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Pointers: Commit to the quit, go all in. Educate yourself about nicotine addiction; learning to spot the traps makes them easy to avoid. Keep it simple; quitting only requires that you stop putting things in your mouth and lighting them on fire. Encouragement: The process of quitting smoking is one of the best things you will ever do for yourself. The process will reward you many times over. The bothersome aspects of the quit are temporary while the benefits are permanent. And...the entire process is simple, you only have to stop putting things in your mouth and lighting them on fire. Did I mention how simple the process is? You can do this Tony. And I guarantee you that you will not regret the decision to quit.

I never really got into horror movies, but I never get tired of watching this...

Great job Garry. Keep on keepin' on.

Congratulations QueenB.

Spent the night watching baseball and doing math homework. Not exactly the sex, drugs, and rock n' roll lifestyle, but it is what it is. If you are wondering why a guy who hasn't been in school since the nineties was doing math homework...I'm planning a small construction job in my gym. Looking to build a campus board and expand my pegboard with a horizontal section. The campus board will be angled at fifteen degrees, so I had to brush up on geometry and trigonometry.

Chris Martin threw an immaculate inning (3 outs, 3 K's, on 9 pitches) for the Braves tonight against the Phillies. I had forgotten how rare immaculate innings are in baseball. There have been fewer than 100 thrown in the history of the game and Martin became only the fifth Brave to ever punch out three straight on nine pitches. The last Brave to do so was Buddy Carlyle in 2007. It's a good thing that wasn't a trivia question. I could have thrown out names all night and probably not come up with Buddy Carlyle.

Absolutely! When I lift a barbell, the force I exert against the bar determines the movement of the weight being lifted. It is a predictable pattern. When you lift up your little fella, he can make any number of sudden moves or shift his weight in a different direction. Small children are anything but predictable. Carrying a kid around incorporates a whole different system of muscle activation.

Be careful. Don't get caught up in a Canadian car chase.

The Cubans do an impressive job when it comes to body and interior work. All those American cars that predate the embargo, and many of them still look clean. A guy I know told me most of those cars have Mercedes engines in them; some kind of Germany to Russia to Cuba trade route they worked out. Growing older is inevitable. Maturing is a matter of choice. Me personally, I'm still on the fence about which direction I'm going in.

"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" Greatest musical biopic ever?

I like those great big, American made cars from the 1950's. Nice curves. Whitewall tires. And chrome....lots of chrome.

I preferred the book to the movie. I liked the movie. I loved the book. The movie was a decent representation done with great effects. The book was like a punch to the face. Chuck Palahniuk is not for everybody. He finds the darkest corners of our society and dives right in. I'm a fan of his writing and I have to be in a certain mood to read his work.

I pledge allegiance to the slab of the United Steaks of America and to the prime cuts for which it stands, one nation on the grill, with healthy fats and protein for all.

Surf and turf: New York Strip steak, shrimp and scallops, and a baked potato on the side. And if you add a single "s" to desert island you get dessert island, so I'm gonna convince my mom to airmail me some of her homemade banana pudding a couple of times a week.

Welcome back Leanna and congratulations on continued freedom from the smokes.

My grandmother used to call that a "crotch pot." And she wasn't trying to be funny. She also used to call the trunk of the car "the turtle." That expression led to some really confused bag boys at the grocery store.

It's all systems go on the deck. Congratulations TobacNo.

The place just ain't the same without Ol' Ozzie Looney Bird here. Besides, I count on her to let us know what the Aussies are up to...

The physical dependency of addiction played a role in my cravings. There was also the impulse of instant gratification. However, a big part of my early cravings was little more than a desire for a return to normalcy. Normalcy at the time meant just going back to smoking when I was used to smoking. I was out of my comfort zone for a while and frankly didn't know what to do with myself at times without a cigarette. I was having to act very deliberately not to light one up. It was tempting at times to just go on autopilot and smoke like I had for the previous quarter-century. Funny really...In March 2016, smoking felt so normal I couldn't imagine life without it. Now, September 2019, and smoking a cigarette would feel as weird to me as lighting my hair on fire. Never again.

I experienced a bit of altered perception during the early days of my quit as well. It seemed like when I was smoking everyone was wagging their finger at me and telling me all the reasons I needed to quit. Then I quit and it seemed like images promoting smoking and cigarettes became far more prevalent. It was a matter of heightened perception combined with a bit of imagined martyrdom...The whole planet is working against me man! With time things began to even out a bit. I do still notice big tobacco's "product placement" in media. However, I also see the anti-tobacco campaigns now. Before, I had become quite adept at building mental blocks when anyone was trying to warn me of the dangers of smoking.

Same here. In fact, I didn't really think about the cost of a pack when I was smoking. I'm typically careful with my money and watch closely what's going out compared to what's coming in. Not when it came to smoking though. I had to have my smokes and would pay the going rate regardless. Addiction controlled every other aspect of my life so it makes sense that it would control my wallet as well.