Well, you were obviously telling someone to cop them a break. As their main critic in this thread, can you blame me for assuming that it was me you were talking to? And yes, if you read the comment from my perspective, it's not ridiculous that I took the fact that you addressed me at the beginning of the comment to mean that the entire comment was addressed toward me. I regret that a misunderstanding apparently occurred between us.

Do you mind me asking who you were addressing with that comment? For example when you you say: "do you think its easy to be under the scruitiny of the public eye 24 / 7 voluntarily ? if so .. try it ! you might be suprised at the reaction you get ..."

Who is "you?"

Jgunn Wrote:
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> HeavenHands Wrote:
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> > You were addressing me in that comment,
> correct?
>
> The first line was *agreeing* with you and
> directed to you. Im not sure what part you feel
> is contentious
>
> the entire rest of the post was not directed at
> you at all i dont see how you could see that it
> is
>
> sorry if you took it that way

If you are stroking for an argument you are not gonna get it get it?

you may feel you are the main critic in this thread but you are not the only one. Im not going to repeat myself.

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

geo Wrote:
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> I'd never forgive myself if I ever forgot about
> it....but to be real, there's a lot more to
> business than the average person knows. Such as
> overheads, and when you deduct all of your costs,
> then the tax man comes-a-knocking. Some items you
> don't have much of a mark up on, but you make it
> up on other items where you can. I reckon they
> have done well, as they saw a gap in the market
> and filled it. So well done, and by the way, we
> don't have to buy their products do we!


Geo, somehow I missed your post and thanks for it because you bring up some good points. I have never run a business and never thought about things like those sorts of costs you mention.

The reason I have a serious issue with what Stokes and Monarch have done is quite practical. I love alternative medicine. It's amazing and beautiful to me. Every day I take for granted that I live in a country where it's almost totally unregulated. I can grow, prepare, and self-prescribe whatever I want and it doesn't cost me a fortune to do so. Ever since I've discovered it it's become a major part of my life. Unfortunately, there are some people in our government who are actively working to take this freedom away. They use the actions of IDIOTS like Stokes and Monarch to advance their case that alternative medicine should be regulated and in some cases banned. If this happens, I will become a criminal, growing my herbs here in America while those two do whatever they want in Ecuador. I am not going to start paying an allopath to get what I need. That's that. It's our responsibility to act responsibly and not give the tyrants ammunition to help them advance their agenda. Matt and Angela failed to do that. I have never put any faith in them and I never will.

How sweet! This kid has it made when it comes to diet.

HH, well that's pretty hard to argue with. Good point.

born stoned

life vs lifelessness

If you haven't gotten a good look at Oria, here's the latest video:
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I have to say, when I first saw her, I was stunned at how beautiful she was. All babies are supposed to be cute, but I have found that newborns usually seem to have indistinct features for a while. Oria looks so fully formed...It's hard to articulate but it has me wondering if 100% raw had anything to do with her magnetic appearance?

Ah, she's a cute little water baby.

My darling son came out so perfect. Daughter? Not so much. I think it's pretty random.

Don't worry, they're both gorgeous now .