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

Your Moment of Zen.

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

5 Days and counting.

Wow this weekend was a little rough. I was a bit bitchy to those around me, I felt somewhat outta place, kind of "lost". Now that I have all this extra time, what do I do with it? I'm almost afraid of going outside and sitting on my front porch, this is where did most of my smoking. Guess I'll have to get over it seeing as the grass is getting pretty tall.

Your Quit Date is: 4/24/2007 6:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 5 days, 19 hours, 15 minutes and 33 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 87
Lifetime Saved: 15 hours
Money Saved: $20.25

Day 3.

Last night was rough, my head was foggy, I couldn't focus, I had the 40 yard stare, I tossed and turned, sweaty. A few cravings but they pass as soon as I realize what the "feeling" is. The only way I can describe it is you'll be doing something and you get this feeling like something is missing, or that you've got to do something. Once I recognize the craving and think of something else, it goes away. This is some wild and crazy stuff. I wish I had never started. It can only get better from here on out...

Time Smoke-Free: 2 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes and 33 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 42
Lifetime Saved: 7 hours
Money Saved: $10.12

Day 2, or is it day 3?

So far I've been Smoke-Free for 1 day, 22 hours, 49 minutes and 9 seconds. All is well.

The Mute Button

Great Stuff!!

Cancer. The Ultimate Bring Down.

I've been a smoker (steadily) for about six years now, and I've come to the conclusion I'm done. I'm tired of being tired all the time, I'm tired of stinking, I'm tired of feeling like crap. I don't want to be on Oxygen, I don't want to be short of breath, I don't like being sick. If the above image offends you, close the page, it is a reminder for myself what I will be like if I don't stop now.

Say it, SAY IT!!!

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

Snow SUCKS!

Once again, it's snowing. Maybe I'll get the day off tomorrow...again. Freakin Colorado, I've lived here all my life and have never seen this much snow. I'm calling the Cops. 2nd time band practice has been canceled because of this.

Colorado Springs Webcam.

Crack Spider

What more can I say...beeotch!

Philip Sayce, Kenny Aronoff & Roger Bueno NYC Dec 12 2006

Damn Sam!

Christmas, shmishmas...

OMG Is it me or did it come around FAST this year? Criminy! No time to breathe, gotta get the tree up, get the presents, no $$, no time. Kids don't know how lucky they have it. Oh well whatcha gonna do?

Scarified!!

This is just too cool. Still love it. Can't play it, but still love it.

Yes, Kiddies it's Friday The 13th!!

But am I scared, no not really. Not more than usual. I'm more scared of breaking a hip on any other day than I am of Friday the 13th. I've done some searching on the 'net looking for why Friday the 13th is considered bad. I've found a few sites that speak of the origins of it but nothing too exciting. They are generally long and drawn out myths and legends from the 18th Century (why not the 13th Century?)

Here's an interesting tid-bit...they actually have a name for those who are afraid of this day and it's called Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th. Don't ask me to pronounce it, because I've tried. Maybe I'd have a better chance with a mouth full of Oreo cookies.

If you want to know what day really freaks me out it is Monday's. I don't care what date a Monday falls on, it's the simple fact that it means my weekend is over and it's time to go back to work. Don't get me wrong, I like my job I really do but there are some days it doesn't pay to get out of bed (can I get an AMEN?)

Here's a link for some extra curricular reading if you chose do to so. Urban Legends and a bunch of other crap.

At any rate I hope everyone has an uneventful Friday the 13th...hey I gotta go, I think Jason is knocking on the door.

Ah...the youth of today

Do you smell roasted nuts? Wait for it...wait for it...there it is. I weep for the future, it's kids like these that will be paying for my Social Security retirement, not bloody likely. You want fries with that?

Drop the puck!

Well Hockey fans it's that time again, time to lace up the skates and drop the biscuit. GAME ON! So far the Avs are 3 games into the season with one win. And the other two losses were in OT. So far the Avs look good, but they need to keep the pressure on for the full 60 minutes if they are going to win the game. I honestly can say that the goal tending has been the saving grace. We took another hit this year by losing Tanguay and Blake and now we lose Konowalchuk to heart problems. Everything is still dollars and cents, and how you manage your roster with the funds you have. I miss the days of the dream team with Sakic, Forsberg, Hedjuk, and Roy. Now that the playing field is level, there's no telling who will go to the playoffs. It all makes for an interesting game, but the games were a lot more fun to watch when you have a few Ace's up your sleeve.

What's wrong? I'll Tell you what's WRONG!

This world is going to hell in a hand-basket!! All these school shootings (very close to home), Terrorist plots, Nuclear weapons, E-coli, etc. Back in the day life was not as complicated. A typical day of the teenager was to get up, go to school, hang with your friends, and wonder where the party was going to be this weekend. What has changed so much in the last 10-15 years? Granted there were problems back then that I really didn't care about to notice but sheeesh! Maybe it's time for America, hell the whole world to unplug and enjoy life. We should have a day that everyone shuts off the computer, TV, cell phone, iPod, and just enjoy life as it comes. Seems like everyone is going postal. I'm about ready to retreat to the mountains, and leave the rest of the world to fend for themselves.

Note to World: Lighten up. ;0)

James Marshall Hendrix

November 27,1942 - September 18,1970

Some of you may know what yesterday was. It has been 36 years since James Marshall Hendrix left this Earth and a musical legacy behind him. His music has affected me deeply and always will.

I think everyone remembers the first time they heard J.H.E. His music is just so powerful. It can be as quiet as a cool breeze yet still have the power of a hurricane. He was definitely not of this earth. Of course I was born a little too late to enjoy him in "real time" ('72) but the depths of his touch is so deep even 36 years later, generation after generation of musicians and music lovers still mention his name with reverence. He is and will always be missed.

Fly on little wing, fly on.