I have become a compulsive gum-chewer. I chew a piece of gum for perhaps a few minutes, get tired of it, and spit it out. And then, a few minutes later, I decide that I want to be chewing gum again, so I pull out another stick. I guess this is somewhat like a smoking addiction, but it’s not an addiction, because I could stop if I felt like it. Not like this is a chemical withdrawal from gum I’m experiencing here. Unless it’s nicotine gum, but it’s not… Oh wait a second, I bet some enterprising gum manufacturer’s thought of putting addictive substances into their product and covering it up, just like how tobacco companies manipulated nicotine levels in cigarettes, as was the subject of the 1999 movie The Insider. Granted, I dozed off during that movie, but that’s a different story altogether. But a reputable company like Wrigleys? Nah, I refuse to believe it. Shoot, I have to cut this entry short because I’m out of gum and have to run down to the store and get some more.