Turning Over a New Leaf...of Tobacco...?

Recently, I read through all of my old blog entries and, in addition to the shame I feel for only having accumulated a little over 20 posts in A YEAR AND A HALF, I noticed that a majority of my ramblings communicate a very negative tone. I wouldn't hesitate to describe myself as acerbic, sarcastic. My friends, I'm sure, would jump at the opportunity to …