roogles
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Not really sure where to post this - as it's a bit random with a few grouchy statements to set it up.
1. I'm a very large dude. I sweat a lot. I hate summer.
2. Hot drinks, smoking pipes and cigars, and caffeine seem to make the above more miserable.
3. I like smoking pipes and drinking coffee.
4. June & July were the hottest ones I can remember. We had weeks of 95+ temperatures, with extremely high humidity.
5. Work has been extremely stressful lately, which isn't unusual in this profession - it has just has felt worse for the past couple of months than it generally does.
6. Having the kids out of school for the summer has kept me much busier than usual outside of work.
All of those semi-random statements add up to me just not feeling like smoking my pipes, being social, or feeling completely human for the past few months.
I've been keeping up on the BoB here, but not posting much, not smoking much, and just feeling really "bleh" most of the time.
Last night a long-time friend, who I don't see very often was in town and wanted to get together for a smoke, drink, and epic chat - which we manage to do about 3 times a year.
Thankfully, even though it was a toasty day yesterday - after the sunset the temp got down into the high 60's and the humidity has been slowly getting better for about a week now.
All of that to say this...
Last night I thoroughly enjoyed 3 bowls of Dunhill Nightcap in my MacQueen Wizard over the course of about five hours, while my buddy had a couple of cigars.
The smoke was welcome and much needed. The conversation was epic. The drinks were cold.
Turned out to be a most excellent evening.
I'm looking forward to fall. Flannel shirts, jeans, fires in the fire pit, cooking outside over the fire-pit, and weather that is much more conducive to enjoying a pipe again on a regular basis.
1. I'm a very large dude. I sweat a lot. I hate summer.
2. Hot drinks, smoking pipes and cigars, and caffeine seem to make the above more miserable.
3. I like smoking pipes and drinking coffee.
4. June & July were the hottest ones I can remember. We had weeks of 95+ temperatures, with extremely high humidity.
5. Work has been extremely stressful lately, which isn't unusual in this profession - it has just has felt worse for the past couple of months than it generally does.
6. Having the kids out of school for the summer has kept me much busier than usual outside of work.
All of those semi-random statements add up to me just not feeling like smoking my pipes, being social, or feeling completely human for the past few months.
I've been keeping up on the BoB here, but not posting much, not smoking much, and just feeling really "bleh" most of the time.
Last night a long-time friend, who I don't see very often was in town and wanted to get together for a smoke, drink, and epic chat - which we manage to do about 3 times a year.
Thankfully, even though it was a toasty day yesterday - after the sunset the temp got down into the high 60's and the humidity has been slowly getting better for about a week now.
All of that to say this...
Last night I thoroughly enjoyed 3 bowls of Dunhill Nightcap in my MacQueen Wizard over the course of about five hours, while my buddy had a couple of cigars.
The smoke was welcome and much needed. The conversation was epic. The drinks were cold.
Turned out to be a most excellent evening.
I'm looking forward to fall. Flannel shirts, jeans, fires in the fire pit, cooking outside over the fire-pit, and weather that is much more conducive to enjoying a pipe again on a regular basis.