Recent content by Argyraspide

Tinder Box Unique short-stemmed pipe made in England, filled with Timberline Cavendish mix from Stag Tobacconist.  I'm practicing blowing circles as I write this.

There is a bike/hiking trail just a block from my home that follows along the east bank of Sand Creek going North/South.  One of my favorite hikes is to walk some three miles south than back, or vice versa.   Just after an enormous storm a couple weeks ago, a large concrete barrier was place in...

From the Colorado Springs Gazette, July 24th, 2013: "The City Council voted 6-2 to ban smoking in all city parks, including trails and open space areas. The ban is meant to protect city properties from fire danger, decrease litter - especially from cigarette butts - and reduce "detrimental"...

Praying Mantis Kung Fu.  Kiiiaaiii! " />

I took early social security retirement this year at age 63.  I was laid off a good paying job as a security manager one year ago; and despite hundreds of applications and a dozen or so interviews my only success has been to verify that folks in my age bracket will find it hard, if not...

My thanks to all for the welcomes. I've lived in Colorado Springs since the Army brought me to Fort Carson in 1992, where I retired in 1997. That Stags is "amazing" is an understatement.  A truly great tobacconist, and I certainly am lucky to live near by it.

Hello to all.  I am in my early sixties, military (Army) and early SS retiree.  I have smoked a pipe for over forty years.  I have a preference for bents and especially bulldogs.  I prefer aromatic Cavendish tobaccos, and especially black Cavendish.  I presently have exactly one dozen pipes, all...