I present to you what is most likely the last brier pipe smoked legally in a West Lafayette Bar. Sara and her sister Katie joined me last night to witness the smoking ban go into effect.

I should note that I am a non-smoker and I think that smoking is a profoundly unhealthy habit. However, passing laws to force people to be healthy strikes me as a fascist thing to do.

We only stopped at Harry's for about half an hour, but that was long enough to smoke a ceremonial cigarette and witness the long arm of the law snatch away smokers' rights. This isn't to say that I won't be enjoying the smoking ban next weekend, but the quality and fairness of a law has little to do with how much I would enjoy it. I would enjoy it very much if everyone else's tax dollars were direct deposited in my bank account.