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Well Gentlemen,it seems that the powers that be are trying to clean out the spammers.
And i would be remiss if I didn't give them credit and stick around for a bit.in the
meantime I now have a new Grandson (Alexander Jude) and my son gave me an Acid
"Toast".Have to admit it was a real good smoke,lots of flavor and a delightfull aroma.
I have an Habano Honey waiting in the humi for a day sometime in the near future.
I have also discovered that I'm out of pipe baccy,,so I'll have to run by a shop and
see if I can't find some that peak my interest.
 
I've heard that Acids and other infused or flavored cigars should not be stored with regular or unflavored/uninfused cigars. When I tried infused cigars before hearing that, I only kept them in the humi for a short time in fear of their effect on the other cigars.
My taste in Pipe tobaco ended up with smoking mainly black cavendish tobaccos and now I just smoke low end black cavendish in order to cut down on the pipe. I remember a Danish peach blend I bought and liked, but it ghosted the pipes it was smoked in for months afterward.

Glad to see you back !
 
Thanks Tony,,I didn't put the Acid in the humi,,we smoked the night AJ was born.The H.Honey I bought a day or so before that,just haven't had a day that I liked for that stick yet.I'm thinking next month on my anniversary.as to the pipe,I like the unflavored naturals,,Capt black and such.
 
Could be coincidence,,,I preferr great minds thingy ;>
I think when the boys get older I'll get them all (3) bubble pipes
so they can join Papa with his pipe,,,Lol
 
Good morning it is Sunday 10/19/14 a cool crisp morning here in da Burgh,,,, before I get into the BS , I send out a big Congrats to mds8us on the new grandson ,,,, I am a grandfather of 2 boys who are 16 & soon to be 19 , so I might be a great grandfather some time in next 10 years ( OR SOONER ) hahaha
OK back to the BULL$HIT
the Sun is bright the sky is blue & the clouds are few, but in 10 minutes it might rain ! welcome to the Burgh ! the trees have started to show a lot of color & the hillsides are alive with the fire of red & yellows with the spotting of the evergreens here & there it is a magic time here . the grass has been cut for the last ( I hope) time this season & now the leaf rake will be in the yard . the Stink Bugs were out in force this past week but the cold nights seam to have nipped them a bit , the traps are full & the spray on the deck & rails has had a lasting effect on the population , the deck was littered with dead bugs a few days ago & I haven't seen near as many since , I am hoping for a few days of BELOW ZERO some time this winter to kill off the stink bug eggs ! & maybe next summer we will be free of the SWARMS of bugs like last year !
well the HUNK O BEEF is in the oven & the heat is on in the Qtr.Deck I have a God of fire Maduro all ready to go for the start of this weeks Sunday Morning Smoke , I know I will be craving the Don Carlos #3 but this stick just called out to me last night in a dreammmmmmm , yea its that bad now I am dreaming about cigars , GOD HELP ME ,,, But I do enjoy the dreams almost as well as the cigars them selves. my wife has told me my hobby has turned into a sickness years ago & she might be right hahaha
the coffee right now is a costa rico estate & the Kona is in the press pot getting ready to have the water added , I am ready to get out to the qtr.deck but I have a few things to do in the house before I get out there , like get dressed, still in my robe & slippers & its way to chilly to go out like this !
the shop was a strange week, last Tuesday was DEAD until 3 PM & by five it was a normal sales total , , between opening & 3 you could have tossed a hand grenade in & not hurt anyone but me , & BOOM the customers started in about 3 & I didn't get a chance to play on the computer after that. hahahahaha
I am a bit (sic) to see what the feds are doing in reguards to the boarder, the economy , the cover ups about EVERYTHING going on in DC from the IRS the CDC, ATF, & the entire justice dept , congress Et all , they all discuss me . in 1776 we kicked out the ruling administration & I think it might be time to get the constitution out & RE READ it & install a government a bit closer to what we had back then we need a few more people like Jefferson , Madison , Adams & Franklin . I wonder if any DNA & cloning would help ?
Before I get going to the Qtr.deck & the God of fire I feel like a pre lunch snack is in order, we stopped at the local fudge stand ( in the same family since 1950 ) & I feel the need for a bit of banana cream fudge & maybe a THIN slice of the chocolate /vanilia / Peanut butter. swirl. , the Kona should be fine with that hahaha , or should I open a nice deep dark full body red wine , hummmm maybe hold off & have it with the beef...... , dammm tuff to choose , or I could do both...... BUT then I will miss the scotch with the GOD OF FIRE ,,,, decisions ,,,,,, dammmmm
but what a great place to be , instead of a rock & a hard place I am between a bed & a babe ! time for me to go & ENJOY, Vince

