At some point last week I decided to quit smoking... the decision lasted about an hour :) While I was smoking that first cigarette I contemplated my motivation and it hit me that repeatedly taking the byproduct of combustion into my lungs wasn't a good idea. I know what you're thinking... BLASPHEMY!!
For a long time I would have agreed with you, but clinical research tells us otherwise. At that moment of contemplation, I came to the realization that it wasn't a shorter lifespan that concerned me (although in 20 years I might feel differently) it was the idea of not being able to breathe on my own due to emphysema or some other bronchial disorder.
Okay, so I've ID'd the problem and now what? I like to smoke so why would cold turkey be different this time? It won't so I'm going to need a replacement instead of abstinence. I've tried the patch and nicotine gum through the years with out success. Using ice cream as a replacement therapy has had positive results, but the increase in girth went to all the wrong places on my body and I fear that Eucalyptus leaves might leave me with a terrible disposition (I don't care what the so called "experts" have to say about that). After mulling this over through another half pack of Marlboros, it finally hit me... electronic cigarettes.
I ordered my cig-not online last week and it arrived at the office this morning. I immediately unpacked it and tried to use it. No good. Fail. The e-cigarette needs to be charged (unlike my last 3 iPhones which were fully charged right out of the box). After about an hour and much anticipation it was finally charged. I knew what to do because I'd been watching you tube videos on the proper way to use the thing. With a half dozen people looking over the wall to my cubby I took my first pull... then coughed like a teenager having his first hit from a bowl. Everyone was hysterical. We laughed until we had tears in our eyes. Oh the best laid plans...
