Edski, 67

Where there's smoke, there's Fire! I'm a single, 51-year-old white professional male who enjoys smoking despite the building "anti" trend. The more our minority rights are tread upon by propagandists making money off their anti-smoking campaigns, the more I am encouraged to relish my vice of smoking.

I have bright flue-cured Virginia tobacco-colored hair with tinges of platinum, burley brown eyes and a stocky but athletic body with still amazing lung capacity.

For years, I smoked Santa Fe Natural American Spirit full flavor, but these days, I'm into "stuff my own" cigarettes. I have stopped buying pre-made cigarettes due to rising taxes and price increases by the manufacturers to pass on the costs of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement.

I find it quite fascinating to buy various bulk tobacco products and filtered cigarette tubes and experiment with creating my own blends. Even my worst effort tastes better than a factory cigarette.

When I'm not playing with my computers, recording video, making DVDs of favorite movies and tv shows, loading music on my iPod, playing Halo on xbox live with my nephews or reading a good book, I can be seen riding my motorcycle or engaged in many various out door activities.

I like canoeing, kayaking, camping, bicycle riding, hanging out on the beach, and exploring new places and things to do.

I am pretty much tired of being a social outcast because I like to smoke cigarettes. When I say "mind if I smoke?", companions or dates who frown or say 'do you really have to?' (or any of the other standard anti-smoking comments) rarely get a second chance.

I like being myself: an individual, and definitely not 'one of the sheep'.
I can be spiritual, but also irreverent.
Although a good conversationalist, I can also be quiet and deep.
Just consider me to be a mature and responsible 21-year-old with 30 years experience.

If what you read here strikes a chord in you, go ahead, take a chance. Maybe I'll show you my tobacco collection...