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Sensible Smoker Says
...tobac-co-conspirators should stand up for their rights (at a reasonable distance, of course, and/or downwind.)
...smokers should show respect for their tobac-cohort. Solidarity among smokers!
...smokers shouldn’t combust when the well-meaning try to tobac-coerce you. Keep your tobac-cool!
Category Archives: Defending Rights
Dutch Genius
In the mid 90’s, at the height of the U.S. War on Drugs — when cops and district attorneys were seizing old people’s farmhouses because their grandson kept his stash in their basement, while other people were being imprisoned for … Continue reading
The Cruelest Claim
I always thought that singling out secondhand smoke as a possible cause for SIDS was out of line – even in the overblown world of potential dangers of secondhand smoke. Doctors really don’t know what causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, … Continue reading
Posted in Defending Rights, Health & Science, Mutual Understanding, Smoking Life
Tagged back sleeping, bad housekeeping, bad neighborhood, child care practices, illegal drugs, maternal smoking, prescription drugs, risk factor, risk factors, secondhand smoke, SIDS, smoking, substandard housing, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, third-hand smoke
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Tougher Indoor Smoking Ban Defeated by Voters in Sitka, Alaska
I am proud to say that the voters in Sitka, Alaska soundly rejected a tougher smoking law (1,435 against the ordinance and only 1,008 for it), that would have banned smoking in two bars and two private clubs. It wouldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Defending Rights, Mutual Understanding, Politics & Policy, Smoking Life, Travel & Gear
Tagged Alaska, defeat, election, Sitka, smoker, smoking, smoking ban, smoking law
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
I can really be snide if I want to – I learned from the best! (my family) But the wise Mrs. Sensible Smoker always tells me, every time I come up with a real verbal zinger to vanquish some business … Continue reading
Posted in Defending Rights, Mutual Understanding, Politics & Policy, Smoking Life
Tagged bicycle, global warming, public radio, smoker, smoking, smoking ban
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