Don't light up smoke after smoke like that. If you get one you can't suffer through, put it out, relax, have a drink like a nice coffee or maybe a double scotch if you're stressed. Try again later. You can't force it if you're not in the zone. I've noticed that smoking a cigar doesn't work under pressure for me.
My best smokes happen outside during a cool summer evening, after dinner and about two drinks, when the house is empty (read, no wife and kids.) and everything is relatively quiet. I like to smoke with a good coffee preferably, but anything will do. I just kick back and watch the sunset and walk around the house looking at my plants.
Obviously, these circumstances don't occur often.
"some people are like slinkies, they're not really good for anything but they can bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." –Unknown
"He did for bullshit what Stonehenge did for rocks." -Cecil Adams
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