 
Good morning it is Sunday 10/26/14 a bright sunny but cold day here in da Burgh . This has been a busy week here , I went to Sandusky Ohio on Thursday to roll cigars for a small business conference & was treated like a Royal. a scotch tasting with dinner , 4 courses , 4 different scotches, & a few before dinner & dammmm am I glad the cigars were smokable , I never tried to roll cigars with a belly full of scotch..... didn't cut my self, & made a few new friends , & had some of the sponcers of the show roll there own cigars . all in all it was a fun evening, I was about 20 minutes late for work on Friday , with a 180 mile commute from Sandusky , a lot of coffee & a lot of bathroom breaks , being 20 minutes late wasn't that bad, I got a phone call asking me where I was & why isn't the shop open , ,,, well I was just getting on the bridge, about 90 seconds from the front door of the shop..... , dammmmm customers , cant wait ! hahaha ,
Thursday was also My grandsons 19th birthday & I was not able to attend as the job had me out of town ...... , & we had a Rocky Patel event at the shop the same night , & it was well attended , sales were good but not great, the second string did a good job with out me . But I cant tell them with out them getting a bit to over the top thinking they are better than I think they are , BUT I know better.
I did smoke a lot of cigars on the drive out & back as well as at the event, I had a balconey seating area just outside my room & got the evening sun & enjoyed a BIG Opus X with a mug of coffee & a snifter of Laugavulin , it was a great day.
Last night the boss & I went for out Saturday evening cigar & coffee ride , & picked up the grandson at work about 9:45 Pm & took him home for Pizza , but I was able to fire up a Maduro God of Fire robusto & a mug of $tarbu¢k$ espresso ...... if that didn't get you heart to step up a beat I don't know what would hahaha.it was a good time !!!!

Breakfast today was a basted egg ( HOT bacon renderings poured over the top of the egg to cook the top & not flip the egg over ) & bacon , with a slice of almond bread toasted & a pot of Yourgachef coffee the kona is brewing all ready & the Don Carlos #3 is all ready to snip & fire up,,, last night I finished the day with a Don Carlos #4 .... a great smoke it self..... I will be turning on the heat in the Qtr. deck today as the high is a predicted 59 F with 20 MPH winds out of the NW ,,, it will be a bit on the cool side , so I will sit ,smoke & enjoy the day in the comforts of my Man cave ..... & I have a lot of different cigars to smoke before I put the bacon wrapped beef tenderloin on the grill with the yams, Maui Onions & baked apples , maybe some candied nuts & crumbled blue cheese might find a plate some time today also hahaha , maybe, but the Boss isn't a blue cheese fan,,,,,, I hate to cook some thing just for me , the share & share alike is the key to a grand meal ....
its that time... I got to get off the computer & on with LIFE. Enjoy, Vince


 
That's why I love reading your posts Vince,You tell us how to make (cook) a basted egg.
I truely wouldn't have known,and now I can't wait to try it.Just like the sticks you talk
about,get's me wanting to go shopping.Happy B-Day to your Grandson.

Matthew
 
Good morning B/SOTL , it is a COLD crisp dry morning here in da Burgh, it was in the LOW 30's last night & todays high is predicted in the low 40's , BUT the sky is blue & a few puffy white clouds with a back drop of bare trees , this was a bad year for the fall foliage , the leaves went from green to on the ground in a short time with out much color at all , from green to brown and down in less than a week. , so the grass needs one more cut & the gas can is empty , so it will be one more walk to the gas station with the gas can ,in my right hand and a cigar in my left , and a prayer on my lips .........
the shop was slow again this week, I mean SLOW , the numbers are down all segments of the board , the regulars show up get what they want & that is about it the market is shrinking as I haven't seen any new faces in a long time , I don't think we have hit the saturation point yet, there is a new Japaneese steak house going in the old bank building . the cracking plant for the shale oil should be going in soon as the old zink smelter has been torn down & the Atomic power plant at Shippingsport is up and running & they are all with in 10 miles of the shop, the hotels are being built & filled with tourests & construction workers so I have no idea why sales are down...... Inventory is at an all time high & the traffic just isn't there , I think EVERYONE is at work........ good for the local economy but you need a little time off the job to spend the MONEY ......
Breakfast was a BACON tomato, egg & Swiss on a grilled English muffin with a dash of spicy brown mustard & a spring of dill. & the coffee was a pot of ...... are you ready..... Jamicia Blue Mountain ...... Expencive ,,, sure ,,, worth it , I don't think so , the Kona is half the price & just as tasty , & I stay away from the Kona ( for the cost ) except on Sundays .... & the JBM will just have to suffice for the rest of the morning & the Don Carlos #3 will suffer through it hahaha.
Last night I went to a men's night out at one of the local churches to roll cigars for them , this is the 3ed year I have done this event for the guys & last year there were over 120 men there eating prime rib , sampling craft beers & playing cards & enjoying the art of a fine hand rolled cigar ,,,, this year it was a big let down, 32 guys , & with food for over 100 ........ needless to say I didn't move many cigars ..........
My grandson will be joining us for todays Hunk O beef , so I need to get it in the oven soon..... , all I will need to change is the amount of carrots I add to the pot today & makes a third baked apple , other than that it will be the same as any Sunday has been in the past 40 plus years ........
We have a whisky tasting at the shop on Nov.21st along with Gurkha cigars , it should be a FUN night , I would love to have a few scantily clad young lady's there to cut & light the cigars , but that might be a bit to much for our customers. hahahaha
Mid term elections are this coming Tuesday ,,,, all I can say about that is , GO VOTE , I don't care who or what you vote for JUST VOTE, we are in the midst of a political melt down , nothing is getting done everyone is blaming everyone else, ,,,,, its TIME to VOTE EVERYONE out & start all over again , from the local school board to the Congress... all of them should GO ..... go home , go to work , go to Jail, ,,, I don't care JUST GO !!!!
the price of Gasoline is on its way down after a hint of 4 Bucks a gallon it is inching closer to 2 bucks , right now we are at 3.19 but I did get Gas in Sandusky Ohio for 2.89 or was it 2.98, what ever it is about 160/170 miles or so from here , & Not worth the trip at all,,,,, the toll road will eat up over 16 bucks the round trip alone .
the clocks were moved back last night & everything that was supposed to be reset is done , all but my wrist watch.... ,,, I think I will stay on the old time for a few more days hahahah...

