What I am not going to do is get into the discussion about whether smoking weed should be legalized, regulated and taxed like alcohol. I am not going to discuss the other countries that it is legal to smoke in. And I am not going to discuss the burden the tax payers are carrying for the fight against marijuana. What I am gonna discuss is that Michael Phelps needs to get better friends.
Yup, that's what I said. Get Better Friends Michael! You are a world renowned public figure. Everyone is watching you. We are in economic hardships like we haven't faced in decades. We are looking for anything to distract us from our over-taxed, financially burdened, out of work lives. And Tag! You're it!
Now, I will say that, inhaling smoke into lungs that need to be in peak performance is not such a great idea. It's bad for them you know. Our bodies don't like smoke. People die from smoke inhalation in house fires all the time. So from a health standpoint, not a great idea. But I am a vocalist and a smoker, so I can't throw stones, I live in a glass house.
But my biggest issue is actually with the fact that photos were leaked onto the Internet. Real friends wouldn't do that.
So either you were stupid and smoked with people you didn't know (being a public figure means you will automatically get caught if you do bad things with people you don't know). Or you don't have real friends. I have done my share of really stupid things in my life. No question about that. But my friends will never tell. Not if it was something like this. That doesn't mean they won't chew me out for said stupid stuff. But I promise no picture will ever make it's way to the Internet to verify what I have done. Especially if my career is dependent on it. Not to mention financial backing. Why? Because my friends are fiercely loyal to me, and I am fiercely loyal to them. I will always get their back. Period. Now some ribbing may ensue in private, but if the situation matters, no one else will ever know it happened.
So Michael, if these are not the kind of people you hang out with, then you need to re-evaluate. Because friends will not let friends get caught smoking weed, on the Internet or otherwise.
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a) This guy is a kid. He's a baby. He doesn't have the kind of perspective that you and I have.
b) He's been under tremendous pressure and discipline. For YEARS. I can understand him cutting loose a bit after such a huge achievement. I think that is why he was talking about taking a year off. To relax and be a person for a while.
c) It's hard to know who your friends are when you're rich and famous. Fortunately (or unfortunately as the case may be) I don't think I ever have to worry about that one.
Talk about a tempest in a teapot. Sometimes I think the American Media, to a person, should be taken over our collective knee and whipped soundly.
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