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While running the beach barefoot yesterday, here in Laguna, I passed a guy running the other way. I called out, "Hey, what's that patch on your arm?" He stopped. Never met him before. [Beautiful day: hot & sunny. Water cold, tho.] This guy had a 1-inch square patch taped to his right shoulder. He jokingly said he was a member of the "Drug corp". Apparently, he had gotten busted for possessing an amount of marijuana over the allowable limit. Instead of getting arrested, the state [California] lets "offenders" participate in a rehab program where they attend meetings & wear a patch, which is sent to the lab on a monthly basis .. where it's analyzed to see if you've been doing drugs. Technology at its finest. I didn't know about this program. He seemed like a friendly, intelligent guy, probably 30-ish. The patch struck me as odd for some reason .. kind of like a criminal wearing an electronic beeper on his ankle. Anyway, I'm a little sore after that run. Got sunburnt. Ran down to Heisler Park and back. |
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