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Friday, 17 July, 1998 06:27

I have not smoked for    Days!

OK, got four days down now. It still isn't any easier yet. I guess that's it way too early to be thinking easy. The main think is, I'm doing it, easy or not.

Eh, I'm starting to get a little bit proud of myself. Bad sign. Stoppit!

Humility is pretty easy for me to get... all I have to do is go back in the archives and read about my last umpteen attempts. Yeah, I got proud before each of my falls.

There is some consistency there. But I won't say it. No I won't. But you can, as long as you say it to yourself. As in silently.

I got a buncha sleep yesterday afternoon & evening. I got up finally about 22:00 when everyone else was either in bed or going. Drank a pot of coffee, then about 01:00 I decided that it was time for a nap, so I slept until 03:30. All of this bodes ill for the chances of me getting any sleep today, however.

On the other hand, I've surprised myself before with my capacity to sleep... and to not sleep. That's what keeps me young... the capacity to surprise myself.

Sometimes I think that I can surprise other people, but usually they're just disgusted.

I need to get in gear and go pick up some 'scripts from Walgreens, or I won't have enough pills to survive Oklahoma for a week. Which reminds me... have I mentioned that I'm going to be in Enid for a week? I forgot to tell Karen, and maybe I forgot to write it down here too. Yeah... I'll be gone for almost a week. I have to be back to work next Friday night, though.

Brother Dan is going to be in Enid, on his way through to NC, so I'll get to visit with him too. The last time I saw Dan was when he came to Enid right after I had my second MI and was in the hospital there. This is not going to be a repeat performance...

Speak of the devil... I just got some email from Enid. Seems that the computer is OK, the HD is a little flaky. So I can replace it and not have to do too much else. I just hope that I remember all of the software that I need to take along...

I've tried to go to sleep a coupla times so far with no luck, but I remain optimistic... third time's a charm!


Thanx for being here!

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