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Nap time. I hope I don’t dream about bugs taking over the world. 🙂

Ants are planning to take over the world

You’re too late, Trump! 🙂

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5880539/10-frightening-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-ants

10) Ants are as old as the dinosaurs

9) Ants have already survived a mass extinction event

8) Ants have conquered almost the entire globe

4) Ants have a hive mind

2) Ants cooperate with other species

1) Ants practice slavery

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29281253

“If we were to weigh all the ants in the world, they would weigh as much as all of the people,” said wildlife presenter Chris Packham… But is this statement true?

The BBC Four documentary claims they number not 10,000 trillion but 100 trillion, though it still suggests the total weight of ants equals the total weight of humans…

“It’s very easy to weigh an ant. You buy a small electronic balance, and you place the ant on the balance,” says Ratnieks. But he advises you refrigerate it first. “That way it doesn’t run away.”

“We must also remember that humans [like Donald Trump] are getting fatter all the time. We’re not just increasing in population, we’re increasing in fatness, so I think we’ve left the ants behind.”

Drug addiction is not a choice

Most people look down on those who suffer from drug addiction, just like our society looks down on those who are overweight. They think it’s a choice. As if anyone would choose to be overweight or a drug addict.

Say what you will about Scott Weiland. Yes, he was a drug addict. He had a hard life and his drug addiction probably hurt a lot of people. He’s one of those artists whose pain radiates from his music. From his voice. This song makes me cry.

I’m feeling lonely, I can’t breathe
I fall to pieces, I’m falling
Fell to pieces and I’m still falling

Every time I’m falling down
All alone I fall to pieces

To all those people who could care less about those who suffer from drug addiction, who think drug addicts don’t deserve treatment and care:  Throwing away drug addicts is throwing away people like Scott Weiland, Amy Winehouse, and Whitney Houston. Is that what you want?

It’s a lot easier to be a drug addict when you have money. Still, maybe Scott could’ve managed his addictions if his drugs of choice were legal. But as a tortured soul, I think he lived as long as he could.

But just because most drug addicts aren’t as talented as Scott Weiland, that doesn’t mean they aren’t deserving of understanding, sympathy, and help. Stop blaming drug addicts for the opioid war. They are not to blame, just like chronic pain patients are not to blame.

Love you, Scott. I won’t ever say goodbye because you live on in your music. You’re with me here, right now, as I listen to this awesomely haunting song. I know you understand my pain. I hope I’m gaining a better understanding of the pain you lived with every day. Peace out, dude. And rock on.