Shameless Pandering
Why, because I've entered my little piece of cyberspace into the New Weblog Showcase. And I'll be linking to the best ones in this weeks list here. And Brian's Study Breaks look interesting. But I'll be goddamned if I'm going to link to the meshugener who's link is saying "Smokers save lives". I'm an ex-smoker, a ex-two pack a day man, and it's an addiction. It's a disease. It's closely related to depression.
If a person wants to do that, it's fine. But I'm not going to justify their behavior as a social good. If you are a smoker a pack a day or more, you're a junkie. Get help. Take the patch, take the pill. They work. I know. I had to do both, but it broke the back of the addiction.