This diary is about cigarettes. For cigarette smokers. I am not trying to recruit new smokers. I am addressing those who smoke cigarettes and are not presently trying to quit. It is not my purpose to lead astray naive young lambs with virgin pink lungs. I am a long term pack-a-day smoker. I am seeking kindred spirits, like minded smokers of the evil herb. In other words, this diary is for dedicated smokers. Non-smokers and ex-smokers will probably not find this diary interesting. As to those who wish to discuss the evils of cigarette smoking, write your own diary. I am neither asking your approval, nor your permission.

Make the jump if you are part of my target audience.

This is a diary about cigarettes. The intended audience is dedicated cigarette smokers. If you are a non-smoker, or a smoker who is trying to quit, this diary will probably not interest you.

Brand name, packaged cigarettes often contain nasty additives. Making your own cigarettes allows you to select your own tobacco, and produces a less expensive and higher quality cigarette. All you need is cigarette tobacco, papers/filters, and an inexpensive device for putting the tobacco into the paper.

Make the jump for a how-to on making your own cigarettes.

Just a quick diary to inform/warn you about a deceptive offer from Best Buy, the big box consumer electronics retailer.

While you're at the cash register, checking out, the cashier informs you of a magazine offer - eight free issues of Sports Illustrated.

Eight free issues of Sports Illustrated, you say, that sounds like a good deal! Well, yeah, it does. Except there's a catch. More after the fold.