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Winston

Kirk — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:24:00 +0000

Now that I quit smoking, for the 3rd time…. I wonder why I ever started but then I remember….

Miller

Kirk — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:16:20 +0000

Hamms

Kirk — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:08:17 +0000

Pabst

Kirk — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:11:11 +0000

Olympia Beer

Kirk — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:04:52 +0000

Stopped Smoking – Again

Kirk — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:56 +0000

I once again have stopped smoking. I sure feel like I am getting better at quiting all the time. Unfortunately it seems like I have been good at starting again too. Well this time will be different!

I found these on my computer and thought I would post them here.

The benefits of stopping smoking include:

After 20 minutes

Blood pressure and pulse are normalized, blood circulation increases.

After 8 hours

The level of carbon monoxide in the blood falls.

After 48 hours

Carbon monoxide from smoke and nicotine have disappeared completely.

After 2-3 days

Less or no phlegm in the throat, fewer breathing difficulties.

After 5-7 days

Your senses of taste and smell will improve, your breath is fresher, your teeth are cleaner and your energy levels higher.

After 2-3 weeks

Physical withdrawal symptoms will stop, and you can now go several hours without thinking about smoking. Your risk of blood clots (thrombosis ) is reduced.

After 4 weeks

Coughing, blocked sinuses and breathing difficulties should disappear. Less fatigue. More energy. The lungs are better able to resist infection.

After 2-3 months

Lung function improves by 5 per cent.

After 1 year

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is halved.

After 2-3 years

The risk of developing severe pneumonia or flu is the same as for a non-smoker. Your risk of heart disease, angina (chest pains) and stroke continues to fall.

After 5 years

The risk of throat, esophageal and bladder cancer is halved.

After 5-10 years

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease or thrombosis (blood clots) is the same as for a non-smoker.

After 10 years

The risk of lung cancer is halved. The risk of developing osteoporosis decreases.

After 15-20 years

The risk of lung, throat, esophageal or bladder cancer is the same as for a non-smoker. But heavy smokers (20 a day) have double the risk of lung cancer for the rest of their lives.

Back To Tubbing

Kirk — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:44:51 +0000

After a serious long down time, the tub is finally back working again. The original hot tub rules are back in effect.

RULES

1.	This is not a clothing optional tub since there is not an option to wear a suit. If you want to wear a bathing suit, go to a swimming pool.
2.	There will be no whining about the rules.
3.	There are no exceptions to the rules.

I have received more that a few inquires into who this is in the tub. Let’s get one thing straight here, the tub guest list is strictly confidential. If she wanted to be public, she probably would have had her head in the shot.

A Night at the Noc Noc Club

Kirk — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:08:23 +0000

Here are a few pictures from a recent night out at the Noc Noc Club in Seattle. You just have to love a club that serves beer in 40′s wrapped in a brown paper bag.

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Have we all gone insane

Kirk — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:08:12 +0000

Really people, are we ALL going completely insane? This was taken at Gene Coulon Beach in Renton Washington. If people are not allowed to change here, where are they suppose to change? In their car, on the beach?

Now I am sure there is a good reason for this but maybe I am naive and I can not figure out what it could possibly be.

Click picture for larger view

Can Can

Kirk — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:03:18 +0000

Well, I didn’t get any riding in this weekend but I did visit a club in Pike Place Market that I have never been to before. It is called the Can Can Kitchen and Caberet. I would suggest skipping the Kitchen part, pay the $10 cover, grab a few drinks at the bar and enjoy.

We got to meet and have a little chat with Kit “Stymee” Stovepipe of the Crow Quill Night Owls.