I guess its time to get off the computer, get the heat on in the Qtr. deck & get the Hunk O beef in the oven,,,, maybe it might be time foir a scotch after that .... Hummmmm yes I think it will ! Enjoy, Vince

 


good morning , it is Sunday 11/9/14 a gray cool day here in da Burgh. the weather has been all over the map this past week, one day it was 75F & sunny , the next day we had snow. , WELCOME TO DA BURGH !

Todays menu is a bit different that a normal Sunday , starting with the morning coffee, a pot of Jamican Blue Mt. , I don't like the price but since it was a gift, I have no problem with it , I limit my Kona to one day a week (Sunday) as I think there are other great coffees out there & far less $$$$, But today we are skipping the Kona & going with the JBM. & the Don Carlos #3 will give way to the Contraband Partagas series P #2 torp.
& the hunk O Beef will be replaces with a big hunk of fresh COD ,,,, yes it is a fish day
BUT I will be sipping scotch, that is a given that will not change a 33 YO Brunidhabhaine or how ever you spell it , ..
The shop has been SLOW all summer & fall, the numbers are down from this time last year , the GROWTH has stopped & the sales are stagnet,,, so after 8 years we have tit out high water mark, & now the numbers are slipping a bit, looks like we need some new customers ........ looks like I will be selling the lifestyle & not pandering to the regulars to move up from the Vega Fina ( 5 bucks a stick) to the Monte ( 12 bucks a stick ) time to hit the local night spots & roll cigars for the 20 some thing crowd & get them in the shop.....
We had to replace an other coffee pot here at home , about 1 month after my pot died the wives pot went , , , with as much use as Both pots get , thy last about 2 years , we have well water & it is loaded with a lot of minerals , taste is great but it is hell on the hot water tank & the dish washer , as well as the coffee pots, I thought about a water softner , but I like the taste of my water now
this will come to an end some day & we will get city water out here in the hinterlands , it keeps development low as the water table is deep & the wells are few & far between the Property across the road from me has been for sale over 20 years , BUT No water so no sale ,,, amen to that I have a great wall of trees to look at with out some one looking back unless they are covered with fur & have 4 feet.....

it is about time for me to get out to the Qtr.deck & get the heat on , it will be a long day of sipping JBM coffee 33 YO single malt whisky, & Enjoying the contraband Partagas


getting here was a lot of fun , BUT Being here is the best time of my life so far hahahaha
Enjoy, Vince





 
Good morning , it is Sunday 11/16/14 a chilly gray day here in da Burgh , we had a trace of snow this week but nothing on the ground now , it is 38 F with a high of 40 F today , BUT the bottom will fall out this week as the low on Tues is predicted to be in the single digits BURRRRRRR . sales at the shop were up a bit this week , ( Its about TIME) this coming week will be a great one I hope as we have a Gurkha event along with a whisky tasting this Friday . I will need a ride home !!!!! , should be a FUN week.
A word of warning to all of you in this area , My Grandson passed his drivers exam & is now out on his own , so beware there is an other 16 YO driver loose on the roads of western Pa , look out for a white Hunday Elantra or a black Caddy CTS , who knows what he might be driving !
The hunk O beef will be heading to the oven soon , but I wanted to do some thing different but was OVER RULLED ......... bored with it , but I keep PEACE to get PIECE
if only it worked hahahaha , so after 44+ years together , it is a plutonic relationship , she has her bed room & I have my own,,,,, we have separate bathrooms & share the kitchen & living room , BUT I have my Qtr. Deck & that makes everything flow with out making to much of a ripple , I can retreat to the comfy confines of my smoke filled room & enjoy a cigar listen to some music & relax with out interfearing with her lifestyle or TV

