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Last IDPA Match of the Year

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 26th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I was happy to close out the year, and kick off my Christmas vacation, with a morning of IDPA with friends at Cavalier range.Leaving the house on Saturday morning I questioned my sanity as the car thermometer started out showing 30°, which I watched ti…



Merry Christmas

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 25th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

As we begin the celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord, I wish all of you a peaceful and blessed Christmas season. May the joy of Christmas remain with you all the year.In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustusthat the whole world sho…



And the Sun Came Out

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

A gray weather week capped off by a sunny afternoon.Not much more needs to be said.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Five O’Clock Friday: Vacation Edition

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

It’s vacation! Fun times ahead.I’ll be over here . . .Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Hibiki Whiskey and Room 101 Send Nudes

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

A mid-week opportunity to enjoy a cigar and a drink arose somewhat unexpectedly. Despite the cold temperature outside I couldn’t resist taking advantage. I grabbed a Room 101 Send Nudes smoke from my humidor, and grabbed the bottle of Hibiki Harmony J…



Cappuccino and Southern Draw Brimstone Lonsdale

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

Saturday afternoon provided the perfect time to enjoy a smoke on the deck. Enough chores were completed, and we’d returned from a fun, and filling, lunch out. I brewed up a couple cappuccinos and headed for the screened porch with mine. I opted for a S…



Wilderness Trail Bourbon, Hamlet Tabaquero, and Caramel Popcorn

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 18th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A pairing, plus one, of sweet treats kicked off the weekend. Cold, and rain, and chores, not to mention my day job, had conspired the past week to prevent relaxing with a good smoke. Finally, Friday evening combined with warm weather (relatively speaki…



Five O’Clock Friday: Budget Busters

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 15th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Bourbon does some damage too. Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Rocky Patel Disciple and Smoke Wagon Bourbon

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 15th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After an early dinner this week I escaped to the screened porch for a relaxing smoke and bourbon. I’ve been looking forward to enjoying the Rocky Patel Disciple from the five pack I grabbed a couple months ago. I remember from smoking the cigar a coup…



Rocky Patel Conviction Sweepstakes Winner!

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 13th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This past summer I entered the Rocky Patel Conviction Sweepstakes. I submitted my and promptly forgot about it. Then in August I received a direct message on my Instagram account that I had won the Grand Prize. My first reaction was “What sort of scam …