Drug Testing - Just say NO!

When did we decide that drug testing in the workplace was okay? Since when do we allow people to take our urine – and freely let them have it! Sure there are jobs where it’s important to make sure that drugs are not being abused. For example – an Airline Pilot……the last thing I want to do is get on a plane where the pilot has been snorting cocaine off the back’s of hookers for the last three days. No matter how fun THAT sounds – I don’t think he should be flying a plane! But for a person who spends their days at a computer – do corporations actually have the right to take our pee and test it? Let’s talk about marijuana in particular. Here is a drug that lingers in your system for over a month, yet everyone agrees that the effect of the drug only lasts 4-6 hours. So it is entirely possible that I may smoke a joint on the week-end with some handsome young men, and return to work on Monday, and be perfectly fine. Okay, the “some handsome young men” part probably wouldn’t be happening, but it is possible that I might be standing too close to a Rastaman and accidentally inhale his second-hand smoke…..remember – this is ACCIDENTALLY! In my line of work – no one is going to go down in flames when I return to work on Monday morning. Are we so concerned about getting the biggest TV or newest Ipod that we will allow these people to examine our urine and hair follicles? What if THEY decide that the only way to test us for drugs is to shove their fingers up our asses? How big does that TV have to be before you decide you don’t care? And what if they decide that they shouldn’t use lubricant or wear a glove? Is that okay as long as you can drive a BMW instead of a Ford? My response if I am asked to hand over a fistful of hair or some piddle in a jar is “NOT ANYMORE!” I – like the rest of the world – have signed that piece of paper saying that I give them permission to take things from my body to test for drugs – I – like everyone else – feel that I have nothing to hide…………….well you know what? Whether or not you have something to hide – what business is it to the Corporate World? I mean – this is RIDICULOUS…….unless I am transporting explosives, operating on a beating heart, or flying a plane – stay the hell out of my life! Whew………….DIZ

Song lines.......

I came across some songs and a line or two from the song that - well - I need not say more - they speak for themselves!
THIS FIRST ONE IS MY MOST FAVOURITE OF THEM ALL:
THE BAND: LIT - THE SONG: "MY OWN WORST ENEMY" - "Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk I didn't mean to call you that I can't remember what was said or what you threw at me please tell me, please tell me why my car is in the front yard, and I'm sleeping with my clothes on - came in through the window last night and your gone......Gone!"

The Band: At the Drive-In - The Song: "Initiation" - "Your telephone's the one that helped me wrap the cord around your neck. You know you're beautiful when you're dead..."
The Band: Jawbreaker- The Song: "Accident Prone" - "What's the closest you can come to an almost total wreck, and still walk away all limbs intact?"
The Band: Radiohead - the Song: "High and Dry" - "You'd kill yourself for recognition, kill yourself to never ever stop. You broke another mirror, you're turning into something you are not."
The Band: Mineral-the Song "Slower" - "It's just not the same when you wake up in the morning with a smile on your face, when you know you lied yourself to sleep to make it better..."
The Band: Radiohead-the Song: "There There" - "Just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there..."
The Band: Ben Folds Five-The Song: "Brick" - "Now that I have found someone, I'm feeling more alone than I've ever felt before..."
(These are a few more of my personal favourites....)
The Band: Radiohead-the Song: "Creep" - I want you to notice when I'm not around..."
The Band: Braid-the Song "A Dozen Roses" - "Every now and every then I tend to pretend that I'm not alone..."
The Band: The Black Heart Procession- The Song: "A Light So Dim" - "If you're the light house in the storm, I'll be the ship with a thousand dead souls..."
The Band: Communique-The Song: "Love Unconditional" - "You're not quite so dead that you want to go on...I don't blame you."
Getting Darker.............................DIZ

Name Calling

Smack ‘n’ crack, slack and laid back, Jack.
Who knew her debut would be adieu, Sue.
Although below, has a big toe, go blow- Joe
In a barrel, in a peril- in pink apparel, Carol
Start a crime wave, needs a shave, must be brave, Dave.
Dry skin, has a twin, where has she been? Lynn.
Power drill, needs a chill pill, mentally ill, Bill.
Hiss and dismiss, in an abyss – French kiss – Chris.
Avoid annoyed and unemployed, Lloyd.
In all her glory, tell a story, really gory – Lori.
Slim and trim, sing a hymn in the gym, Tim.
Looks like a male, has a tail, as big as a killer whale, Gayle.
Devil’s spawn, magic wand, bring it on – Don.
Blown, being alone, overgrown and over thrown-Joan.
Masquerade, disobeyed, flunked first grade-Wade.
In the sauna, playing with the fauna, Shauna.
Vain, abstain, complain, distain – Wayne.
Giant Panda, delivering propaganda, Amanda.
Free kick, carrot stick, mouse click – Rick.
Awake with bennie, took too many-doesn’t give any – Pennie.
Not too busy, therefore in a tizzy – Dizzy.