23 August 2009
18 August 2009
Adirondacks et al
There are times I wish I could capture the aroma of the Adirondack woods and bring it home with me. For those of you who have traveled there, you know what I'm talking about; that as you pass the sign for The Park and start meandering along the roadway, it hits you; that subtle but unmistakeable scent of balsam and hemlock, of forest and meadow, of mountain and valley.
It is even more striking once you venture along any of the trails, away from the thunder of trucks and whine of cars. You can't anticipate around which corner it will finally approach you. Often surprised, it's better if you just move forward and not search for it. That wonderful smell will find you. Vacation!
And, when you are forced to leave, there comes a point where you realized that there is something missing and it isn't until you take a deep breath that you determine what it is; the wonder of the Adirondacks......
All too often, it is something you only get to experience once a year. Guess that makes it all the more special............
It is even more striking once you venture along any of the trails, away from the thunder of trucks and whine of cars. You can't anticipate around which corner it will finally approach you. Often surprised, it's better if you just move forward and not search for it. That wonderful smell will find you. Vacation!
And, when you are forced to leave, there comes a point where you realized that there is something missing and it isn't until you take a deep breath that you determine what it is; the wonder of the Adirondacks......
All too often, it is something you only get to experience once a year. Guess that makes it all the more special............
02 August 2009
Still......
Even though it has been over 4 weeks, not a day doesn't go by that I don't imagine myself having a cigarette. Note that I said "having" and not "enjoying" because I am not absolutely sure I would enjoy it.
You might ask, "Don't you physically feel better having quit?" And, the answer would be, "Of course." Yet I still long for that connection I had. It is so difficult to try to explain the attraction to someone who never smoked. It's like trying to describe what snow feels like to someone from the tropical jungle.
I wish I had never started, way back when. Even though I had a good idea that it was dangerous, I had no idea how addictive tobacco truly is.
I would like to see the whole industry stop. I know that to be Pollyanna. I guess what I would like to see is this: No one born after a certain date can purchase, own, obtain, possess, or cause to ingest, inhale, absorb or otherwise introduce into their body any product of tobacco. So, as this group of individuals grows older, the tobacco industry slowing dies away.
For example, let's pick 1995 as the year. When they turn 18 in 2013. they will be the last 18 year olds able to purchase tobacco; then in 2014, they will be the last 19 year olds; and in 2015, the last 20 year olds. Eventually, when they are dying away in the 2060's when they are in their 70's, the tobacco industry will also be dying away. And they will have had over 50 years to plan for their demise.
You might ask, "Don't you physically feel better having quit?" And, the answer would be, "Of course." Yet I still long for that connection I had. It is so difficult to try to explain the attraction to someone who never smoked. It's like trying to describe what snow feels like to someone from the tropical jungle.
I wish I had never started, way back when. Even though I had a good idea that it was dangerous, I had no idea how addictive tobacco truly is.
I would like to see the whole industry stop. I know that to be Pollyanna. I guess what I would like to see is this: No one born after a certain date can purchase, own, obtain, possess, or cause to ingest, inhale, absorb or otherwise introduce into their body any product of tobacco. So, as this group of individuals grows older, the tobacco industry slowing dies away.
For example, let's pick 1995 as the year. When they turn 18 in 2013. they will be the last 18 year olds able to purchase tobacco; then in 2014, they will be the last 19 year olds; and in 2015, the last 20 year olds. Eventually, when they are dying away in the 2060's when they are in their 70's, the tobacco industry will also be dying away. And they will have had over 50 years to plan for their demise.
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