Day #30!

Well here is is folks the big 30 days without a smoke. I hate to say it but it hasn't been as hard as some may lead you to believe. As least for me it hasn't been. Even with a smoker in the house. Yes, I've had the cravings where in certain situations it just feels like something is missing...you know the one.

Seeing as it's been 30 days I've been toying with the idea of "Cigars", yes I said it fellow EX-smokers, CIGARS. I used to smoke cigars before I smoked cigarettes. And I'm not talking cheap ones, the really good ones from a Tobacconist not from the local 7-11 and certainly not from any liquor store. I enjoy the aroma, the whole process of clipping and lighting the cigar. For me smoking a cigar (and it's been years) has to have the right place and time. Enough time to enjoy it, sit back in a nice summer breeze in the early evening after a good meal, with a good cigar in one hand and a beer or nice liquor in the other. I've got a little vacation time away from my troubles (you know who you are) next month, so maybe a little time to relax and enjoy one with friends.

I can hear the moans and groans now...but cigars have never been a habit, hell I can't afford them! And yes I have pondered if I go to smoking a cigar every once in a while (month or two) will lead me back to cigarettes...it's a chance and a choice I'll have to consider if it ever comes to that. I think the hard part will be not to inhale...YUCH!!!

Lucky #13!!

Wow what a wild and strange trip it's been, 13 days with out a smoke. I need a beer. Are cigars a bad thing? J/K, I know, I know. Last night I had a dream I had a heart problem and they were going to have to "open me up" and perform surgery. Apparently when I was younger I had a heart murmer and they put in a pace maker, and now that I was older it was causing problems, and my smoking was part of the problem. Like I said, it's been a wild and strange trip...more to come I'm sure.

13 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes and 3 seconds smoke free.
196 cigarettes not smoked.
$43.88 and 1 day, 11 hours of your life saved.
Your quit date: 4/24/2007 6:00:00 PM

Bill Plympton - 25 Ways To Quit Smoking

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Day 7 & The Cheese Filtered Cigarette

Well last night at 6:00 p.m. Mtn Time made it an official 7 days aka one week. So far everything is going well. I'm sleeping better, I'm not as tired at the end of the day, my face has cleared up, and I don't stink (as much). Every once in a while a craving will sneak in there, but they pass. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Cheese Filtered Cigarette
US Patent 3,234,948 / Issued 1966
What Is It?

a) Cheese filtered cigarette?

b) Tammy Faye Baker heavy duty eyebrow pencil & industrial marker?

c) Core sampling device for sandwiches?

d) Exploding novelty pool cue?

Smoking more and enjoying it less? Perhaps what you need is a flavorful cheese filtered cigarette! According to the inventor, current cigarette filters (circa 1966) don't filter enough tar and nicotine from tobacco smoke. He's discovered that cheese makes a very efficient tobacco filter.

But wait! Before you go dipping your cigarette into last week's leftover, gooey Brei, you need to follow this simple recipe; use only a hard cheese such as Parmesan, Romano or Swiss. (What, no smoked Gouda?) Grate the cheese into small pieces & mix with one third part charcoal. The charcoal helps absorb cheese oil and keeps the cheese filter from becoming rancid and odorous before it reaches your lips. Hey, now we know what to do with all of that government surplus cheese!


Your Quit Date is: 4/24/2007 6:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 7 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes and 45 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 115
Lifetime Saved: 21 hours
Money Saved: $27.00