tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post2502913747243357346..comments2024-03-11T00:26:35.303-07:00Comments on The Many Banes of My Existence by Alexis: One Reason I'm Not a Crack HoAlexisARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-49902836920605895612015-08-25T21:25:03.628-07:002015-08-25T21:25:03.628-07:00I'm not even tempted by drigs, alcohol, tobacc...I'm not even tempted by drigs, alcohol, tobacco, or anything of their kind. A friend of my dad's somked cigars on occasion, and he was a real sweetheart, so I associate the smell of cigars with him, but I don't want to smell that way myself. The thought of smoking a cigarrette sickens me.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-41093652131999672302015-08-25T16:57:18.278-07:002015-08-25T16:57:18.278-07:00Thank you for such a nice part of your history. It...Thank you for such a nice part of your history. It reminds of my own. My Uncle Bernie was a doctor of chemistry. He wanted to have a son but ended up with 4 daughters. He was a very nice and loving person (his mother, my grandmother, was a Jewish saint). <br /><br />Note that her 2 other children were smokers and acted like drug addicts. I have not known a smoker that did not have a nasty temper even if cleverly hidden. The down side of this was when he died at age 70, his 4 daughters were all crying at his funeral. They were all devastated.<br /><br />So he decided that I would be like a son and taught me to think like a scientist. That is why I became a chemist. Here is an analogy of smoking. How painful is it when you need a bathroom now and there is not one around. This is how a smoker feels whenever they finished their cigarette. The pain in both examples is maddening but in the first example can always be relieved by going in your pants like Jesus did when a baby.<br /><br />The woman that I knew who had a heroine addict mother said that this was the wisest thing that I ever said. I told her that Buddha said that the worst thing that a human being can do to himself was to take drugs (like alcohol or cigarettes) since it deadens the pain that they need to learn.<br /><br />Robin Williams was a brilliant comedian. He was addicted to alcohol. He gave it up for 20 years. Then he got back on it and tried giving it up for 10 years. He finally did give it up by killing himself.<br /><br />I knew a genius who read a few Stephen King books over a hundred times. That is all that he read. He was a long time cocaine addict. Meeting him made me realize how lucky I was. I asked how long the bad effects of using cocaine is (he only used it like twice a week or less). He said that he did not know but maybe a lifetime. Never try drugs!Chuck Bluesteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291807414895185920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-90851766635402596222015-08-25T16:46:56.283-07:002015-08-25T16:46:56.283-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chuck Bluesteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291807414895185920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-45609649526147428772015-08-25T13:20:03.079-07:002015-08-25T13:20:03.079-07:00Role models are so important in a young person'...Role models are so important in a young person's life. Great post Alexis. BTW, if you're interested in attending any exmormon parties while at school shoot me a message. They're pretty fun. :)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-6796408429496244192015-08-25T11:57:04.280-07:002015-08-25T11:57:04.280-07:00Scott and Jillian sound like wonderful people. I,...Scott and Jillian sound like wonderful people. I, too, had some really great folks who helped me grow up. They were considerably older than I was and most of them were women. <br /><br />That being said... Mr. Bill says he thinks I relate better to men. I think I agree.knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.com