I smoke. I've smoked for about fifteen years. It is a nasty, filthy, stupid thing to do, and I sincerely hope that all the young people on this board NEVER start it.

Sometimes, one starts to smoke because it's cool, or rebellious, or all one's friends do it, etc. And then, before one even thinks about it, one is addicted to nicotine, and is a smoker. That's what happened to me. No one ever plans or decides to smoke for the rest of their life. That's the danger of all things addictive ... smoking, drinking, drugs .... the addiction sets in before you even realize and you are hooked.

Actually, I'm trying to quit smoking right now. I have been gradually cutting down for the last two weeks. I am now smoking about five cigarettes per day ... compared to about thirty cigarettes two weeks ago. I have two packs left out of a carton, then I'm going to try to quit completely. I HATE trying to quit, I get so, so physically ill. It's a horrible thing to try to quit smoking. That's one of the reasons I haven't been posting much lately ... it's really hard for me to be on the computer for any length of time and not smoke, it's such a habit for me ... type, smoke ... type, smoke. Grrrrrrr .....

Wish me luck!!!!!