My father used to smoke, read a newspaper and drink tea. All three seemed to make him miserable or perhaps he was just normally miserable and these habits didn't help. I suspect that I associate all three activities with being miserable and grumpy so I avoid the first two and only drink tea occasionally. I have never even tried smoking, not even as a teenager and I have no intention of trying now. Spending good money to buy a dried plant leaf then burn it rolled in paper and inhale the smoke seems a rather strange and pointless habit, especially as it can enhance the chances of lung cancer. Yes its a great idea isn't it? As for newspapers, the only use I have ever had for a newspaper is to light the fire and I have found fire lighters work better. Reading a newspaper as a way of keeping up to date with current affairs is a very poor choice, all you get is one persons view of the event and this is always biased to what he or his editor wishes to portray. I get my information on current affairs by not listening or half listening to the radio while I am driving, by not really listening to several different stations throughout the day I get an overall picture from the little that passes into my conscious brain of what is happening. It works for me! As for drinking tea, I do this occasionally, less than once a week. I don't really have anything against tea though I am not sure if I like it best black or white, with or without sugar. But to put it simply I prefer coffee. I don't know that the above behaviour makes me any less miserable than my father but I do hope it does.
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