We all know the hazards involved with smoking. Lung cancer, ugly voice, death, etc. Some choose to smoke despite these risks, but at least most of them recognize that it’s hazardous to their health. Often, people find excuses for their poor health habits. They eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, then eat only celery the next day. They drive an SUV, but donate to the Sierra Club, so it’s okay! People - in America especially - will feel guilty about their actions, and seem to find ways to “justify” them. That’s great you just donated $25 to charity! But no, that doesn’t excuse you from vehicle emissions legislation. And then there’s my favorite - they smoke, but they jog. But at the same time?

I’m sorry, what? Yet this is exactly what I saw, driving down Barracks Road last week. A guy in his mid-twenties, jogging along the sidewalk, smoking. There are just so many things wrong with the thought process that must have led to that action…