The texture of the print is outstanding!
I made it to midnight this year!
I worked at a hospital and smoking was gradually limited until finally all smoking was prohibited on the campus. In the cafeteria there was always a no smoking area which was in a glassed in room that had a glorious view of the well manicured grounds. As a first step smoking was banned in the general cafeteria and the no smoking room became the smoking room. In about 3 days there was so much nicotine residue on the windows that you could only see a cloudy view of the grounds, shortly after all smoking was prohibited and the room was throughly cleaned and the view restored.
I had a Zippo that I got when I was in the service and may still have it somewhere, I stopped smoking in 1978. Unfortunately, I did get diagnosed with lung cancer back in June, probably not from smoking but I guess that dosen't really matter. Fortunately, my cancer was found at a very early stage and after surgery in August where a small portion of my left lung was removed, I am cancer free and doing well.
A Very Merry Christmas ahd a Happy and Prosperous New Year! So glad to see how well she is doing and I hope to more of her in the new year.
OK, lets get totally off track...what kind of oil should I put into my Tohatsu Run Pet?
Interesting connection between smoking and riding. I have owned and riden motorcycles since I was 16 and have ridden since I was 12. Growing up in the 50s and 60s smoking was widely accepted and most of the people that I knew smoked as did I. In 1978 we has a brutal blizzard with extremely cold temps and high winds and it just happened that I ran out od cigarettes. I put on my ski gear , including my goggles and trudged to 3 stores until I found one that was open so that I could buy smokes. At that time I realized that smoking was controlling my life and not in a good way and I swore to stop. I did stop and the money I saved payed for a brand new Yamaha XS750. In spite of owning other bikes over the years, BMWs, Ducatis and Triumphs, I kept that Yami until it was time to downsize and I had to thin the herd. Smoking cessation and motorcycles are always linked together in my life.
As a side note, in the last six months I was incidentally diagnosed with a small cancerous nodule in my upper left lung which I had removed by a minimally invasive surgical procedure and I am cancer free.
...but the Honda does run!
Happy Thanksgiving from another FMF Corpsman.
Happy Birthday USMC from an FMF Corpsman!