I smoke a pipe.  There is no wise argument for smoking.  It's merely a self-destructive choice that adults in free society are able to select.  We all get to die some day regardless.  As for the stupidity aspect, it puts smokers right down there with Twain, Kipling, C.S. Lewis, Einstein, and MacArthur. Since governments continue to restrict smoking, a couple years ago, I purchased an e-cigarette to satisfy my addiction where smoking is prohibited.  After four days, my smoker's cough all but vanished, and it felt as though my lung capacity had doubled. Authorities have been attempting to regulate e-cigarettes for the better part of a decade without success.  The ingredients that constitute the vaporizer liquid are also in food and cosmetics.  They can't jackboot the vaping industry without stamping upon thousands of other products they can't justify. The base chemical that produces the vapor is glycerin – whether...(Read Full Post)