I set myself this small task today, to attempt to curb some very heavy smoking since this morning at 9am. I am so grateful for Em, my friend out east in the countryside of Ontario. I told her and her husband, another good friend of ours, all about my silly stories and war and india and dalai lama and the list goes on...did I mention the CIA? OMG. I left a reference to the cia as a joke on the blog. I say my cat TumTum works for them. So maybe Emilie has an amazing sense of humour and curiosity I dont know fully yet. She certainly writes really well too and it is a joy to correspond off and on with her and get news of her routine and daily life moments.