Confessions of a smoker trying to quit

Warning: Reading this column may be hazardous to your health.
But I hope not.
I could empathize with President-elect Obama when reading about his “falling off the wagon” comment in response to being asked whether he had successfully quit smoking.
As a fellow on-again, off-again smoker, I could relate.
Like millions of others, I couldn’t begin to count how many times I have fallen off the wagon. The important thing, I suppose, is to keep…