Chapter 1- Diet Another DayThe last time I weighed what I was supposed to weigh was in1969. I remember it well. It was New Year’s Eve, and thatwas the night I gave up smoking.Three days later, I was in Israel, on the border with Syria,covering a continuing border war. We were in foxholes, andsomeone had launched mortars toward the Israeli positions. Asthe explosions came way too close for comfort, the other journalistswith me were convinced we were going to die.Suddenly, behind me, two Israeli soldiers appeared, and werehanding out disgusting French cigarettes.Two of the other journalists,guys who had never smoked, accepted them and lit up.When the soldiers got to me, I attempted to decline politely,saying I was “trying to quit.” The war seemed to stop for aboutfifteen seconds while everyone looked at me incredulously, as ifto say, “You’re trying to quit? We’re all about to die anyway.Takethe cigarette!”I didn’t.We lived. And I haven’t had a cigarette since. OK, somuch for the good news.But from the morning of January 6, 1970, when I returnedhome, I was on ... read full excerpt from The Traveler's Diet ebook
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