Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday. There was a time many moons ago when you would almost get rocks thrown at you if you dared appear in public on Ash Wednesday without a dirty smear on your forehead. Anyone who dared walk … Continue reading →
It is all so predictable
I have been idly watching the Vaping Wars for a while now. Twitter is alight with people frantically trying to stem the tide of anti-vaping rhetoric which started with the deaths in the States. Quite frankly I am amused at … Continue reading →
A smoking related death
In the course of the last couple of months I have caused great confusion. One of the first questions fired at me in the hospital [or maybe it was in the ambulance – I forget] was of course whether I … Continue reading →
The Awakening
Okay, so I’m home. Now I have to evaluate my life which is a little strange. Apparently I have had a near-death experience – I was told in no uncertain terms that I had had a full blown heart attack … Continue reading →
The Final Solution
Our Great Gubmint has gotten itself into a bit of a quandary. Great sums are being spent on forcing us to give up smoking, to force us to drink less and even to force us to eat less. This is … Continue reading →
A site to behold
A post by Simon Clark piqued my interest. $20 million for this?! Now web sites put up by the Tobacco Haters always deserve a visit so naturally I delved a bit deeper. After all, $20 million’s worth must be quite … Continue reading →
A pride of loins
Yesterday there was a “Trans Pride” march in Dublin. This is after a month of “Gay Pride”. What next I wonder? Amputee Pride? Vasectomy Pride? People Who Don’t Give A Fuck Pride? How about Smokers Pride? Smokers make up a … Continue reading →
Where have they all gone?
I went down to the village yesterday to sit in the sun and enjoy a coffee. The strange thing is that I’m not really a coffee drinker despite having a reputation of making an excellent cuppa at home. But a … Continue reading →
The new tobacco
I knew I shouldn’t have done it. But of course I did. The other night I was whacked after hospital visits and the like and had poured myself a few fingers of whiskey. I blame the latter in my defence. … Continue reading →
Welcome to Totalitarianism
Where is this prohibitionism going to end? We all know it started with the smokers. They just wanted smoking stopped on aircraft and they wanted smoke free railway carriages. Over the years that has crept up the scale, with increasing … Continue reading →