We went to the grocery store Saturday & filled up on the stuff we need to go on one more week, , Coffee , Whisky & Cigars ,,,, I have no idea what she got hahahahaha
we did "splurge" a bit as she had a coupon for ARBYS ,,,,, so 2 classic R.B. sandwiches , 2 fry's 2 drinks & one 6 count of cheese sticks & with the SR. discount $8.05 ....... not a bad deal,,,, I didn't finish the fry's or the cheese sticks ... I was full, But I did have a bit of sushi before we got to Arby's, , 2 pieces of tuna, 2 salmon , 2 shrimp 2 smoked eel, & 2 Crab, all done very simple with just a small amount of rice under each piece of fish , the wife is not a fan so I take advantage when I can & enjoy a weeee taste of raw fish & sticky rice with a dab of wisabi & a touch of lemon & soy...
the coffee this morning was a gift from $tarbuck$ , the holiday blend ..... Not bad , but not close to the Sunday morning Kona & it is almost ready to press & then the Don Carlos #3 will join the Sunday morning wake up call & it will be time for me to head to the Qtr. deck as soon as I get her hunk o beef in the oven .............
it might be time for a bit of scotch , just to take off the chill........ BUT it is not even noon,,,, I guess I will sneak it in the coffee before I get to the Kona hahaha
I have no idea who will run for President in 2016 , I have no preference to anyone BUT I DONT want to see hillery any place near the white house ever again.... she needs to come clean about Bengazzi & a TON of stuff that went down when she was sec. of state & a BUNCH OF $HIT when she was first lady , granted she was not elected to that post she just had the miss fourtain of being married to the sleeze ball draft dodger Criminal
who was president at the time ,,,,, if this is the greatest nation in the world how do we het such sleeze balls in charge? ...... I am so glad the founder's had the balls to include the second Admendment ,,, to bad they caved in on the slavery issue ... that should have been taken care of in the Declaration . ...... We were blessed with a few great minds in the beginning of this country Franklin , Jefferson, Monroe ,Adams , & so many more true AMERICANS .... we need to get back to the basic rules that we started out with , now the feds have just gotten out of hand & grew to large,,,, time to shrink the government to live on a BUDGET that is balanced & pay off the debet.... next on the adgenda is coffee & a cigar , Enjoy, Vince






 
Sounds like you've been drinking too much tea, Vince. The weather east of you is not much better- we have a couple of highs in the 40s and some precip coming in the next week. I'm hoping it warms up after this week. Wish you were on the eastern side of the state so I could drive down to that Gurkha event, but as you know, the keystone state is rather long from west to east, and then I would also have NY and a bit of NJ and CT to go thru.
 
Good morning it is Sunday Nov.23,2014 a Sunny cool day here is da burgh, we are looking for a high of 60 today , after yesterdays freezing rain that covered everything with Ice & caused a rash of skidding & sliding accidents of witch I didn't venture out till it all melted ! Right now it is in the low 50's blue skys & a warm wind out of the SW ,,, so it is bacon wrapped Tenderloin on the grill today & & the Beef lover in the house is happy & I get to grill out one more time this year , fear not the hunk O beef will be hitting the Sunday table soon & all winter when it is to cold out but the Aroma of a hunk of Beef in a cast iron pot slowly filling the house with Beef, onions , carrots ,celery , & GARLIC ...... boring ? sure it is , but it keeps her happy & dammmm that makes life so simple .....
The Gurkha event went off well Friday night & the whisky tasting was a hit , everyone had a Nice glow at the end of the night , the place was filled with happy campers & LOOSE purse strings ...... , I enjoyed the 33 YO Brundiahabahaine , or how ever you spell it ,,, I am way to lazy to get up & look at the bottle to see how it is spelled , But if you have been reading this for any length of time you know spelling ,grammer & punctuation & syntax are not part of the lexicon of the writer , ( that would be ME ) . so just sit back & try to figure out what I am trying to say here every Sunday morning !

the Boss is outside with the rake cleaning up the few leaves that are still on the ground , I say just leave them BUT she can't JUST LET IT ALONE ... OCD , after 44+ years you would think I would be used to it ........
As the grandsons are now 19 & will be 17 in Jan. I see a lot less of them , they are both young men & have a good work ethic about themselves , I hope that they both do well in this world we are leaving them.....
as for the presidents immigration amninisty executive order , I challenge congress to ACT & pass a LAW to over ride it , , the EMPRIRE of b. h. o. needs some Checks & Balance to it ....
if the news media wasn't HYPPING up the unrest of Furgison & baiting the resident to live up to the hype , spending more time on investigating the cover ups of fast & furious & Bengazzi , & the missing IRS emails & all the "TRANSPARENT " dealings with the administration , we would be in a lot better shape, look back & check out what the press did to NIXON, you think if the president admin. was held to the same standards. as tricky dick was, that he would still be at 1600 Penna. Ave.?


