An interesting twist on things. If your a die hard smoker you will love this site.
lots of interesting quotes and articles like the one in the title, related to smokers rights and why smoking is a good thing.
Here is a thought provoking quote I picked off it

" If repeated often enough, a lie will become the new truth. "
Paul Joseph Goebbles, Minister of Propaganda, Nazi Germany

If you’re an X smoker or an antismoking advocate...well. what can I say. Be prepared to be pissed off

Just for fun (Vanity strikes) I typed my blog url into google today and found out my blog is a stock. It's traded on blogshare.com
Kind of cool in a geeky got nothing better to do kinda way if you ask me.

Today at lunch I bottled the Christmas wine. 30 bottles of Shiraz and 30 bottles of Colombard Chardonnay. This is the second year my wife and I have done the Christmas wine making trip.(could be the start of a tradition)
Its a good deal (works out to about $4.50/bottle) and we get to give out lots of presents to friends and neighbors that otherwise would only get a card or nothing. The saying "it's better to give than to receive." is so dead on when I think about how much fun it is to hand out the booze. I have to admit I did not get a lot of feedback regarding the quality of last years batch but how could you not like free wine. Even if all you do is use it for cooking. (Which I did myself on numerous occasions)
The thing about DIY (do it yourself) wine is its best to let it sit for 6 months before you drink it. But hey, who can do that? I did manage to get over to Wine Kitz and get the process started a little earlier than last year but the extra 4 weeks wont make that much of a difference. As Richard Liscumb (local Wine Kitz franchise owner) says" the best bottle is usually the last one you drink because its been able to mature." (Unlike me)
For anyone who has never tried this, I highly recommend it if you like wine because

It's easy- the whole process takes about 2 hours of your time (except for drinking which can take considerably longer)
It's fun- you get to choose your type of wine, pick how much oaken flavor you add to it among other stuff depending on the type you select. You also get to pick your own labels (lots of designs to choose from) You get to drink it. (Need I say more?)
It's cheap - You get lots of pretty tasty wine for mere pennies a glass.

Well that about it. If you happen to get one of my Christmas bottles and you read this please let me know what you thought.
Cheers!!

Today's workout was tough. I've been thinking about why and I've come up with a couple of possibilities.
1. I didn’t eat breakfast.

Nutritionally, eating in the morning is essential because it supplies important nutrients to the body. Studies show that energy as well as vitamins and minerals missed at breakfast are not made up by other meals eaten during the day. Getting off to a nutritionally good start first thing in the morning can pay off throughout the day, too. Because they are not over hungry, people who eat breakfast tend to make better food choices during the course of the day.
---The Complete book of Fitness---

2. I had a glass of wine before I went to the gym.

Every organ in the body is affected by alcohol, but the brain is particularly susceptible to its influence. Alcohol has a sedative effect on the brain. Alcohol Impairs muscle coordination and delays reaction time. Because alcohol does not contribute to growth, maintenance, or repair of cells, alcohol is not considered a nutrient.
---The Complete book of Fitness---

3. Over training.

Rest is an essential part of the eat-exercise-rest cycle. Without rest, the body can't repair itself. A person who doesn't get adequate rest is therefore nullifying all other efforts to attain health.
---The Complete book of Fitness---

It is probably a combination of all 3.
Live and learn, Live and learn.

Exercise
Bike 15 min
Walk 12 min
Run 18 min (had to split it up 12 min and 6 min with a walk in the middle)
Weights
Swim 10 minutes
I started my workout later than usual today and there was a lot of people in the pool and swim lessons for the kids were about to start so I cut it short. (Plus I was out of gas)

Diet
Breakfast
Coffee
Snack
None
Lunch
Salad
Snack
glass of Wine
Dinner
KD, Salad, coffee
Snack
Ice cream