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Congratulations Robbie. The good days are going to outnumber the bad looking forward. Reap the benefits and enjoy your newfound freedom.

Day trip planned. Heading over to Tellico Plains tomorrow. Do a bit of a road test on the Cherohala Skyway. Head over to Bald River Falls. Maddie and Cash can play in the woods. Sugar Britches can do a bit of photography. Papa Boo might even catch a few trout. East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'...

Looking for an excuse and a destination for a short road trip this weekend. We'll be going down to Florida in ten days, but I just picked up my new truck this afternoon and want to get some road miles on it. The first accessory I put in the new truck: a brand new car seat. The little gal can ride in style and comfort.

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Nice work Ace.

Congratulations Robbie.

Wonder whatever became of Lou Diamond Phillips. Back in the day, I watched those "Young Guns" movies several times.

It gets easier. Eventually, it all becomes a distant memory. You're going in the right direction Dianne. Drive on.

Happy Cinco de Mayo.

So now is probably not the time to tell the joke about Snow White's cherry being intact, but it does have seven dents in it. Too soon?

Sounds like someone needs a road trip. Hop in Doreen, I know my way around the boonies. Country roads, take me home to the place, I beloooong....

Another shot of three-bar...

Maddie is adapting to the beach bum lifestyle. She got a couple of new swimsuits for the trip and tried one of them on last night. She didn't want to take it off and it was just a couple of hours before bedtime, so we just let her wear it the rest of the night...you learn to pick your battles. At one point, she was lounging on the couch in her swimsuit and sunhat with a sippy cup resting on her belly. The only missing ingredients were sand and water.

Back in the day, anytime I had a flat tire I would reach for my cigarettes first. In hindsight, that was pretty stupid on my part. A jack and lug wrench is what I needed. The cigarettes were a waste of time and a distraction from the job at hand.

Trails are great. Back when I was running, I absolutely hated running on roads and treadmills. However, I could spend all day out in the woods running on a nice mountain trail. Even when the legs hurt and the lungs burned, the fresh air and solitude were welcomed. Masochism is more fun in the mountains.

That was a lot of us. As smoking became less socially acceptable, many of us became less sociable. Smoking demands much but offers nothing. Good riddance.

This is no laughing matter for me. That guy stole my handle! I am the original BonerKing69. Now I have to settle for the handle: ProfessorMorningWood.

I didn't want to go to concerts anymore. I didn't want to go to movie theatres anymore. As smoking bans became more ubiquitous, the list of places I lost interest in going grew longer. I knew I was ruled by my addiction. Finally figured out that I either needed to quit or risk becoming some kind of chain-smoking hermit.

That's the big question for me: has anyone ever changed their mind because of a verbal dust-up on the internet? You know...I was going to vote for Candidate A, but then BonerKing69 on the internet called me an idiot...His argument has persuaded me to vote for Candidate B instead. I mean...I'm a humble fella. Probably more humble than anyone else you know.

"Neural pathways"...I've posted this video before, and I'm going to post it again. When we quit smoking, we literally rewired our brains.

Savor the flavor of freedom. Enjoy it. You've earned it Dianne.

Miss Maddie will be taking her first beach vacation in a couple of weeks. We confirmed everything this morning, and have a little bungalow on the beach reserved at St. George Island in Florida. This will be the little gal's first road trip and her first dip in the ocean. Shout out to Sugar Britches for putting this trip together. This feels like it's going to be the best birthday celebration I've ever had.

This is the only social media site I still use. I posted for a couple of months on a forum about strength training. Then somebody posted a meme about a certain political figure (I won't say which one...kinda tip-toeing around the landmine here) and the entire forum went to hell. I made some smartass comment about the guys on the forum giving away the answer to all of the world's problems for free and managed to turn both sides against me. Figured that was a good time to leave.

Present and accounted for. Y'all are coming through loud and clear.