I have a big day planned , starting with lox & bagel , Kona & a Don Carlos President & a wee dram of the for mentioned 33YO scotch, I plan on sitting on my @$$ listening to a bit of Jazz & maybe playing with the computer a bit . , I have a granmaster chess program that I haven't beat in a long time , but today I might try a lower setting as to not embarrising my self in less that 20 moves ,,, or maybe just play domino's against the computer ,,,,, but it cheats hahahaha

Yesterday was the 51st. anniv. of the death of JFK , a lot of you went even born then but I remember it like it was yesterday.... , who killed JFK, the CIA, the MOB, Wall street brokers or the Russians or Cubans? .... sure everyone thinks it was Oswald acting alone ........ OK if that's what you think......
did you know that 64 Kennedy half dollars are worth 32 bucks ,,,,, do the math 64 times 50 cents is 32 dollars ...... just think about it ....
the local Pizza shop wants 100 cigars with his logo on them to pass out for Christmas gifts , I have them rolled , now all I need are the bands ,,,,,, should be a good year for Custom logo cigars ,,, I hope I have enough leaves to make what I need this year.
. Some of the local radio stations have all ready started with the Christmas music 24/7 , OK its time to listen to NPR or right wing talk till the Jazz comes back on the radio..... maybe the satalite will be better this time of the year, BUT I don't want to pay for Radio , I all ready pay for TV , & was against it in the beginning , with 3 or 4 stations in the Pittsburgh area , it was enough, now the cable has Hundreds to pick from & the selection still sucks,,,,, if my daughter didn't want MTV when it started , I might have never went to the satalite or the cable , ,,,,, I never watch MTV anymore ,,,, What happened to all the music videos?......
the Kona is ready the heat is on in the Qtr.deck , I am waiting for noon to pull the cork on the scotch, ,,, Why I have no idea ,,, its always 5 o'clock some place ..... Time for a cigar , Enjoy, Vince





 


Good morning it is Sunday11/30/14 a somewhat warm day here in da Burgh 56 F already the weather man said a high of 50 F ,,, well he missed it & it is only 10:30 AM , when I went to bed last night it was 54 F .... looks like rain anytime . we have had a years worth of weather this week, warm sunny one day snow the next , freezing rain & sunny sky's ,,,, BUT I am glad I don't live in the Buffalo NY area , they got it shoved up the POOP SHOOT ,,,,,, a years worth of snow in one storm...... time to move to Hawaii...... & dodge the lava flows...... But Christmas with out snow........ yea I could do that ! hahaha
Breakfast was a Cheese blintz with sour cream & my Christmas blend Coffee ,,, a base of Columbian medium dark roast , a bit of cinninnomn stick, some roasted hazel nuts & a vanilla pod ,,,, all ground up in the coffee, brewed in the press pot ...... I am not a flavored coffee fan , but the wife likes it so I drink it .... keep my mouth shut & smile.... it isn't bad at all , , it might benefit from some added pastacio , & maybe a bit of dark cherry,,,,, sounds like a good pipe tobacco hahahaha

Thanksgiving was a QUIET day here , just me & the boss, I made a 10 pound bird , some stuffing , & mashed Yukon gold spuds , ...... we went to her sisters & every one there was sick......... now the boss has a sore throat & I have been sneezing all day ,,,,, , BUT that just clears the head to enjoy the cigar & whisky .....
We had our CHRISTMAS LIGHT UP LAST NIGHT , not holiday or sparkle season , a Christmas light up ! . the baskets & globes are all on timers as well as the lights on the railings , the walkway is studded with red & green lights & the doors all have a wreath but the best part is the green LAZER , with a diffuser to split the light into thousands of tiny spots all over the house , & up in the trees from the drive way to the tool shed , , looks great , but a bit hard on the eyes if you look directly into the beam hahahaha ,

