SMOKERS: YOU'RE BEING TRICKED

This isn't an anti-smoker post. Mostly. The target of my indignation isn't the folks who keep buying the cigarettes - it's the corporations that are making billions of dollars exploiting people. Folks on the political left attack walmart and home depots for destroying economies and ruining diversity... but I really don't see a lot of folks on the left decrying the business practice of the tobacco industry.

I think it *might* have something to do with the disproportionate number of folks on the left that happen to smoke... but that's speculation based on personal observation, on account of my lack of data on the subject.

Anyhow, it turns out that the Tobacco industry has been increasing the level of nicotine in cigarattes over the last several years. Paritcularly, cigarettes known by the industry to be purchased most by teens and minorities. Isn't that nice.

More details here: at my site.

Soggy but safe & sound....

Well, What's left of Tropical Storm Ernesto has passed out into the Atlantic and should be visiting the Carolinas soon, hopefully It won't re-strengthen. Basically yesterday amounted to a really rainy day, & for Darlin' a day off work (he was actually gonna try & go get some work done but then it started to get reall rainy ... I have yet to check out the church interior, gotta do that soon....

I was supposed to hear back yesterday about a job I applied to, but i'm guessing they took the day off... I'll be making a phone call today...

Meanwhile...

It's Fursday!!
And for your viewing enjoyment, I bring you a man playing the piano with his balls


ok, maybe not so much funny as mildly amusing....

Nasty Weather

I thought moving to Central Florida meant I would miss most of the Hurricane/Tropical Storm fun.......

yep, that big blue blob in the middle is Lake Okeechobee. I'm about 50 miles away as the crow flies...

Not so much worried about personal safety this time... we're on relatively high ground & Mom & Dad's house is concrete block...

I'm just hoping the roof of the church stays in place & doesn't become completely porous

Time to batten down the hatches, I guess...