Bud Savoie01

Nearly all of my pipes were seconds or basket pipes in my student days, because like most students, I was not flush with money. Most of...

A businessman was in bed at death's door. After the priest had given him the Last Rites, the dying man asked the good Father to hurry...

I HAUNTED them! After graduation (1968), I was drafted and sent to Vietnam, where I had Ehrlich's send me two pounds at a time of...

STAGgering!

Rhode Island. Born, raised, married, practiced law, retired, and moved to Maryland to be near one daughter and her burgeoning family...

Welcome, brother, from nearby Maryland.

Out on the chilly porch, smoking a MM Wizard churchwarden loaded with Peterson Early Morning Pipe. And equipped with my invariable mug...

The Whales of August. No plot to the film; it was more of a study of different characters. I liked it, and it reminded me of living in...

The Greeks and other Eastern Christians call these "worry beads" and are very insistent that they are not a rosary or prayer beads at...

Picture of contentment. And the cat adds a perfect touch. By the way, did you know that Monday, November 27, was National Black Cat Day?

Just the other day I had to chuck out my jar of ageing Three Nuns mixture for the same reason. No idea what the reason could be, since...

Here's how a real cowboy makes coffee for real cowboys:

I began my pipe adventure in the early 1960s and never did find a lighter I liked or could even tolerate for very long. I use wooden...

My maternal grandmother came from Cold Spring. Welcome!

Welcome!