we had a fair week at the shop , a lot of new faces , getting the turkey day celebration smoke 's & the Christmas gifts are all ready starting to move ,,, I hope the sales pick up as our Black Friday sales were OK but not much more than a regular Friday ,, we do have a limited slice of the population , NOT everyone is a cigar smoker , , , one guy came in with a paper tube filled with cut tabacco , & when I told him NO Cigarettes he got pissed off ,,,,,, his loss , but dropping the butt on the floor & & grinding out with the heal of the shoe ,,, caused him a bit of embarrassment when I handed him the broom & dust pan & told him to clean it up or get his ass kicked ,,,, do you put out your smokes at home like that ? No.... well clean up my Home you slob .... , show a little respect , , didn't you have a mother who taught you some manners .... & while your at it ... PULL UP YOUR PANTS , get a belt....... unless you are looking for an other GUY , then this is not the place for you , I am not anti gay nor am I pro gay, ,,, what you do in the privacy of your own home is up to you , but I don't want to see to men kissing in the shop, a hug & a kiss on the cheek is Ok ... hey us Italians are a loving people , , a deep throat on the lips is a bit much ....
Now that I have offened the gay population , lets get over to Ferigison ,,,,, sad sad sad that's all I can say,,,,, a life was lost ,,,, a city is burnt & looted, sure that's just what the white community did when OJ was turned loose , sure I got a 40 inch TV & and & a Vershacci bag for the wife ,,,, all" fo fre" ,,,, yes its time to BURN down the town,,,,, torch the police cars, & be the PUNK you are protesting the killing of.... what we need is MORE PUNKS ,,, MLK would be so sad with the turn of events & with out the race batters sharpton & jackson things might be a little calmer.....
OK now I have the Gay & the Race card played , its time to talk about Cigars ,,,,,, a little more , , today will start with a CUBAN Partagas Corona , & a press pot of Kona,,,, & some time after the Fish fry is over there will be a snifter of 33 YO Brundahabhaine
yes FISH today, I have some cod in the milk bath all ready , there will be fresh cut chips to go with the fish,,,,,, ,,,,, there is a lot of turkey in the fridge BUT I need a break, no hunk o beef, & it is warm enough to fire up the grill & do a bacon wrapped tenderloin, BUT I just don't want red meat right now...... & the boss is OK with it ..... you notice I said OK , Not happy But OK ......
the grandsons were visiting the other side of the family this Thanksgiving...... so nothing new there / here / any ware.
I picked up a few OPUS X / A's , at a shop not to be named but I just wasn't able to pass them up..... there on the shelf at $26.50 each,,, But I was able to get a Small discount , I don't know why I did that but dammmmm an Opus X "A" ,,,, HYPE be dammed , I cant afford a Rolls Royce , But I can spend a few bucks on a cigar ! Live Large & in charge, BUT don't over extend the pocket book, live with in your means , & live as well as you can..... EMBRACE LIFE , we only get one time on this third rock from the sun..... LOVE your fellow man & stop killing each other, Christians , Jews, Muslims, Buddist , Hindu, agnostic & athiests ,,, we are all HUMAN , race has no meaning we all bleed red.......
dammm I better get off the soap box & get the party started , its TIME FOR A SUNDAY MORNING SMOKE
Enjoy, Vince

 
Good morning it is Sunday Dec. 7 2014 a date to go down in History Pearl Harbor day ,,, for you young people that is the day the Ships at Pearl harbor in Hawaii were bombed, the battleship row was devastated , & the USA was thrust into a war with Japan.
History lesson over & the start of a new day here in da Burgh , a bright sunny day a bit on the cool side 45F right now , the heat is on in the Qtr.Deck and the Kona is in the press pot,,,,, the cigar is an Opus X perfection ....... it was sitting there calling me so I answered the call, there was a ISOM Partagas Torp sitting right next to it but it was not saying anything to me this morning !
Breakfast was a bagel with smoked salmon , & the Hunk O beef is in the oven, with a pot of turkey rice soup on the stove ..... a great day to be alive,,,, but if it was cold dark & stormy it would be a good day to be alive hahaha....
the sales at the shop are still in the toilet, , we are paying the bills but not making any money.... to much inventory is the problem..... cash poor, inventory heavy,,,,, time for a sale & blow out the slow movers & add some cash to the till.
the grandsons are off on there own , the little one will be 17 next month , the big one is all ready 19 ....... dammmm I feel OLD. Yesterday (the 6th) was the daughters birthday she was 41 ( I think ) dammmmm Now I feel even older, no wonder I have pains in my back, feet, neck, hands & any thing else that moves hahaha

I don't know about you BUT I am ready for that Kona & Opus , might even find a dram or 2 of 33 YO Brundihabahiane or how ever you spell it ...... Enjoy, Vince


 
Good morning , it is Sunday 12/14/14 a cold wet gray day here in da Burgh, lots of fog & a cold light rain, a day that reminds me it should be in London or the Pacific NW . , it is 38F & the heat is on in the Qtr.Deck , ..... went to the new Duncan Donuts this morning , picked up 2 Crossant donuts & 2 French crullers, 7 freeking bucks , the crullers were each one buck the crossant donuts were $2.50 EACH.... that's is a BUNCH OF BS , , 4 Feeking donuts 7.42 with Tax....... & now I am on a sugar over load, but the wife is still complaining about the cost , & they were not all that great,,, the crullers were better than the crossant donuts IMHO , but all that glaze has me wishing for some thing not so sweet ....... we have 3 new Shushi bars in the area, I took the grandsons out for lunch at one, got take out from an other & the oldest grandson is working at the third, ...... he needs to improve his knife skills as he sliced off the end of his ring finger when cutting a cucumber ..... what has a 19 YO Polish kid wanting to learn how to make Shushi is beyond me .... Don't get me wrong , I love the stuff, but I leave the prep work to the masters of the cuisine , I have tried to make it but the artistry is just not in my bones ,,,, not that I turn out a bad looking plate of food , but the garnishing has never been a strong suit for me .... sure I can make a rose out of a radish , sort of...... & I can turn an apple into a swan , but I an slow & I don't like to do that type of work I want to get going , get out the tongs & add heat to a HUNK of meat, a potato & veggies, I am a carnivore & I like it ..... I don't like to bake, that is science, I like to fly by the seat of my pants , to outside influcences to guide me like flying with radar,,,, just get out & go hahahaha .... that is my style in the kitchen, just do it ......
since I didn't have to cook breakfast I will be making our Sunday special,,,, BUT it is NOT her favorite hunk O beef, I have a Cod loin with mac & cheese on todays menu, for some reason I wanted fish, & she agreed ( is the world coming to an end? )
Last night we went to a Mexican place for supper & I had shrimp,,,, she had Enchaladas , I was hoping for a little more Heat but it was good.
the shop had a strange week, Tuesday the sales were brisk & steady, Wed. was a BUST , barely over a C note in sales , & Thursday was fast & brisk & Friday was very good,, I have no idea what the take was on Saturday , I did stop in just after 9 Pm & the place was full & they were watching Hockey on the TV ,,,, I was out with the wife for a cigar ride & listening to Music drinking coffee & I had to down load the old coffee to make room for new coffee.....
Right now I am sipping a little Christmas blend coffee , 8 ounces of Columbian medium dark roast.... 3.5 ounces of Hazelnut ,3.5 ounces of Vanallia, one ounce of Cinnomon flavored coffees, a pinch of nutmeg went into the cup...... needs some Bailys or Drambuie,,,,, maybe both hahahahaha
there is a lot I have to say about the state of affairs this country is in but just thinking about it makes me sick at the stomach ,,,, one of the smoke shops in my area just posted a NO CARRY Poster ....... don't think I will go back till that sign comes down,,,, going to miss the place .....
it is time for me to get off the computer & out to the Qtr.deck, I have a maduro short story in the ashtray of the car, & a Don Carlos #3 ready to go , there is a Graycliff 300 shaggy foot Churchill waiting for the Laugavulin later today .... the kona is almost ready.... Enjoy, Vince


