About Via

Via is an e-cig enthusiast living in Jacksonville, Florida. Via teaches marker rendering and Norwegian rosemaling. Contact her at vocalvaper@gmail.com, or read her personal blog at http://thevocalvaper.blogspot.com.

How wine is like e-juice

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This is guest post written by Via, an e-cig enthusiast living in Jacksonville, Florida.

Many years ago, I accepted a job to do the accounting for a small California winery in Amador County. At the time, all I knew about wine was “Mad Dog 20/20″ would make you sicker than a dog, and that Mateus tasted pretty bad.

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My Vaping adVenture: Seeking the Sweet Spot

This is guest post written by Via, an e-cig enthusiast living in Jacksonville, Florida.

Via and her husband

What is a “Sweet Spot” Anyway?

A few weeks ago, I had to find the perfect pair of shoes for my wedding the next day. I had a beautiful dress which I pictured in my head as champagne-colored with a gray lace overlay. I happened to see a pair of champagne shoes on sale, and thinking they would match, bought them. Once I got home, I discovered that the shoes were actually more pink-ivory and my dress was…well, not that color. Off to Design Shoe Warehouse, dress in hand.

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Little Sister Switches to Electronic Cigarettes

This is guest post written by Via, an e-cig enthusiast living in Jacksonville, Florida.

My biological sister Tina was my best friend until I was 20. But one afternoon an auto accident took the lives of my dad, Tina, and a three-year old child. I was heartbroken, and knew life would never be the same. I went to live in a hole so deep there seemed to be no escape. I didn’t care about anything except my pain, my loss, and my heartbreak.

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