Category Archives: Health & Science

Too Bad We Can’t Clean the Air

Posted on August 27, 2011 by sensiblesmoker

I have a musician friend with years of experience playing in bars. Her present gig is a smoke-filled venue with poor ventilation. Throaty-sounding after a weekend of singing and swallowing smoke, she fondly reminisced about the much cleaner air in … Continue reading →

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Anti-Smokers Should Try Guerrilla Approach

Posted on August 9, 2011 by sensiblesmoker

I distribute a small publication in my remote Alaskan town and I would love to have an advertising billboard at the airport that said: “Whatever You Do, Read This Publication.” If they wouldn’t let me do that, the next best … Continue reading →

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Poor, Poor Anti-Smoking Zealots

Posted on June 27, 2011 by sensiblesmoker

At first, a lot of people smoked because someone had told them to smoke (Marlboro Man, WWII, 9 out of 10 doctors, etc.) So, when the anti-smoking zealots told them to stop, they stopped. Then a bunch of other people … Continue reading →

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Bike Accidents and Secondhand Smoke

Posted on June 16, 2011 by sensiblesmoker

I love bicyclists. I loved them in Amsterdam, where they sometimes make up the majority of traffic and even after a few close calls added new white hairs to one clueless American pedestrian’s beard. I love cyclists in the U.S., … Continue reading →

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