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"In reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like the night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I who see. Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in knowing, I transcend myself; and am ever more myself than when I do."

I'm in the second week of my medicine change, and it appears to be working. Unfortunately, I also appear to be staying sick to my stomach, a side effect, which if it lasts more than this week, we may have to change meds again. God the crap scared out of me yesterday, as I was out of town all day, and coming back into town saw a wreck and realized my son was involved! That will ruin your day in a hurry! Seems someone cut off the girl in front of him, and she braked sharp and he hit her. Innitally, ...

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This is from that Aesop's fable, "The Fox and the Goat." If you haven't read it: a fox falls into a well and it's too deep for him to get out. Along comes Goat. Fox is all smiles and says how swell the water is down there and the Goat, displaying the renowned goaty brains, jumps down. Up hops the fox on his back, and he easily get out of the well. ...

Ok, so this is my fourth day on Chantix. No change of any kind except I'm a bit antsy. This week I'm taking the loading dose. My brother who has taken it before told me that on the 7th or 8th day, you just don't want to smoke, like you forget about them. Well, I can't wait. I'm giving myself 2 weeks just in case. I don't want to be let down if I still want to smoke on Tuesday. I am ready to stop smoking. I don't smoke around my grandkids or where they can see me, but I know they know I smoke and ...