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A Warm Evening Respite

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 4th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Orlando to take in the ESPN Events Invitational college basketball tournament. It was a different sort of vacation for us, but thoroughly enjoyable. Thanksgiving dinner consisted of court side hotdogs and bottom she…



Five O’Clock Friday: Diet Advice

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 1st, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I won’t argue with science.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Cappuccino and Wise Man Maduro Lancero

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 30th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It was a chilly but sunny afternoon when I decided to carry my mid-day treat cappuccino out to the deck to enjoy with a cigar. The fall colors were enchanting and the thinning leaf cover let some sun shine through. The Foundation Wise Man Ma…



Late Night With Basil Hayden Toast and Oliva Serie V

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 27th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This was the pairing on a rare late night smoke recently. We’re typically an “early to bed, early to rise” household. While perusing my whiskey shelf I spied the Basil Hayden Toast bottle sitting in the bottom corner. Its placement was reflective of h…



Five O’Clock Friday: It’s a Budget Problem

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 24th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The solution must be reasonable.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Remembering Blessed Miguel Pro

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 23rd, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This was originally posted November 23, 2013, and shared nearly annually on this date. Given the growing anti-religious furor infecting our country, and world, it’s worth remembering the heroes of persecution of recent memory.November 23 is the Fe…



Happy Thanksgiving

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 22nd, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It just wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving if the holiday didn’t kick off with this. It never gets old.

“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Quiet Solitude – Drinking and Smoking

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 20th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Like many, the majority of my time enjoying cigars and adult beverages occurs either alone or sitting with my wife. Even when I am outside smoking “alone,” Colleen is home and we frequently still chat. I’ve been accused of being an introvert, and that…



Five O’Clock Friday: Coffee or Whiskey

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 17th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s a problem easily solved with Irish Coffee.Have a great weekend.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



A Chilly Night Smoke and Sip

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 16th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Anyone who reads these Musings for any length of time, knows I am no fan of cold weather. It takes me a few weeks to accept and adapt to the season change. After a celebratory dinner recently I was in need of some “digestive” time. And it was cold out…