Beast Master

As you all know I'm a very modest and humble person. I'm rarely one to toot my own horn. I do, however feel the need to make you aware of a milestone I recently achieved. My friend Michael Lacey and I stopped smoking a year ago on the 4th of July. I have not smoked one cigarette in over a year! I was never a big smoker and was really trying to help out my friend Mike. Congratulations Mike on a year of success!

I could talk about the deleterious health effects of smoking but lets talk about that other stuff. The cost of cigarettes alone should make anyone want to quit. $7.00 a pack! What the hell?! That's almost two gallons of gas or a cocktail at an upscale lounge. I've also noticed my sense of smell has returned. I have become aware of the halo of smoke that constantly surrounds my puff happy friends. It's kind of uncanny that I didn't recognize it before but ya'll stank! Here's one. Less need for Fabrize!

I must admit that all is not roses in the no smoking zone. I still get cravings once in a while. To soothe the savage beast I feed another beast, literally! I've reached a new milestone in tonnage these days. Lately I have been losing the battle of the bulge (no surprise there!). Sometimes I think I can actually feel my gravitational pull on small objects! Budget restraints have made it necessary for me to cancel my health club membership so I'm back in my running shoes and on the jogging trail! Say what you will about running but its dirt cheap and extremely effective. So check back with me in a year and hopefully I will have finally controlled the beast that lives in my gut!