe no one out there agrees with me and I'm just being an idiot, let me know.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Things Are Looking Up
Well looks like my beloved Oilers have officially finished their season. With all things considered, I think they had a great year and suprised a lot of people. First of all they ended last season losing 20 straight games before finally beating Calgary in their season finale. This all coming after the suprise trade of the team's biggest player, Ryan Smyth, which I believe is the reason for their poor finish last year. During the off-season they got rid of another key player in their captain, Jason Smith, now when I heard this news I thought Edmonton was going to have a terrible season which would see them at the bottom of the league. With the young crop of players the team had in the line-up, it looked like this was going to be a building year.
Now the start of the season wasn't the greatest, but it wasn't looking as bad as all the so called "experts" where saying it was going to be. Then all the injuries seemed to mount up all at the wrong time which included many of their expierenced players such as Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray, and Raffi Torres. Now with all of these injuries the fate of the team was put on their young stars shoulders and players like Andrew Cogliano, Sam Ganger, and Curtis Glencross had to make an impact. These players and the rest of the crew stepped up and stepped up big, especially in shoot outs where they were an amazing 15-4 which is an NHL record for most shoot out wins. The teams amazing play in shoot outs kept them fighting for a playoff spot right till the end.
Then on their second last game of the season against the Calgary Flames, the Oilers finally were eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-2 loss. Now you think this would have angered me and made me want to throw my TV out the window, but I actually am really looking forward to next season and really want to see how the young players have developed. To make the blow a little easier though it was nice to see last night that the Oilers played the spoiler role perfectly, and beat the "under-achieving" Canucks 2-1 and eliminated them from playoff contention as well.
So next season I think the Oilers will be fighting for a playoff spot and you can quote me on this, I think they WILL make the playoffs next year. I'm not sure maybe no one out there agrees with me and I'm just being an idiot, let me know.
Now the start of the season wasn't the greatest, but it wasn't looking as bad as all the so called "experts" where saying it was going to be. Then all the injuries seemed to mount up all at the wrong time which included many of their expierenced players such as Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray, and Raffi Torres. Now with all of these injuries the fate of the team was put on their young stars shoulders and players like Andrew Cogliano, Sam Ganger, and Curtis Glencross had to make an impact. These players and the rest of the crew stepped up and stepped up big, especially in shoot outs where they were an amazing 15-4 which is an NHL record for most shoot out wins. The teams amazing play in shoot outs kept them fighting for a playoff spot right till the end.
Then on their second last game of the season against the Calgary Flames, the Oilers finally were eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-2 loss. Now you think this would have angered me and made me want to throw my TV out the window, but I actually am really looking forward to next season and really want to see how the young players have developed. To make the blow a little easier though it was nice to see last night that the Oilers played the spoiler role perfectly, and beat the "under-achieving" Canucks 2-1 and eliminated them from playoff contention as well.
So next season I think the Oilers will be fighting for a playoff spot and you can quote me on this, I think they WILL make the playoffs next year. I'm not sure maybe no one out there agrees with me and I'm just being an idiot, let me know.
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