Weeding out the weed

Having toyed with the concept of being a smoke free zone, I have finally taken the plunge.

If anyone had said to me twenty years ago that I would waste in excess of 20k on useless white tubes which had the effect of depressing mood, shortening lifespan and giving me a permament fuggy aura, I would have thought they were crazy.

I fell into that trap. No more though. I'm on the path to freedom. My addiction will be conquered forever and my faltering self respect restored.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating though.

For now, British American Tobacco, Gallaghers and other death stick purveyors.. Go fuck yourself.

FaceDown FaceBook

I'm on the brink. I'm teetering on the edge. As much as I love keeping in touch with those far and wide, I'm considering pulling the plug.

I'm spending too much time on FB It's starting to become a daily feature. Ostensibly there is nothing wrong with this; keeping in touch with friends is good right?

No argument from me there. I really like the contact. I just can't help wondering why lots of people play games all the time, and then share the fact that they're playing games all the time.

I'm a scramble addict. Late night scramble. But you'd never know it. I choose not to pollute the newsfeed..

I'm fairly tight on my privacy settings and I usually check them on a regular basis. I share a lot with my friends but I'm very careful not to give any rights to external websites.

That said, My natural scepticism kicks in when I hear that Facebook 'takes privacy very seriously'. If that were completely true, there would be a catch all 'share nothing' button. There isn't.

So what to do? Shall I press the nuclear button and disappear forever? I know that if I do that, there are many individuals whom I am unlikely to hear from again.

I suppose there is always Twitter.