Hi Sean,

> My late maternal grandfather, my Grandpa Gene (who I miss terribly), quit
> smoking back in the 60s.  He then started putting a toothpick in his mouth as
> part of his "cold turkey" to replace the sensation of a cigarette in his
> mouth.

I'm trying to avoid substitutions but darn I'm damn HUNGY all the time.. Is
this what it should have been like all these years? :) :)

> I remember when I was about eight years old I asked him why he always had a
>toothpick in his mouth.  He told me and then he quipped "I'll die of Dutch elm
> disease!"

Ha :)  Great story... I remember once asking my uncle Pete why his head was so
so BALD (I must have been eight).. he said, a bird came  over and picked all
the hair off his head ... I replied "oh that is too silly!!" Lol  he was a
great guy. :)

>Unfortunately, it was poor care from the VA and a sudden stroke that killed
> him.  But every time I put a toothpick in my mouth, I think of my Grandpa
> Gene.

That's so sad.. my Uncle Pete had Altimeter's disease at the end .. so sad..

> Just a personal ancedote but here's to you quitting permanently.  I lost my
> step-grandfather, Grandpa Lyle, to cancer caused from 40 years of smoking.

My dad as well ... :( I don't know when he started, but I remember seeing a pic
 of him in the navy (ww2) with a cig in his mouth :(

> Another smoking related quip from "Goldmember":

> Alotta Fagina: "Do you smoke after sex?"
> Austin Powers: "I don't know; I've never checked."

LOL :)  Thanks for the chuckle :)

Take care,
Janis

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