FBI figures: One drug bust in US every 18 second

America is a nation at war, overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and at home.

According to the newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Report for 2008 every 18 seconds someone is arrested and charged with violating drug laws.

Another striking figure in the report: of the 1,702,537 drug arrests in 2008, 82.3 percent were for simple possession of a contraband substance. Nearly half, 44 percent, were for possession of marijuana.

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Bag of Randomness

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  • I tweeted a question to Sports Illustrated football columnist Peter King and he actually replied.  That was kinda neat, since he’s my favorite football columnist.
  • Why the snooze button only gives you nine minutes of additional sleep.
  • The first time I saw the scene in The Princess Bride where the masked man pulls the poison trick and reveals how he built an immunity to it over the years, my first thought as a child was . . . I so have to find me a poison to build immunity to because I’m so going to try that one day.
  • I liked all the throwback uniforms in the New England and Buffalo game, even with the refs wearing those old uniforms.  And even the cheerleaders got into the act which as A.O.K. with me.
  • When a QB throws an interception during a two-point conversion, is that just considered a failed conversion attempt or does the interception actually goes into the books?
  • The fans of Buffalo suffer the most in sports.  Just watching that game last night I knew they were going to let victory slip through their hands.
  • I miss the day when Monday Night Football use to mean something.
  • Kanye West interrupts President Obama
  • Whether it’s true or not, I still found it funny: JFK didn’t sign this letter
  • Yesterday evening I got the chills, like I had a fever or something.
  • Leno isn’t any better at 9:00 PM than he was at 10:30 PM.  Central time, of course.
  • Finally, The Daily Show was back on the air.
  • Grace
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Ky. Church to Ordain Registered Sex Offender

A church in Louisville, Ky., plans to ordain a registered sex offender this coming Sunday though they won’t allow him to have unsupervised contact with children.

About ten years ago, Mark Hourigan was charged with sodomizing, sexually abusing and intimidating an 11-year-old boy and ended up serving time in prison.

Since then, Hourigan has been released from prison, completed his probation time, and joined the City of Refuge Worship Center, where he now leads praise and worship.

Though some congregants have expressed concerns regarding Hourgian’s ordination, Pastor Randy Meadows told a local ABC affiliate that the Lord touched Hourigan’s heart.

Furthermore, Hourigan will be signing agreement not to minister to children.

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