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1 They wouldn't let me put 20 happy faces on the win, darn it.

It feels SO good to have you on my side, my new friends and the whole QTrain too. Look ! My trio of Muses, Paul, Action and Marti. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I am not so scared/crazy/alone after listening to your wise words. Wet brushes, big clean beautiful deep breaths here and a lotta love for y'all. Updates to follow. .

Congratulations, Beauty.

20 BIG ONES :) :) :)

Congratulations, 8OO8y Man ! (does that read as booby ? Oh, good) For you, a special anniversary card and a song performed by The Fugs called, '8oobs Alot'. Happy Year. watch Love, S

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Lead On, Oh, Fearless One ! You, aglow in your beautiful strong Quit. Love, S

Dear Beautiful Sammie, Now, Day Four ! Look at you GO ! Stay vigilant, keep to your course, and it's happy happy happy Freedom. Love, S

Hey Mami ! So happy. Love, S

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Have A Listen to Tex Williams, 'Smoke, Smoke, Smoke' , won't you ? If I was ever without a cigarette between my fingers, you would find one dangling from my lips since 1969 (?). I smoked stogies I rolled mostly, until I was working as a Deck Hand in the Gulf of Mexico which made rolling problematic. I smoked tailor-mades, an occasional cigar. I smoked snipes and dog ends. I smoked walking, talking, bathing. I work from Home and You know I smoked Inside. I smoked cooking, cleaning. I smoked on my stoop and in my courtyard, I smoked in bed, you know. I always smoked on the phone. I smoked thinking and planning. I smoked deciding which way to turn. I drank at a smoking bar. I smoked E-Cigs too, at the end there, just to wank up my nicotine. Loved me that nicotine, baby. (what Joy to 'smoke' in health food stores !) I even smoked in Mill Valley, CA, where it is Illegal to Smoke...OUTSIDE. And then, last October, I quit on a whim. Just to see what I was made of (other than rank nicotine). It was minute by minute then hour by hour, day by day. You get the picture, and my resolve HELD. Now, at Ten months and change, craves are strange little thought bubbles that don't belong to me, EXCEPT when I try to paint. That is what I 'do' and it is being a real bugger. What if I can't paint without that junk ? It feels so weird to hold a brush without a smoke. Plenty of Fear (oh, JOY) to shut down on this last (or current) no-smoking snafu. I will buck up, quit my special snowflake whining and just get on with it FGS. This week, I will. Yep, this week. Thank you for listening, and feel free to Kick My A$$. S

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Still good Sammie ? Have sweet dreams tonight, you are a powerful MF'er.

Wow, Apeezey. Good Good Good. :)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_eE0NPArEY Elvis is singing Mystery Train for you. This Train ain't no mystery, have fun, y'all.

It will be great not having to 'jones' All The Time and stress looking for smoking places near Hospital. Great to be there for your stalwart Mother. Burning the Good candles and prayers to St Roch, I think

Butterfly Ginger from courtyard today that smells SO good for you, Lucy. Happy Lucky 8.

It was wild you throwing yourself from The Train like that and painful too ! YIKES ! Please don't be doing crazy to yourself anymore. Freedom is Bliss. You know it. Love, S

-7 and a lovely morning, it is.

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