Happy Chri- cough cough -stmas!

The benefit(s) of having friends who smoke

• When we go to Kevin's house (which is in Ocheyedan (which is far away (approximately 60 miles?))), they volunteer to drive so they can smoke, which means I don't use up gas

The downsides of having friends who smoke

• When we go to Kevin's house (which is in Ocheyedan etc. etc.), they volunteer to drive so they can smoke, which means I get to sit in a smoky car with open windows for two hours roundtrip in December, which is bad for my lungs, cold, and bad for my lungs. 
• Planning my vacation time in my early 60's around funerals for my cancer-ridden friends ( is that too dark to joke about?  I'm sorry if it is.  But I'm worried that it's true.)

Don't worry, I still love you guys.  Just not your firesticks.  Someday they'll find a cure.

for the record, this is not a rant.  this is in jest.  albeit truthful jest.


Not the Christmas blog you were hoping for? Maybe tomorrow