http://www.nathaniajohnson.com Life, Etc. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:43:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/7-reasons-why-burning-qurans-is-a-bad-idea http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/if-obama-really-wanted-to-stimulate-the-economy Drug cartels can only exist in the context of the prohibition of drugs. The DEA's war on drugs, therefore, is a war essentially on itself. The DEA will never win its own war. It's impossible. It is possible for the drug cartels to win, and they're doing a good job of it. The violence in Mexico is heartbreaking. Since 2007, 28,000 people have died due to drug-related violence in Mexico. The violence is beginning to spill across the border into the U.S. Bullets don't really care about walls or minutemen. There are two ways this can go: the U.S. can either legalize marijuana or send troops down to fight the cartels. ]]> http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/the-war-on-drugs-a-self-made-a-self-defeating-cause http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/laughing-at-cancer recent posts on obesity myths and how fat actually is good for you, I can still understand if you want to lose weight. In fact, I want to lose some weight. Am I a hypocrite? I don't think so. Let me explain. First, I should clarify what I mean by losing weight. I want to shed some of the gut/chest fat because it's beginning to cause problems with my back and posture.]]> http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/pssst-i-can-still-understand-if-you-want-to-lose-weight http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/check-out-my-modeling-portfolio-on-facebook dangers of distracted driving - primarily cell phone usage both calling and texting. It's more dangerous than drunk driving. But why are people feeling the need to use their cell phones so much while they're driving? Why is their the need for distraction? My number one guess is boredom. But it's still amazing to me how easily and quickly we get bored. It's not that people are just bored while driving, they're bored waiting in line. The other day I was at a restaurant waiting for my food and I was so enthralled with my email, I didn't hear them call my order!]]> http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/why-do-we-want-to-be-distracted-while-driving http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/so-is-it-wrong-to-be-skinny http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/by-the-way-im-on-an-improv-team-and-im-performing-friday http://www.nathaniajohnson.com/the-palliative-care-study