March 22nd, 2005 at 11:45am Posted by Bill
I saw a strange thing on MAX on the way to work this morning. A guy with a just-woke-up-from-my-refrigerator-box air about him got on the train, but not before pinching out his lit cigarette and tucking it behind his ear. One can only surmise that he was saving the rest for later. I mean, if you’re dumpster-diving for your meals (yes, I’m aware that this is a pretty big assumption about this gentleman, but it is after all MY observation,) you probably aren’t spending $3 or $4 for a pack of smokes, you’re probably bumming them off of others, so each individual stick is like gold.
Now, I seem to remember reading somewhere that nicotine is supposedly more addictive than crack cocaine. I’m not a smoker, I don’t drink excessively, in fact I’ve never been addicted to anything, except maybe spaghetti marinara (though recently Rebecca Marie politely pointed out my obvious lack of sophistication; what I thought of as fine cuisine was most likely, to her finely tuned Italian palate, wallpaper paste al dente.) I really can’t speak for that feeling of need that drives people to spend their food money on something that is very obviously killing them. However, I do know that anyone can quit if they really want to and really try. Kathy quit smoking cold turkey and hasn’t had a smoke in more than two years, and it is one of her accomplishments of which I am most proud.
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1. rebecca marie | March 23rd, 2005 at 8:01 am
I have fooled someone into thinking I’m sophisticated, mwah ha ha ha ha. I wonder if this will spread?
also, I’m so sorry you have to ride MAX. Seriously, sorry. Aaaahhhh the great unwashed. I do take it to go to events like Women of Faith at the Rose Garden, but only because I know it will mostly be filled with clean women.
2. b | March 23rd, 2005 at 8:52 am
I’ll tell you what I’m addicted to, this fagioli stuff. that’s some good shiz.
So does she still smoke warm turkeys?
Sorry. Slow morning.
3. Bill | March 23rd, 2005 at 11:18 am
Taking MAX is actually a choice (I know, what’s wrong with me, and all that.) I pay $15 for a Tri-Met pass (yup, fifteen dollars for a $660 annual pass) through my employer. It’s better than paying $85 a month to park downtown. Plus, I’m slowly getting in better shape, onaccountabecause I walk about 30 minutes each way from home to the MAX station each day. Yay me!
Still, as noted, there are a LOT of freaks on the train.
4. rebecca marie | March 23rd, 2005 at 12:29 pm
your reasons for using MAX are comprised of awesome. also, if you are lucky enough to sit next to a furiously unbathed human, the smell may cling and then you’ll get to make everyone in your office think you’ve just entered with take away from burger king. now that’s something to ponder. why is it that some stinky people smell like a whopper? blech. you may find me wondering that on my blog soon, now that i’ve become obsessed with it. thanks a real whole lot bill….
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