I can't believe that as of this Halloween it has been four or five years (I forget) since I did finally, after many failed attempts—like one every single morning—stop smoking.
I had forgotten what it was like when I used to smoke until I got bronchitis a couple weeks ago and realized that I used to wake myself up coughing all winter long like for 20 years.
There was always a reason why I couldn't stop smoking—some of the best of the rants are at the very beginning of this blog back in whenever.
And then I was done.
I was still smoking, but I no longer wished to.
So the next time I quit, I stayed quit.
Now there are other things I can't stop jonesing about. . .
11.07.2009
10.14.2009
10.13.2009
nice town
Oregon Man Get Probation for Stabbing Ex's Fish
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and impaled her pet fish this summer has been sentenced to two years probation, a psychological evaluation and community service. Donald Earl Fite III, 27, pleaded guilty Tuesday to animal abuse and domestic violence assault.
According to court records, Sarah Harris had broken up with Fite but returned to her Portland apartment July 25 to find him lying on her bed, saying he wanted to get back together.
When Harris tried to leave, Fite shoved her against a wall, grabbed her hair and tossed her against a bathtub.
Harris fled but returned with an officer to find her fish -- a bright purple betta named ''DeLorean'' -- on the wood floor with a knife through it.
According to court records, Fite quickly admitted killing the fish, telling police: ''If she can't have me, then she can't have the fish.''
Fite's attorney, Tom Macnair, said Tuesday that killing the fish was a ''very low point'' in his client's life.
''He is absolutely mortified and ashamed about what he did to the fish,'' MacNair said in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Fite, who had no previous criminal history, declined to make a statement.
Harris did not attend the hearing. In a phone interview with The Oregonian newspaper, she recalled crying hysterically when she saw the fish with a knife sticking through it.
''Donald bought the fish for me, and I'm sure he knew how much I cared for it,'' she said.
Betta fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish, are colorful freshwater aquarium fish that usually are between 2 and 3 inches long.
Prosecutor Eric Zimmerman told Judge Eric Bergstrom that Harris plans to get a memorial tattoo of the fish and wanted Fite to pay for it. Bergstrom, however, declined to make Fite pay restitution for the tattoo.
The judge ordered Fite to stay away from Harris, but said he could have contact with fish.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and impaled her pet fish this summer has been sentenced to two years probation, a psychological evaluation and community service. Donald Earl Fite III, 27, pleaded guilty Tuesday to animal abuse and domestic violence assault.
According to court records, Sarah Harris had broken up with Fite but returned to her Portland apartment July 25 to find him lying on her bed, saying he wanted to get back together.
When Harris tried to leave, Fite shoved her against a wall, grabbed her hair and tossed her against a bathtub.
Harris fled but returned with an officer to find her fish -- a bright purple betta named ''DeLorean'' -- on the wood floor with a knife through it.
According to court records, Fite quickly admitted killing the fish, telling police: ''If she can't have me, then she can't have the fish.''
Fite's attorney, Tom Macnair, said Tuesday that killing the fish was a ''very low point'' in his client's life.
''He is absolutely mortified and ashamed about what he did to the fish,'' MacNair said in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Fite, who had no previous criminal history, declined to make a statement.
Harris did not attend the hearing. In a phone interview with The Oregonian newspaper, she recalled crying hysterically when she saw the fish with a knife sticking through it.
''Donald bought the fish for me, and I'm sure he knew how much I cared for it,'' she said.
Betta fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish, are colorful freshwater aquarium fish that usually are between 2 and 3 inches long.
Prosecutor Eric Zimmerman told Judge Eric Bergstrom that Harris plans to get a memorial tattoo of the fish and wanted Fite to pay for it. Bergstrom, however, declined to make Fite pay restitution for the tattoo.
The judge ordered Fite to stay away from Harris, but said he could have contact with fish.
9.04.2009
nice town
Pa. Man Fires Cannon, Hits Neighbor's House
(AP) -- A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home. William Maser, 54, fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away. The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities said nobody was hurt.
State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He told WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He said he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
(AP) -- A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home. William Maser, 54, fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away. The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities said nobody was hurt.
State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He told WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He said he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
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