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bjbjD )#9,, So Ed came back to Minnesota several times and spoke to leadership conferences
that we attended about disability issues. And one of those times, his whole speech was
about the disability community and alcohol. And I had never seen him more serious and
he just laid into the idea of people misusing alcohol. And when he got done he wanted to
take a walk so we went out to the parking lot. And I said, now Ed what s the big deal
with alcoholism, didn t you kinda lay it on a little thick there. And I said what s your
problem with it? Oh, my ex wife was an alcoholic and I just hate the way alcohol hurts people
s lives. And then we talked a little bit about home sometimes people need coping strategies
and some people use alcohol and some people exercise and some people use drugs or whatever
and so I said well, what do you do? And he goes, oh I smoke dope. And I said, ok, isn
t that the same thing as alcohol? He goes, no it s much safer, much better. And I said
well, I guess I wouldn t know because I ve never used it. He goes, well, you wanna try
it? (laughs) I said ok. So we hung out in his room with his staff that night and I smoked
my first joint, and my second joint and my third joint. And I haven t used it since cuz
I haven t really felt the need to but it was a good thing because he was saying, you know,
this is my life and my lifestyle and you come and be part of it so you ll know who I am,
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