Smokers Bashing

I am so sick and tired of the smokers bashing. Today I read an article that stated that quitting smoking can be helped by friends sending the ‘quitter’ text messages like “You can do it.”

Really, you really think that sending a text message is going to help a smoker quit? Who wrote that article? A non-smoker I’m sure. If it were that easy, smoking would not be recognized as THE worst addiction.

And what was the texter doing while sending “You can do it” messages? Downing another cocktail? Stuffing his face with a fatty hamburger?
When is the smokers bashing gonna stop? When can we expect some alcohol drinking, junk food eating bashing?

http://www.helium.com/knowledge/517242-why-is-there-such-a-stigma-surrounding-smoking

Canada Day

Today is the 1st of July and as such Canada Day. If Canada is celebrating their independence from England, they’re not doing a very good job of it though. They still have queen Elizabeth on their currency and in the month of May they’re celebrating Victoria Day. As an independent country, why anyone would still want to celebrate a queen who is been dead for a number of years is beyond me. But there you have it.

In my neighborhood and over the Toronto skyline I can see fireworks. In the neighborhood they are little more than colored firecrackers, but over downtown Toronto there are some really elaborate displays.

The cats don’t like the noise. From the first bang they ran for cover. Three of the five that is. Mickey is a fearless cat and instead of hiding he wants to see things. He’s positioned himself on the windowsill so he can see far and wide what is going on. Charlie is rather old and I suspect deaf, so the noise doesn’t bother him.

The most significant event of the day is that I started a new novel. Finally. For quite some time now I’ve been walking around with another story in mind, but I couldn’t find a suitable beginning. I made a few attempts, but none of them met my approval. So it was a matter of delete, delete, delete. Now I think I have something though. We’ll see.

The beginning

Are you familiar with the sitcom Seinfeld, the show about nothing? This blog will be much the same ... a blog about nothing.

Just like Seinfeld wasn’t really about nothing, neither will this blog. As an avid reader there might be a book review; as a keen movie watcher there might be movie critique; and as an job hunter there might be some hopeful and disappointing tales.
Something good or something bad, something funny or something scary might happen. People often claim that nothing ever happens to them, but I’m here to prove them wrong. Every day is filled with experiences.

Today was a rather gloomy day for me. I’ve been battling a cold for the past eleven days and even though I feel better I have a nagging cough. I cannot turn to a cough mixture for relief, as cough mixtures have alcohol in them and I am alcohol non-tolerant.

Following the advice of my son I bought some cough lozenges. Even though I found temporary relief with the first one, it’s unlikely that I will take a second one as these lozenges bring about a string of problems of their own.

One: it sat on my stomach
Two: lack of appetite
Three: insomnia
Four: depression

The forth one was really a kicker. I could live with the nausea, lack of appetite and lack of sleep, but the depression scared me. I’m usually quiet energetic and upbeat, but suddenly I found myself to be walking under a black cloud. I didn’t care about anyone or anything anymore. I even lost my zest for writing. Anyone who knows me will know ... that’s serious.

So I took the day off today. I did nothing but read my book and stare into space. How exciting hu.
But as Scarlett O’Hara said “Tomorrow is another day” ... I wonder what that one will bring.