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Five months of freedom is something to celebrate. Congratulations Mona.

You're doing great Kate.

In the top right hand corner of the page, next to the messages and notifications indicators, there is a customizer button. One of the options is to enable the "sticky author panel." It's of no real importance. I was just looking to make a cheap joke and hypocritically point my finger at the rest of you and say that you're all a bunch of perverts. Sugar Britches is watching some awards show on television and Maddie is sleeping. So, I'm just goofing around on the internet for a bit...pay me no mind.

I was just checking out the customizer function on the new look page. Who are all of these "sticky authors" we have here? Do I even want to know why they are sticky?

Imagine trying to pitch Hansel and Gretel as a children's movie today. Yeah, so, there's these two kids, brother and sister. Their parents collude to abandon them in the woods. Out in the woods they are kidnapped by a witch. The witch tries to fatten them up before throwing them in the oven...did I mention that the witch is also a cannibal? You would be escorted out of the building by security.

Showing off the new set of wheels I bought this morning. I don't own a top hat or cummerbund, but you know I have style when I roll up...

Welcome aboard Oona. Good call on giving up the smokes. I used to enjoy smoking...at least that's what I told myself. Then I found something better: not smoking. Quitting smoking will reward you many times over and be worth every bit of the effort.

I remember you. The "Post a Song You Like" thread. And there was that whole matter of me and Duck picking on you in the "Chicks or Sticks" game...all for laughs of course. Good to see you around.

Heard one of those memory lane songs this morning on Willie's Roadhouse. My grandfather used to like to dance with my grandmother to this song. Good times.

Good job Angleek.

Feeling good about things. Hell, you might even say I'm downright giddy. My company landed a contract for a big project by the Tennessee Valley Authority today. This is a multi-year project and the TVA never runs out of money. I don't like to boast, but...

Now it looks like Sally is tracking a bit south of here. The folks down in Georgia and Alabama are going to get the lion's share of the rain on Thursday. Guess I'll put my waders back in the closet.

nicotine: a poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide happiness: (a) a state of well being and contentment (b) a pleasurable or satisfying experience It took some mental gymnastics for us to ever draw a connection between those two definitions. Self-delusion is a major component of addiction.

I was just reading a thread about flu shots and now I have this song in my head...

That's a cute dog. Congratulations on the new addition to the family Doreen. Someday, I'll be mature enough not to laugh at every word that has "poo" in it. Someday...

Hurricane Sally is looking like a real rainmaker. The forecasts have the remnants of Sally reaching Tennessee on Thursday. It's gonna be a wet one here on the Cumberland Plateau.

Congratulations on two months Up In Smoke.

Good work Midmale.

Top shelf quit Garry. Congratulations.

Bakon...long time, no see. Not long enough, but it was nice while it lasted.

The United States Census Bureau should probably screen their employees better. Had a conversation earlier with a lady who was confused as to why I listed two residents in the house back in April but today listed three residents in the house. I told her my baby daughter was born in June. "What relation is the baby to you?" I just told you...Daughter. "Does she pay rent?" She's two-months old, she doesn't understand the concept of money. "Is she Hispanic?" If she was, me and Sugar Britches would need to sit down and have a talk. I'm calling bullstuff on that old saying "there's no such thing as a stupid question."

Good job Darcy.

If America had an official soundtrack, there would be at least a couple of Bob Seger songs on there...

Just finished reading a great post by Kate18: "Since I can quit smoking...what else can I do?" I always enjoy a post about the many unforeseen benefits of quitting smoking. Figured now was as good a time as any to fire up the Wayback Machine and give an old thread a friendly bump.

Congratulations Kate. You've reached that stage of your quit where you are not only enjoying the benefits of being smoke-free but also realizing that you are capable of tackling other challenges. This is an overlooked but highly rewarding aspect of the quitting process. Positive changes in one aspect of your life will carryover into other aspects of your life. It is always nice to see a fellow traveler reap the benefits of a quit well done.