another step down
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »Today is the day I decrease my daily cigarette allotment from 7 to 5. Needless to say today is going to be tough. I have been mentally preparing myself over the weekend for the drop and thinking through ...
When will we see the sun shine again?
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »Okay-I am sure many of you are getting just a little frustrated with the rainy weather in Oneonta as I am but I must admit that it does help with my smoking. I find that I just don’t bother ...
Better late than never
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »So I started my blog comments this morning at about 8:30 and am now just getting back to finishing and had to delete most of what I had wrote. I will update everyone that only 3 cigarettes so far ...
Money to gain
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »I am still digging out from all that piled up over the week I was gone. However, I did get two very nice letters from readers that tune into my column on a weekly basis and shared the wisdom ...
After surviving a week off, ready for next step
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Print Edition | No Comments »So, I am back from my much-needed vacation and was astounded over the last week about how many readers commented that they missed my column. It was a huge talking point at The Daily Stars ponsored Centennial Ice Cream Social ...
I’m back…
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »Did you miss me? I want to let everyone know I had a much needed relaxing vacation and as always happens when you are out of the office for an extended period of time, my desk is a mess! ...
Mark this day!!!
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »So today is a day noteworthy for the calendar for two reasons. First, our seven month building renovation project is done today-no more hammers, saws or dust (well at least construction dust). Second, at the end of the ...
The final countdown
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »Great song, don't you think? Anyway, I am on my way to the final countdown to vacation. Two more days and I will have the ability to sleep in, lounge around, just get in the car and drive ...
The cup runs over
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Daily Entries | No Comments »Just as mentioned in my column, next week my blogging will be sporadic. I will be on vacation and don’t know when I will have access to log in so just a little heads up. Anyway, my morning ...
Stress delays quitting, but relapse is avoided
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Print Edition | No Comments »So, we are coming on the two-month anniversary of my decision to quit smoking, and I have come a long way since early April. I was smoking about thirty cigarettes a day, was about 30 pounds heavier and was breathing heavily ...