We had the pleasant surprise of Nefarious returning early from her weekend plans, so my “lunch” was stuffing myself silly as we gorged ourselves on the vast supply of Halloween candies that she came back with… Then we went to the park and bumped into some neighborhood kids and they built a sand castle — probably the last of the year as it’s getting quite chilly.
We also picked up some more wood panels for painting… I’m working on an Opium Den painting. It’s another small painting, by my historical standards anyway. As I mentioned, I’m moving toward doing more of that size because it’s easier to deal with for shipping and also for normal, modest-sized homes.
It banishes melancholy, begets confidence, converts fear into boldness, makes the coward eloquent, and dastards brave. Nobody, in desperate circumstances, and smiling under a disrelish for life, ever laid violent hands on himself after taking a dose of opium, or ever will.
John Brown
Elementa MedicinaeHeroin is very addictive but does not itself cause any serious illnesses, nor does it harm any organs or tissues.
Dr Ben Goldacre
Methadone and Heroin: An Exercise in Medical Scepticism
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“…quotes from my medical student essay appeared, in big, sombre letters, filling the screen, ascribed to “Dr Ben Goldacre”, as if I was some kind of aged, leading world authority and the absolute last word.
I should mention that I was watching this sat on my mattress, which was on the floor, eating toast, in my underpants, like a proper student bachelor. The disparity was striking. I’ve never been so embarrassed, I prayed that nobody I knew had seen it, and it’s one of the many reasons why I still doggedly avoid being described as “Dr Ben Goldacre”. There’s just no need.”
From the essay Methadone and Heroin: An Exercise in Medical Scepticism, by “Dr Ben Goldacre”.
:)
Love the painting btw
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