Anatomy Lesson

My Bleeding Heart

The Swollen Twins


Blowfish In The Mirror


Blood On The Mind

These warning labels on cigarette packs must be stopped. I found myself staring at Urban's pack of smokes and in no time I couldn't swallow because of the swollen twins in my throat, my bloody brain was pounding in my skull, and my bleeding heart kept skipping beats. I got up to piddle, looked in the mirror and sure enough my teeth looked exactly like the blowfish.

I'm at the tender age where stress and fear are a way of life. I'm often too scared to answer the phone or step outside, for no reason at all. I really don't need support from the government when it comes to fostering these emotions.

So now I'm smoking again. I had to order a shot of tequila and light my first smoke in two decades in order to calm myself down. Is this approach to prevention working? I haven't bought a car in years, are there overtly graphic pictures of car accident victims taped to the showroom models to discourage their purchase?