 
Good morning it is Sunday 12/21/14 a cold overcast day here in da Burgh
Things haven't changed much here in a long time , it is the same ride to work every day , & back home again the only thing that changes is the cigar in my mouth & that is a Don Carlos #3 in the morning & some thing maduro on the way home , I have become so set in my daily routine that I was told by the local cop watching the stop sign at the bottom of 9th street hill that I stop take a puff of the cigar & make my right turn & wave to him every morning , he looks for me so he knows its almost time for his lunch break...... , last week when my car was in the shop & I was driving the wives NON SMOKING CAR, he was lost thinking I might have retired Or was just sick,,, but he stopped at the shop & said he missed my Ford Escape & wanted to know if all was well....... a bit creepy to know that the local police are watching out for you .... BUT in a good way.... We do give 10% off to anyone in uniform who comes in on top of the box discount. so a lot of Police & Firemen come in with the uniform , & some of the undercover cops just flash the badge & get the 10% Now that is a BIG Mistake in my book, if your undercover or just a plain clothes Why would you let people know who & what you are for a 10% discount??????

We had our Christmas party last night at the shop, , a nice turn out lots of food & drinks & a few door prizes every one was happy I think , sales were good & a lot of new faces showed up for the evening , I had a bit of the eggnog I made & ate a bit of the great food that was there ...... smokes a few OLD cigars out of my humidor , a Casa Fuente from 2008 & a Bahia Maduro Torpedo from 2004 & on the drive home I was forced to fire up a Monte ISOM corona...... A good night......
Breakfast today was a pot of our Christmas blend coffee & a hot & crispy cheese blintz with a banana & sour cream....... dosen't sound all that tasty but it was .
I have a rack of ribs out & getting moved from raw toward Navarna & should be ready some time around 4 Pm , feeling a bit lazy today I will just toss in some Yukon gold spuds & bake them,,, , less clean up & no mess in the kitchen .
That brings us to todays Sunday Morning Smoke ,,,, NO Don Carlos #3 today ( I am down to 2 Boxes & want to make them last till I get more ) So I have a tuff choice to make ,,,, Domestic Or ISOM? , a Liga #9 ? Quay De Orsay ? Partagas series d #4 ? Padron Principe maduro? , or a El Producto hahahahaha ...... the coffee is a medium roast high mountain coffee from Columbia.
the wife has the Mannhime Steamroller Christmas music on the Bose wave machine this morning ,,, getting into the Christmas spirit. ,,,,, the cookies are baked to presents are wrapped & the envelopes are filled for the lucky people who don't get a present..... don't by me anything just bring Ben Franklins face on some US dollars !!!!
Right now I an ready for a good healthy Bowl movement , More coffee & a cigar , before I get started on the rest of my "BUSY" Sunday,,,,
Enjoy, Vince


