Okay, so the Boy Known As Gramm just e-mailed me the following:

"See, baby, this is why I worry about your smoking .... not that you're a mobster or anything ..."

John Gotti Dies of Throat Cancer

Now.. my first response was to fire off a snarky reply saying, "I doubt his throat cancer was caused by smoking... maybe it was singing like a canary that got him..."

But I can't fault the man for wanting me to be healthy.

But, I can't give up my sweet little Marlboro friends either.

So, what's your vice? What's that thing you do that you know is bad for you, and how do you deal with the Angel and Devil arguing about it?

-- Anonymous, June 10, 2002

Answers

I dont know what y'all call in down there, but us yanks call it Pop. Sody pop, cokes, soda, whatever the name, I drink way too damn much of it. Angel: "Dont buy another 12-pack - get some more juice concentrate and make up a pitcher of goodness!" Devil: "Fuck it, man, it's on sale! Besides, it's much easier to crack open another pop and throw the can away than it is to do all that work. I try to please them both, but the devil has been on a winning streak lately.

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2002

Cookies and ice cream. I know that I can't stop once I have them. I know that I can't think about anything but eating them when they're in the house. I mean, literally. I'll be sitting and typing and all I can think about is the damn ice cream - like it's a mental strobe light or something. Definitely my vice.

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2002

Cigarettes. Jesus help me, I so love to smoke.

Doritos and Dr. Pepper are my big downfalls, but if I avoid them carefully, I can usually hold out for a few weeks before caving and eating a whole bag at once. And you will know me by the orange stains on my fingers and the sides of my mouth.

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. From Trader Joe's dark chocolate covered raisins to Breyer's chocolate rainbow ice cream.

Throw in some caramel with that chocolate and I am yours for life.

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

Oh god yes, ice cream. As long as I don't eat it for awhile, I'm fine. But if I start eating it, watch out. I'll be craving it all.the.time.

Which is currently the predicament I'm in now. Damn you Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby! Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn Yoooooooooooooou!

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

Chubby Hubby? Those Core Concotions (I think?) flavors are going straight to hell. White chocolate ice cream with dark chips, dark chocolate ice cream with white chips, and a FUDGE TRUFFLE CENTER???!!!!! B&J are going straight to hell.

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

I am such a social event cigarette whore. It's bad, but I just can't resist their tobaccy goodness, especially when I have a frosty beer in hand.

My other big weakness is magazines. I see them on the rack, tempting me with their glossy sheen, their promises of perfect lip gloss and splendid hair, or their crafty suggestions and their glowing reviews of movies I want to see or music I want to buy. Agh. It's all a vicious cycle -- I buy the magazine, which tells me about other products I "need" and the next thing I know, I'm ringing up $25 in assorted beautification devices and unguents at the Rite-Aid. The only cure for me is abstinence. If I just stay away from them, I'm fine, but if I buy Lucky, you know Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Spin, and Martha Stewart Living for Kids in Weddings are sure to follow in short and expensive order.

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

Flipz, but only the white chocolate covered graham cracker ones. Mmmm! Such smooth creamy outsides and the crunchy sweet insides!

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

I'm with Dawn, it's all about the chocolate! Dove ice cream bars with dark chocolate outside and chocolate ice cream inside? Just shoot me now...

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

Martha Stewart Living for Kids in Weddings - bwahahahha!

-- Anonymous, June 14, 2002