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Been there, done that. I grew up on a farm and while we didn't use it, the family who's property adjoined ours used to spread chicken litter in the fields. On a hot day, when the wind was blowing out of the south...that smell would grab the olfactory receptors and work 'em silly. There's more positives than negatives concerning country living. However, I can't help but notice when people are romanticizing rural living they never mention the occasional smell of chicken shit and skunks. It's a package deal.

We're gonna need a bigger shelf!

I was getting ready to write a long rambling diatribe about all the benefits and rewards I've encountered since quitting smoking. Then I thought: do these people really want to read 28 paragraphs about everything I've been doing over the last eleven-months? So a brief summation...At age 42, I'm in better shape now than I was at twenty-two. The weight lifting is going strong (bad pun) and I've recently added boxing and trail running to my physical regiment. It's amazing how much the body can produce when you stop intermittently poisoning yourself everyday. Mentally, there is a clarity that exists that I never had while smoking. Quitting forced me to evaluate my self-destructive thinking patterns and get out of the rut I was in. The process of quitting has produced positive changes that have bled over into every facet of my life. The process lives. Long live the process. A big thanks to the Quit Train and the fine folks who ride her. Back in March, I came stumbling in here ass-backwards with good intentions but with a good deal of doubt and hesitation. In spite of the fact that y'all didn't know me from Adam's housecat, I was welcomed in and immediately received all the support and encouragement a foggy-headed newbie could ask for. Thanks for that.

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It's pretty sweet, but has been know to trigger the munchies.

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I live near McKee Foods, home of the Little Debbie snack cake. On certain days, when the wind blows just right, everything within a certain radius of the place smells like a bakery. Not to brag, but...sweet goodness emanates where I live.

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5 Good morning Quit Train.

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You'll be fine without Facebook. If something that is unnecessary is causing you grief, get rid of it. And in the spirit of getting rid of things...'bout time to snuff out those cigarettes once and for all.

Good stuff Jackie. Quitting smoking is usually just the first step in a process that leads to many unforeseen benefits. It's truly one of the best things we will ever do for ourselves.

Good work John. Important lesson there. We don't really know what the quit holds in store for us and quite often we worry about things that end up being of no consequence. Just dive in and deal with things as they come. Proceed.

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Sticks rule!

19 Throwing up the alley-oop...Take it to the house Sonic!

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