COMMENT:
I'm just back from my daily workout in the local park. The meth heads were somewhat bemused by the fuller-figured old guy doing his calisthenics amidst the blue haze. It's always difficult trying to improve on perfection. They likely wonder what weird drug I am on to perform such unnatural gyrations.
I am in Portland, Oregon, travelling with my teen nephew. It is a lovely mellow city carved out of lush redwood forest with a river flowing through the centre. It has a relaxed vibe regardless of one's intake.
The hostel where we are staying is in the northwest of the city. The small park opposite provides residence to a group of meth addicts. Their twitching befuddled movements belie their drug of choice.
One young girl in a flowing white dress has been flaring for several days since we arrived. She took a liking to my nephew's T shirt that says "Busted". At least she is still literate.