Friends,
The Game of Thrones’ final season was destined to
disappoint no matter what they did —expectations were too high. The only sure
thing was that, as with all things, it had to come to an end. Rather than
dwelling on the show and risk spoilers, I’ll dwell on the ‘coming to an end’
part. Entropy will eventually get everything —literally. The Earth will burn in
five billion years as the sun’s outer layers reach Mars’ orbit. The sun will go
from yellow dwarf to red giant to white dwarf to planetary nebula to...
nothing. Even light will disappear after the last star burns-out some 100
trillion years from now (give or take). Sometime after that black holes will
evaporate and all matter will dissolve. Of course we’ll be long gone by then.
Earth will become uninhabitable in a mere billion years —a rather ironic phrase
coming from a creature with a lifespan of under a century. I know this all
sounds rather glum, but it’s not my intent to bring you down. Rather the
opposite. For, if you…
Friends,
I’m glad Denver decriminalized hallucinogenic mushrooms.
It’s not that I think the status quo was in need of repair —at 11 arrests and 3
prosecutions last year, it’s the poster child of a corner case. It’s also not
that I want ’shrooms around my kids —I really don’t. It’s certainly not that I
intend to try them —I’ve never done drugs and don’t intend to start now. The
reason I like the idea is because the next time I tell someone where I live,
the response won’t be innuendo about marihuana. It will be innuendo about magic
mushrooms. Think of all the bad jokes! I’ve heard Denver’s homeless problem
is... mushrooming. What are the most popular rooms in Denver? Mush-rooms!
Granted, the pizza topping joke shift from oregano to mushrooms won’t be as
clever, still, all things considered I welcome the shift. While you think-up
your own bad joke, have a donut. I find they help the creative juices. Also,
feel free to share any groaners you create.
Happy Friday!