Aah. . . Sunday afternoon. Even in retirement, Sunday’s remain special. Mass in the morning, then a nice breakfast/lunch, followed by reading, and piddling around the house or yard. There was a time when Sunday afternoon also included a visit to one of…

Aah. . . Sunday afternoon. Even in retirement, Sunday’s remain special. Mass in the morning, then a nice breakfast/lunch, followed by reading, and piddling around the house or yard. There was a time when Sunday afternoon also included a visit to one of…

I’d been looking forward to revisiting the Buzzard’s Roost Cigar Rye, and finally did pull it down from the shelf on Friday evening. I also grabbed a Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary to smoke along with the rye on a pleasantly warm and low humidit…

I’d been looking forward to revisiting the Buzzard’s Roost Cigar Rye, and finally did pull it down from the shelf on Friday evening. I also grabbed a Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary to smoke along with the rye on a pleasantly warm and low humidit…

A laugh for your Sunday morning.A preacher was delivering a temperance sermon one hot Sunday afternoon. With great exposition, he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river.”With greater conviction, he banged hi…

A laugh for your Sunday morning.A preacher was delivering a temperance sermon one hot Sunday afternoon. With great exposition, he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river.”With greater conviction, he banged hi…

I decided to go over to the cigar lounge to enjoy an afternoon of smoking inside for a change. Feeling free from any interruptions from my (former) employer, I sat down with a Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Habano. The lounge was pretty empty in…

I don’t try to age cigars for long periods in general. The oldest cigars in my humidor are around five years old. Most are two years old or less. “Smoke ’em if you got ’em” I say. There was one AVO Unexpected Celebration in there from my purchase in Au…

For an afternoon smoke recently I grabbed an El Septimo Sacred Arts Collection Da Vinci. This was one of the “special” cigars I picked up recently as I prepared for the great relaxing (aka, retirement.) It hasn’t been in the humidor long, but I was anx…

After a life of chasing a paycheck, twenty-five years of it spent at one company, I am done. Now we can truly get on with enjoying life and the rewards of a successful career. I had been thinking about a starting pairing for the occasion, and even pick…