Before the smoking ban took effect I predicted that the cool boys would still hang out and Linda’s and shoot pool—only they wouldn’t be smoking anymore. They would still, however, manage to look and be cool without filling their lungs and mine with smoke. Well, I was at Linda’s a few nights back and there they were…

…cool boys shooting pool. It’s as if nothing has changed. The air is clearer and the pool boys are, no doubt, healthier, and they’ll live longer. And, with any luck, they’ll get sick of having to walk outside to have a smoke and decide to quit.