«[His] painting is to normal aesthetic sensibility
what crack cocaine is to mint tea....
Not exact matches
The Toronto Star previously reported that Lisi had been searching for a video that allegedly showed the mayor smoking
what appeared to be
crack cocaine.
«I used Dagoba organic 87 % cacao chocolate (if you like dark chocolate, this stuff might as well be
crack -
cocaine), coconut oil, and cashew butter (pretty sure we discussed this at your birthday party, but I make my own with roasted cashews, agave nectar, and either coconut or safflower oil depending on
what I have at the time).
What lousy blend of
crack cocaine is this guy smoking?
Members of the Tompkins County Drug Task Force located and secured
what appeared to be
crack cocaine, cash, and scales.
For me that's similar to
what I'd imagine coming off
crack cocaine cold turkey... [Read more...]
Your book vividly conjures urban America twenty years ago, a time when the fracturing of families, the implosion of the inner city, and the sudden emergence of
crack cocaine combined to create
what felt like a catastrophic threat to the survival of young black men as a group.
To
what extent do you view your investing life as an extension of your personal life?By that I mean to
what extent do the personal morals and ethical values of Tim the man govern the investing decisions of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or
crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless of the yield, valuation or growth prospects of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor
what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe
what a wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part of your brain that thinks about investments, and make your investing decisions based on the financial prospects of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks of companies that I love from an investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families of smokers.You might say that the smoker made his choice to smoke so you don't mind taking his money, but his children never made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.
Drug detecting dogs — traditionally trained to alert to the smell of marijuana, heroin,
crack cocaine, methamphetamine and
cocaine — can't specify
what they're smelling, much less the quantity it might be in.
I am not sure
what kind of impact that decision had and whether the Sentencing Commission's new revised guidelines regarding
crack /
cocaine will get the same dismissive treatment as its guidelines regarding LSD in Neal.