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    What are you smoking?

    I just realized this is my first pipe of autumn, maybe my first smoke of autumn. With that in mind, I went for my favorite: Burley London Blend, and had it in my Golden Duke as I watched the almost-full moon over the lake. I was hoping to see a Draconid or two, but sorry, no meteors tonight...
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    October

    I got called away in late September, forgot my pipes and cigars, and my new laptop went on the fritz! Good thing I packed some paperbacks, or I might have had to go back to watching television. I missed you fellows. I'm glad to be back in the Pacific Northwest to enjoy October. Okay, I...
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    Top 5 tobaccos

    I'm still a beginner, but now that I've tried enough tobacco blends to say that my top and bottom five don't overlap (and that there are even a few blends to buffer the middle) I might as well make this post. 1. Burley London Blend (Mac Baren, sun-cured Burley/Virgina) - This is the first blend...
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    What are you drinking?

    You've got some nifty beverages there, Kyle. As I write this, autumn is only a few hours away. I'm celebrating tonight with a variation on an Autumnal Equinox: 2 oz. ruby port 1 oz. Cointreau 1/2 oz. amaretto I have to say that, as far as sweet drinks go, I'm very fond of this one. I...
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    Lighter vs. Matches Poll

    After getting into matches on account of pipes, I decided to put them to use on my cigar, today. Up to now, I'd been using the cheap, freebie matches that came free with my purchased. They weren't paper matches, but that's all I can say about them. (There are actually some quality matches I...
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    Anyone else into Black Cavendish?

    I like Lane's "Black Cavendish" blend, the "100% fire cured...[s]team sweated" variety. I don't know if that's the same as their BCA or not. I would say it's my fifth-favorite tobacco at the moment, and actually it was at Number One for a few months, until I found four that I liked better not...
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    What are you smoking?

    I couldn't let summer go by without a single cigar, so I brought out a La Finca robusto for the occasion. I was a little surprised at what skills went by the wayside after more than half a year of no cigars and how many habits have changed since taking up the pipe. In some ways for the better...
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    Giving Up Television

    Traveling around a lot, I haven't really had a chance at television in many years. Sure the hotels and apartments have them, but I find that I don't turn them on. I haven't since about 2000. My new place doesn't even have converters or cable. The TV sets are apparently just used for...
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    What are you smoking?

    I just finished a bowl of Frog Morton on the Bayou in my M.M. Legend. This is my fifth session with a Perique blend and first time trying it in a cob. The aftertaste isn't bad, but that's about all. I guess I'll try it in my Missouri Pride next time.
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    What are you drinking?

    I've got a bottle of Dr Pepper ready to accompany me as I prepare to watch the concluding episode of Steins;Gate. Because I never drink soda in its unimproved state, I added some coconut rum. The main character is a bit of a nut, after all.
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    What are you smoking?

    I seem to be on an Orient 996 kick, and it's in my Spitfire again. I should probably try the stuff in other pipes, too. The presidential election discussion probably merits its own thread, wouldn't you say? While the 75% of what's said here makes me happy, the 25% that I would dispute...
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    Rum anyone?

    The situation is similar to cigars. In the US, Bacardi sells a Puerto Rican rum under the name Havana Club, because the Cuban version is unavailable.
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    What are you smoking?

    It's the night of the Moon Festival, and I'm watching the risen full moon with a bowl of Orient 996 in my Spitfire, in a repeat of early this morning.
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    What are you smoking?

    The clouds have set in and the temperature is reasonable again. Burley London Blend in my Golden Duke.
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    What are you smoking?

    It's the morning of this year's Chinese Moon Festival. I'm about to head out and watch tonight's beautiful harvest moon set while I smoke a bowl of Orient 996 in my Spitfire. Since I just heard that the true solution to the When the Gulls Cry novel series is going to be published soon, I'll...
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