I was a jerk last night. And then, to top it all off, I decided to smoke a cigarette. For those of you who may be new here, or have a short memory, I quit smoking about 2 months ago. Luckily, there’s some sort of super-molecule in a former smoker’s body that reacts badly to a cigarette after quitting. (That’s not a scientific fact, I just made that up, so please don’t harass me for saying that). In any case, that one cigarette:

1. Tasted terrible while smoking it
2. Made me sick as a dog about an hour later
3. Left an aftertaste that got worse and worse

Needless to say, I’m still a FORMER smoker, so I guess some good came out of last night, but I still feel bad that I was a jerk. I need to make up for that. We’re all human, and we sometimes cause pain, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to make things right. So, I’ll be humbly attempting that for some time.

Morals of this story:

1. Don’t be a jerk.
2. If you are a jerk, make up for it.
3. If you smoke, quit.
4. If you quit, don’t light one up.
5. If you smoke one after quitting, you’ll feel pain.
6. If you feel pain after you’ve been a jerk, you deserve it.

Update: If I’d had electronic cigarettes to lean on back then, this might not have happened. Smokeless cigarettes are amazingly good at helping a smoker quit. Sure, there’s no scientific evidence to back that up. That’s just my own personal opinion, as I watch the rest of my household use them now (years after this post was written) to stop smoking. Great invention!