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Happy Thanksgiving!

Puff-TM-Draggin
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I want to take this moment to express my gratefulness and appreciation for all of the personalities and friends I have discovered on EX this year.  You have all been a blessing and a joy to me, and I want to wish you all a very, very, very happy Thanksgiving this year.

As Jackie says, be blessed, be a blessing, be well, be happy, and be free.

Now go teach those turkeys what "gobble, gobble" really means!

Cheers!

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I remember a friend coaxing me into smoking when I was about 12 yrs. old. At the time, it seemed daring. Before long I was sneaking cigarettes alone. I remained a closet smoker through high school, college, and for seventeen years of my career. Even before it became politically incorrect, I was ashamed of it. It didn't fit the image I wanted others to have of me. As an introverted, over-achiever, cigarettes became my constant companion, my support group, and my reward system. Finally, after thirty years as a smoker, I quit to please my fiance. We got married and started a family. I couldn't have been happier. Three years later, when signs of weakness presented themselves in my wife's commitment to our marriage, I returned to my old friend and support system with whom to commiserate. That didn't help matters. My divorce was finalized two days ago, and I decided to make that my divorce date with cigarettes as well. I have two young children for whom to grow old and for whom to set an example. And besides, between my wife and my attorney, I really can't afford to smoke anymore anyway.