Archive for December, 2009

Only Days until the Cigarette Ban

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Well, St. Louis has passed a smoking ban for all public building, with only a short list exceptions. I’m so done with my rights being taken away, I’m annoyed. I cannot apprehend the reason non-smokers have such a stong conviction on what us smokers are doing. I comprehend that smoking is harmful, but I made a conscience selection when I took up smoking, alert to the fact it was harmful. Just because non-smokers want me to stop, will not mean that it will happen. Smoking in restaurants has been a favor, but most restaurants provide a chosen smoking area. If you don’t want to smell the smoke, don’t sit in the smoking area, you are not coerced to sit in the smoking section. And as far as the jobholers of these pubs that state they are tortured by second hand smoke, I don’t believe it. I held jobs in the hospitality industry for more than 10 years, and I know that most of theco-workers were smokers.  Doing business with people, always, drives you to inhale.  Also, I have never heard one non-smoking co-worker ever complain about smoking while at work in the smoking area. Putting a smoking restriction in restaurants and bars, ultimately will only save me money, for I refuse to eat out after the first of the year.

All I have to have for Christmas: Smokes!

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I have decided this year to beg for easy gifts that my wife can pick out easily for me. My number one gift, as always, is my favorite stogie from machine-made-cigars.com. She doesn’t even have to take leave of the house, she can go online (I have all my favorites sites saved) and throw in the order there. As far as other gifts, she can take a trip to the closest shop and pick out a gift. She says to me every holiday that I am the most complicated person to buy for. But we have been married for over 15 years! And if she doesn’t understand the things I want by now, I quit. I always articulate every year, “get me smokes”, I smoke 1 or 2 in a day, and that adds up. I have a humidor for holding my smokes, “what’s that for?” my love askes. Well my love, it’s to keep my smokes refreshed. So, if you get me cigars for christmas I can hold them in that for a couple months and get a stogie when I am wishing to enjoy one. Although I have to say, I got blessed last year, my love gave me a lighter that was ingraved with my initials. The year before, she got me a fishing pole, unfortunately I said I wanted to go fishing again someday. Well, I went fishing only once after that, but guess what, I still puff 1-2 smokes a day. So what do I want for my present this year? I want Cigars, and anything else would just be an secondary enjoyment.