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	Rick, One-Eyed Jack, Rickilous, One High Jack, Puke, Pukacide
	Siobhan, Shiv, Mrs. Pink, Queen Shiv, Shivster, Shivvy
	Melissa, Robo-monkey, Melle Mel, Em, M.Ily, Emily, MM, Mark
	Michel, Mike, MSG, Michelle, Big Slick Korak, Gregory
	Anna, Anablog, Nora (w/Nick), Anabert, Analog
	Bob, Bobby, Bobert, Nick (w/Nora), Bobalog, Bobola, Bobby Bubble, Shaft
	James, Jimmy, Jimbo, MacGlob, Jimmy Mac, Jimmy Jack, Jimmy Jazz, MacDougall (said in the voice of a Scotsman about to give someone hell)
	John, Chisler, The Great Galvini, jmg
	Kerry, Painkiller, The Killah, The "It" Girl
	Nick, Fucker
	Fran, Franolicious, The Franster, Frantastic, Frantica, Francy, Lady Fran, Black Fran

Reasons for Quitting

 
I quit again. 4.5 months. Maybe it will stick this time.
Posted at: 12:49 PM

 
Icon gone. This and prior post from John.
Posted at: 6:09 PM

 
Quitting today. Which, as it happens, is also the first day I saw pictures of Simone GGM. She's definitely worth sticking around for.
Posted at: 5:57 PM

 
8 Weeks this Friday!
Posted at: 6:00 PM

 
For real. I quit smoking after returning from the last Seattle trip -- the . It's been a couple of weeks now, and I'm not especially happy about it. But I've done it, damnit, for real.
Posted at: 3:24 PM

 
wow am I a still a horrible quitter. a good slow-downer, but quitter, no. damn.
Posted at: 8:18 PM

 
Yup, you fixed it all right. How'd you get to be such a good plumber?

And lest anyone is in doubt, I'm doing my best to quit with MM. Today is Day One, all over again...let's be strong!
Posted at: 11:49 AM

 
... and I'm a horrible, horrible quitter. Had guests in for the weekend, and yes, I smoked. Dammit. Take Two.
Posted at: 11:45 AM

 
think I've fixed it for you, MSG ... try posting to your blog now.
Posted at: 11:44 AM

 
The pipes have burst on my blog. Literally. Whenever I try to publish I get this error message:

001 Broken pipe

A help search turns up:

Broken Pipe
This error occurs when the connection with your server is lost. Sometimes this will happen when you have gone over the disk quota for your FTP account (see above). It can also be a symptom of general connection problems. If it only occurs sporadically, then you can probably just wait a little bit and try again. If it persists, though, you might want to check with your hosting provider to see if there is a problem that prevents them from maintaining the connection to Blogger.

It's definitely a persistent problem. Guess I better call a plumber....
Posted at: 7:11 AM

 
MSG?? What's goin' on?
Posted at: 6:48 AM

 
Hmm...looks like I've been away so long my icon done went and cracked...well, guess ya got to guess who this is then....
Posted at: 5:41 AM

 
I think I have to quit blogging (it's only an extended break I've been on since May). Tried to blog on Friday and Blogger didn't take it. Doesn't seem to work today either. I guess what they say about losing it if you're not using is true...
Posted at: 5:39 AM

 
Remeber the rule MM: indulge indulge indulge! Eat and drink whatever you want until you don't want to light up again. Those extra pounds will fall off... sort of... At least they'll stop piling on at some point. And you won't mind because you don't smoke any more. Or something. This was meant to be encouraging but it's coming out all wrong. Well done nevertheless - keep it up! We're all behind you.
Posted at: 10:31 AM

 
holyshit is right, wow. And yes, this was the promise I made myself: smoke until the defense. It's 3am and I've been craving for hours (as I've been absorbed in reading John Fowles' The Magus -- you read it?). Seriously bad over here right now. I just ate about a pound of cheese, with crackers and mustard, and then some cookies. And that's got to stop.
Posted at: 12:08 AM

 
Yay, MM! So you got that dissertation out of the way and decided to find another painful, long-term project to dog you, eh? Well, I'm 100% confident that you will succeed in this one, too.

Here's a stat to encourage you:

Your Quit Date is: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 at 10:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 942 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes and 51 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 18844
Lifetime Saved: 4 months, 23 days, 22 hours
Money Saved: $4,715.00

The lifetime & money saved ain't that dramatic, but Holy SHIT -- when I imagine that nearly 20,000(!) smokes all butted out in ashtrays ... I'm glad I don't have to clean it up.
Posted at: 10:55 AM

 
My stats (not counting two stumbles off the wagon over a year and a half ago):
Quit Date: 1/1/2003 11:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 942 days, 11 hours, 53 minutes and 44 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 9425
Lifetime Saved: 2 months, 11 days, 23 hours
Money Saved: $3,064.75

Still quit. Hang tough MM! And welcome back up on the wagon!
Posted at: 7:54 AM

 
Hi everybody -- is anyone out there? Is anyone quitting anything these days? I've lapsed terribly from my former days as a quitter, and as of right this very second I'm trying it again. So there. I guess I have to get all new stats on that quitters-program, right. drag.

Anyway, it sucks. I have jetlag, my shoulders are sore, can't sleep, and I really really really want a cigarette.
Posted at: 10:34 PM