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Old 07-22-2014, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by tedquick View Post
I quit drinking, smoking and gambling, so I have little sympathy for those who look outside of themselves for blame. And while I have many friends who are attorneys, there are those who indeed take full advantage of the law. When I was going to college I wrote a paper titled "Law is not Justice". In my paper I discussed the "necessarily" part of it. There will always be those who take advantage of the law, irrespective of its ethics or morality. Having said that, I believe the majority of people are honest and indeed a bonus and are assets to and for all of us, just as most of those who write herein are positive and upbeat. Life is life and life is good. We just need to smile at the things that aren't perfect and thank God for the things that are. I can hardly wait to get moved into our TV house this coming October. My wife and I will be frogs.
I agree with you somewhat, but I do think that everyone's addiction level is different. It took me four tries to quit smoking for good. Each time I quit, two years would go by and I would be slammed with a horrible desire for nicotine. I was never able to overcome this until patches became available over the counter. So the fourth time this happened, I just wore patches till I finally overcame the addiction for good. I truly understand how difficult it is to quit.

Like they say, don't quit quitting.
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