virtually all of my old friends and poker players that smoked that i knew are dead.
most died in their 60's. cancer and heart attacks. so that is what is waiting for smokers.
once in awhile one makes it to very old age and that exception gives all the rest hope and someone to point out that didnt die early in their justification..
the male that provided me with my Y chromosome drank and smoked heavily until he died two weeks before his 60th birthday.
if you enjoy that life more than enough to pay the price then by all means keep doing it.
For sure, I wish I had never started smoking, but it is what it is now. Even if you go cold-turkey, you still have a good 15 years before your body is back to non-smoking shape, and I guess that assumes you quit by the time you're 30.
Vaping has solid science backing it up. It's really sad that there is such a huge anti-vaping movement promoted by the government and various interest groups. Scientists universally agree that this is medical malpractice and a detriment to public health.
At least I don't do drugs, never became an alcoholic, and I'm not overweight. Overall, I'm a pretty healthy person despite the odds being against me. Hell, I shouldn't even be alive or walking around free right now, if you believe statistics. I'm an outlier, and if the worst I'm doing is blowing ice scream clouds, I'll take my blessings.
I pulled into the Cactus Tree Motel
To shower off the dust
And I slept on the strange pillows of my wanderlust
I dreamed of 747's
Over geometric farms
Dreams, Amelia, dreams and false alarms
Is it better to have lived and offended than to never have lived at all? errr
It is. And I've only offended a few who deserved it lately. Oscar Wilde defined a gentleman as someone who never offends unintentionally. I believe I may qualify given that criteria.
we had family/bday dinner last Sunday at a famous KC BBQ joint, and this old lesbian waitress was unintentionally offensive with her body odor as she reached to place dishes. Left a cloud of stench over half the table, bless her heart.