Hello, hello--hello!

Well, yesterday, Whitney Houston was sent off to her final reward with the utmost of style, and grace.  The services at her home church in New Jersey were lovely, and everyone who was there spoke well of her.  As many have said yesterday, she's in a much better place now.

And now, I'd like to take a little time to talk about a subject that, it seems, nobody is talking about.  I'm sure you all know about the dangers of drugs by now, and how they've damaged and even destroyed the lives of countless many, both ordinary and extraordinary.  But now, I feel that we should focus on the kind of drugs that we have in the world today, and how, in varying degrees, each affects people's lives.  The first kind of drugs are what I would call, "white collar drugs," which are the prescription drugs you see advertised on TV, dolls, as they were called in the 1960's, after Jackie Suzann's novel, Valley Of The Dolls, as well as legal alcohol and tobacco you can buy at the store.  The other kind of drugs, which everyone talks to their kids about, are the "blue collar drugs," which are the illegal kind, as well as moonshine and marijuana.  Both kinds can have devastating effects on people's lives, but here's the difference.  Blue collar drugs, because of their illegality, have a social stigma that white collar prescription drugs don't have, since the "pusher" of these drugs wear a white coat and work behind a pharmacy's counter, as oppose to the "other" pusher, who generally wears blue jeans, athletic shoes, a backward sport cap, and who works out of an alley or van.  This difference gives the white collar prescription drugs an air of respectability, but they are no doubt just as dangerous, if you pay attention to the side effects described in the ads.  My advice to everyone, it's time we tell our kids the dangers of taking prescription drugs as well as the notorious illegal kind.

Well, that's all the time we have for this week.  Until next time, be well, stay well, and remember to help the disaster survivors!

Sincerely,




Marley Sue