Les Says: YES. I was warned, too, but the dreams are still unexpectedly weird. One night I was being chased in some underground cavernish building by underground cavernish ‘things’ that were forming a new government or something - and they had lawn mowers… night before last I was playing tag with Craig Ferguson.

I should be writing these down…. wait a minute… duh.

Les Says: That stuff, I managed to replace with decaf tea, somehow…

Les Says: OldGuy, your heart is so big that if it exploded, I’d have to open an umbrella way over here… have a cup of coffee.

I don’t drink caffeine. I hated the feeling.

Chantix worked for me in about a week.

But.

I LIKE smoking, LOL. So I’m a smoker again. I just know that if I ever seriously want to stop smoking, I’ll just get Chantix again.

Les Says: I have always found smoking to be easier to quit, even temporarily, than coffee, oddly. Stopping coffee cold turkey gives me a massive headache. I’ve been trying to cut down, though, and it’s easier if I stay away from Ruby… Yeah. Like THAT’S gonna happen!

Continuing to smoke, once I decided I MUST quit, just made me feel like a hypocrite, especially when I caught my kid at it. BAAAAAAAAAD Mom feeling turned the page for me, I think.

And I am not a favorite, not by a long shot. But I *think* I have krazeee locked up. And that’s good enough for me. These people seem to actually respect krazeee.

Les Says: I always felt a little like the proverbial “Black Sheep” of the family, because my dreams are rather ummmm…. “large”, and I got/get the impression that the rest of them consider me a little (or a lot) “Out. There.” Maybe even “Waaaaaaaay Out. There.”.

I resented that for a long time. Now, I kind of enjoy the idea that I’m “Out. There.”, which seems to make me feel a little more support, real or imagined, I’m not really sure of, from my FOO (don’t mind if I steal your “Family of Origin” acronym, do ya, Betch?!). That feeling does make the “Enjoy the Moment” habit easier to form, too.

Les Says: Well, I have to admit that he’s got me beat by a bit, since he quit on Boxing Day (December 26th to all you non-Canuckians). I certainly don’t want him to start again, by any means, but this does mean I will have to get down and dirty to stay on top. Maybe I’ll try Suzi’s trick and just tell my mom he started again?

I can just picture you doing a “herkie” - no idea what that might entail, but I have a helluvan imagination!! ROTFL!!!

Congratulations on your most recent quit, Les! The patch sounds great. Is there a patch that would make me get my ass to the gym?

Les Says: Yes. That patch is on the ass itself (I noticed it on my own ass while looking at the sagging thing and thinking about my unused stepper). I suggest we kick each other in the patch?

Stay strong and resist the temptation!

Les Says: I’ve gotta say that all the competition among us is fairly light-hearted. In the end, I will ALWAYS win. Cuz I’m “The Baby”. So, I’m spoiled AND I will outlive them all. Especially now that I’m not smoking.

So far, temptation does not exist. I feel confident that this time is forever. Like I say… so far.