So I quit smoking

cigarettes that is. Finally. I woke up two weeks ago and said the hell with it. No urges, cravings or hangover at all. Once in a while I smoke a Torano Gold mini-cigar in the morning but I am closing that habit out as well. At the moment I smoke seven or eight cigars a week, that will not change anytime soon. What I have found out is that my palate seems to be a lot more refined and able to pick up on more of the subtleties in my cigars. Another bonus - that $5 a day on cancer sticks now goes towards finer tobacco products.

I smoked a 3 Siglos Churchill tonight, a cigar that I thought was kind of one dimensional before. Post-cigarette habit, this is anything but one dimensional. Great smoke: some toffee, wood, and leather taste to it. Highly recommended.

I now get to revisit a bunch of cigars and see what I think second time around plus I am no longer potentially commiting slow suicide. Good deal huh?

Thanks a lot guys. All the congratulations are much appreciated.

Ryan and Craig- good luck to you guys. I wish there was some magic formula I knew for quitting but unfortunately there isn't one that I know of. I'm pretty lucky in that I can't smoke on the job so that kills eight hours of idle time each day. The rest of the day is pretty much willpower and looking forward to getting home and sparking that tasty cigar.