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An arctic cold snap has hit the Midwest and over the last few days it has been 20 to 30 degrees below zero with the wind chill overnight. It has been so cold, that I may have to give up (blanking). If you don’t know, I like to (blank). It makes me feel good and relaxes me. After a long day at work, I like to come home eat dinner and later on maybe I'll (blank). For most of my adult life I have (blanked). I started to (blank) when I was a teenager thinking that it was cool.

I (blank) at home and I have (blanked) in my car and have even (blanked) at friends houses. Yes… I even (blank) outdoors. I know what you’re thinking when some of you’ve seen me (blank). You may think why do you need to see me (blank). Why can’t I just give up (blanking), or just do it at home? But I don’t care, I can’t stop the Madness. One day when I will look in the mirror I may not recognize myself anymore. I know that (blanking) has caused me financially and I have lost friends and loved ones. It may even take its highest tool on me one day. If I only knew then what I know now, my life would have been so much different.

The (blank) that I am refereeing to is of course smoking. I don’t smoke, but today when I walked into the building I was amazed that there were still several die hard smokers out in the bitter cold killing themselves slowly. There is this one person that I don’t know exactly what they do, but it seems that no matter what time I walk in or out the door they are there. I am amazed that their supervisor has not said something to them. Got to love them unions.