Boo

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Quitting smoking dramatically changes the absorption of caffeine. Nicotine doubles the rate at which the body depletes caffeine. Smoking has such a dramatic impact on the body that quitting did throw most of us into a state of flux in the early days. This should not be viewed as a deterrent. Rather it is an opportunity to improvise, adapt, and overcome...you'll be glad you did.

Good job Kenzie. Congratulations.

I only just recently found out about T-Model Ford. He was a blues artist from Mississippi, who played a lot of juke joints and went out on the road with a few bigger named artists. He didn't record his first album until he was in his seventies, his exact birthdate is not known. Been listening to the album "Pee-Wee Get My Gun" a lot...Damn good driving music.

Far too often, the movie adaptation of a book is ruined by terrible casting. Lonesome Dove nailed it. Robert Duvall as Gus and Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow was perfect casting. In fact, most everything about that series was perfect. Finished Dead Man's Walk and Comanche Moon. Just started reading Lonesome Dove again...Feels a bit like talking to an old friend.

Way to go Katgirl. Good job.

Congratulations Linda. You fought the good fight. Now it's time to celebrate.

Good job Tony. Enjoy the new fishing rod.

Good job Steven. Keep it up.

Good job Ace. Congratulations. Prepare the lido deck, we've got one coming in hot.

Wise words Doreen. Regrets are best dealt with temporarily. Take what lessons you can from the things you regret. Then discard those regrets. Hanging on to regret is self-made trap. Making wise decisions today will go a long way in preventing future regrets.

A friend of mine, he's an idiot but a good guy, sent me a link to this video for New Years. This morning I couldn't get that chorus out of my head. Novi, Novi, Novi, Novi Go-od...

Actual headline from the New York Post: "90 Day Fiance Star Retires From Selling Farts After Heart Attack Scare." Stephanie Matto, 31, enterprising "fartepreneur" (there's a reason I always go with the New York Post on stories like this) was eating a steady diet of hardboiled eggs, beans, and protein shakes to stay in a constant state of gassiness. Say what you will, but she really committed to the bit. Long story short, her gas pains became so intense she thought she was having a heart attack and went to the hospital. Miss Matto's fart-for-pay days came to an abrupt halt following the health scare. She still makes a good dime with some online subscription service she has doing unspeakable things for thirsty boys on the internet. She was selling her farts in a jar for $1,000 a poot. Now I can't focus on anything else. So many dad jokes bouncing around in my head... These gas prices are out of control! Inflation....Am I right? Back in my day you could buy a jug of farts for ten-bucks.

Fishing without cigarettes is much better than fishing with them. For one thing, I no longer waste half the day worrying about my smokes getting wet. I had a special container for my cigarettes. I would put that container inside a Ziploc bag. Then that bag went inside my dry bag. Far too much attention on cigarettes when the goal of the day was to catch fish. Smoking demands that it be front-and-center regardless of what you're doing. Take away smoking and you can really focus on the things that matter.

The smoothest of the smooth jams. On Boo's Buttery Goodness Chart, Easy gets five-out-of-five sticks of butter.

Congratulations Tony. Good job.

Great job Mars Man. Enjoy your day...wherever you are.

Everybody loves to hate that band Creed. Them and Nickleback. However, heard this song for the first time in a long time the other day. Never had strong feelings for it one way or the other back in the day. Now that I'm a father of one with another one on the way....I have to confess, song hit me right square in the feels. I never would have guessed that fatherhood would include me getting emotional over some song that played on regular rotation at every rock station twenty years-ago...funny how things work out.

The holidays are over, time to clean up the diet and get back after it. I'm doing a boxing workout six days a week. If you've never tried a boxing routine, I highly suggest it. Great workout and it is downright cathartic. A few rounds of work on the heavy bag is a great way to relieve stress. I'm adding in strength work at the end of my boxing. Just doing the four fundamental lifts on a 3x5 schedule. Did Deadlifts and Overhead Presses today, will do Squats and Bench Press tomorrow. Healthy New Year everybody.

Sometimes it's not until you hit troubled waters that you realize how well you can swim. Keep on swimming Mee.

Great job Kel. Congratulations. Doreen and I really cut a rug at those lido deck parties. Let that serve as further motivation.

Good call on giving up the smokes. We're proud of you.

It is 6:00 p.m. local time, meaning we are at T-minus one hour from our big New Year's Eve seafood extravaganza. We got lobster. We got shrimp. We got salmon. We got scallops. We got crab cakes.... There's no way of knowing what the future holds, but I know I'm not going into the new year on an empty stomach.