Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Some people just can't catch a break...

... or a rock.

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Man still wearing jail jumpsuit caught in drug bust

A man recently released from jail couldn't wait to get his hands on some drugs. So he headed to Roosevelt Circle, a notorious drug market in Marietta.

But the dealers weren't real, and neither was the crack cocaine they sold.

They were undercover Marietta cops.

Robert Lafferty was among 20 people arrested Friday, police said, at three hot spots for illegal drug sales: Roosevelt Circle, Allgood Road and the intersection of Allgood and Fairground Street.

Lafferty was the only one dressed for his next stop.

He was still wearing a blue jail jumpsuit.

"His shoestrings weren't even back in his shoes," said Officer Mark Bishop, a Marietta police spokesman.

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Goodbye Coffee

For the past two weeks I have had no coffee. I'm drinking more tea than I used to, but still not nearly as much caffeine. Coffee was fun sometimes, but I'm glad to say goodbye to it. It screwed with my sleeping patterns. It made me manic and just slightly out of touch with reality. And every high point of raised mood would be followed a few hours later by a low point.

I've decided it simply isn't worth it.

I'm sleeping better. I'm waking up every day at the same time (even on weekends). And I feel more balanced and in control of my self.

I am curious about the idea of eliminating all overtly mind-altering substances from my diet. Right now--as I write this while drinking a beer--that seems a bit far off. Maybe I'll make some huge lifestyle changes. But if I do, it will happen gradually... one step at a time.