I bought a pack of Camel cigarettes. My mother's brand.

She got most of them. Not because she took them. I smoked one, I liked the taste, I didn't like the coughing. I didn't learn quickly enough. I might have smoked 3-4 of them (not all at once! I was not that dense!) before I realised smoking was not for me.

My mother: "Eh, free smokes!" (maybe)

Back then they were $1.89 (USD) a pack.

When I turned 21, I bought a "40" (ounce, like 1.2 litre) of Budweiser. Another mistake I learned from.

When I turned 40, I had the best party of my life.