Recent content by MrRetentive

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Great post Jim! I find myself most often patronizing small local companies and start-ups where passion for excellence and creativity exists, and everyone is valued. That's probably why so many BoB members support and talk about the many individual artists who create pipes. Sutliff Tobacco...

Lots of appealing ideas! Thanks for the input.

I left myself open for that one! Work still calls until retirement next June and no vacation time, so I'm pretty much anchored in the land of wind and snow.

The thermometer here in the Twin Cities has begun its slide as winter approaches. A few snowflakes have drifted by my window already. While I like the change of seasons, I'm already feeling a little anxious about how I'm going to continue my new-found pipe hobby with no smoking allowed in the...

I've been sipping Border Bourbon and New Richmond Rye from a small family-owned distillery just across the border in New Richmond, WI for the past few months.  It's called 45th Parallel Distillery because it's on the 45th parallel. Everything is produced from local grain to the glass in small...

My wife and I are planning to retire together in 276 days, 2 hours, 48 minutes and 53 seconds... but who's counting?! My wife has a great pension, and benefits that include health insurance savings that will pay our premiums until we turn 65. We're just hoping all of the 403b, 401k, IRA and...

Good to have you here! I've only been a part of BoB for a short time, and am really enjoying it. Hope you do too.

I'd love to stop by the GNPC pipe swap at the Golden Leaf on the 15th... but am already committed to another event that day. I'm really disappointed. I'm shooting to attend the October gathering. No Vikings game that day, so attendance should be good. It'll be my first visit. The world has no...

Beautiful pipe... outstanding restoration. You're an artist!!

I smoked cigarettes for years, mostly out of nervous habit. When I was a DJ, playing the same tired songs over and over, there was always a smoking butt in the ash tray. I honestly don't miss them, and couldn't afford them even if I did. The aching lungs told me the habit wasn't healthy. Pipes...

Greetings from another Minnesotan! I'm new to BoB this week and haven't seen too many of us yet... but I've just scratched the surface. Hope to see you posting often.

Welcome to group! I just joined, myself, within the last week and am already enjoying the conversations. I'm sure you will too.

A post in the Twitterverse this week mentioned one of my favorite 60’s-era psychedelic rock bands, Vanilla Fudge. The name flooded my brain with memories of a summer of good times with a bunch of friends as we created an 8mm “feature film” called, “When Young Men Turn to Other Things.” It...

So noted, sir!