 
Good morning it is Sunday 12/28/14 a wet cold morning here in da Burgh , still no snow , this time last year we had over 28 inches of snow on the ground so far this December JUST 2 tenths of an inch, lots of rain , cold freezing rain , but you don't shovel the rain AMEN. I am taking the day off, all day , breakfast was banana bread, nut roll & apricot roll, & the wife made the coffee, No idea what she brewed, I think it was a scope of this & some of that , she said she didn't know what she mixed in the pot,,,,,, it went well with the sweets , but right now I am having a SUGAR RUSH , & need to drink a lot of strong black coffee & get some thing beside sweets in my stomach ,,,,, sounds like a job for a single malt whisky hahahaha & I don't plan on cooking anything today, there is a TON of leftovers & today they get ate or in the trash as the Garbage pick up is Monday 6 AM. , there is Ham , green beans & sweet potatos..... and a BUNCH of other stuff, like shrimp, tuna, cod & some meat balls & hot sausage & maybe a little pasta & COOKIES out the yin-yan.
Christmas day went off with out a hitch, a little tension between the wife & daughter but nothing EXPLODED ...... Santa was good to me, a few cigars , some single malt whisky & a pair of gloves, all that I wanted &/or needed ..... ALMOST every thing I got for the wife was good but some of the pajamas were "Not Right" so they went back, for a refund & she can pick out what she wants & make sure they fit.
we have a new years eve & new years day problem,,, what time to open the shop & what time to close if we open at all, but with all the foot ball on TV, I know we need to be open BUT they guys just bring there own cigars that they got foir Christmas & don't buy anything , but we are paying the heat & electric plus the cable & nothing coming in , the crock pots come in filled with food & plugged in every outlet , every one eats & drinks , BUT no one BUYS ANYTHING I want to be a good host but I need good customers spend some thing , even if it is just one cigar,,,,, a give away to go in the Box for the shipment to Afganiastan for the TROOPS. BUT enough of my Bitching about the shop, one of our Customers , Coach Mark Jula just hit a milestone with his 500th win in boys High School basketball , he was a 3 sport stand out for the Ambridge Bridgers in Basketball foot ball & baseball, a hard nosed kid from the projects & he saw he way out was sports & dispite his size ( about 5-7 and that is being Generous) But he made it in a D3 school in Eastern Pa the name escapes me now, & became a history teacher/ Guidance counsler & COACH...... Congrats Mark on 500 wins . the Diamond Crown & Laugavulin are on me .
the monitor on the computer took a dump right before Christmas , so it was out to best buy for a 21 inch flat screen, BUT they were sold out the smallest that was on the shelf was a 28 ,,,, TO big no room for it , so next door to Costco & there was a 24 for a few more bucks that the 21 at a Best buy ....... a bit big but a nice change from that old Trinitron tube that took up half the desk. , now I need a new tower , key board & mouse, the printer is OK & maybe wyfi speakers & since I am thinking about an up grade ( still running windows 95 hahahaha )
I hope you all had a safe & joy filled Christmas &/or Chaunaka ( I celebrate Both,,,,, no reason to let any holiday pass with out a celebration , BUT I pass on Ramadon , I enjoy my bacon way to much & if I don't keep Kosher, its my Lutheran side that eats the pork hahaha . have a safe & happy new year & don't party to hard & miss the life we all enjoy, cigar to the max & peace to us all,
Give a man a handshake he will say he knows you , Give him a Cigar he will be a friend for life
Enjoy, Vince

 

Good morning it is Sunday the 4th of Jan.2015 a warm wet day here in da Burgh right now the goof on the roof tells us it is 60F with a bit of Rain and fog welcome to London hahaha , last night the Steelers had there heads handed to them & are out of the playoffs just like the Pirates , one & done ,, I hope the hockey team has better luck.... Personally I don't fallow sports but the majority of the customers at the shop do , & it will make for a lot of "Monday morning Qtr.Backs " grumbling & complaining ,,,,,, , glad I am off Monday , but Tuesday will be just as bad ,,,,,
well lets move on with the BS from da burgh besides sports, Breakfast this morning was a Hot pepper & cheese omlete with bacon & kona coffee, the Sunday coffee here , the boss has come around to enjoy the flavor & not BITCH about the cost .......
I have a pot of soup on , the ham bone from Christmas , with cabbage green beans, tomato, onions, garlic & carrots , it will cook all day & be on the table Monday with some crusty bread . today I have the last of the pork & sour kraut from new Years day taking up space in the fridge so it will get eaten today & what ever is left over will go in the compost , & let the raccoons have the shits for a day or so ......
Grandson #2 is turning 17 this month & he inhearted his Great grandmothers 05 Cavalier , she isn't driving any more , closing in on 90 she got lost coming home from bingo before Christmas & hit a retaining wall , didn't get hurt , or remember hitting the wall, a little damage to the bumper but didn't break any glass or sheet metal..... so her daughter ( my Daughters mother in law) , took the drivers licence & the keys.So now when Nunny needs to go to the store it is his job to drive her since he has the car , his Insurance is 110 bucks a month ,,,,,, he makes 40 bucks a week at his job as a busser & dish washer at the Orbit inn in Ambridge , so he has a big 50 bucks a month for gas & repairs on the car..... he is going to need a little help & a lot of luck,,, plus a new or better paying position..... hey for a High school JR he is doing OK .
#1 grandson is doing well his Apt. is a bit on the cool side Sunday night it was 65F in the living room but only 63 in the bed room,,,, a bit cool. But an electric blanket will help.....
the shop had a great start for 14 & by Aug, we were on the road to making a nice profit for the year, but Sept was a wash & Oct & Nov were in the tank , eating up all the gains .... December with the few good days we finished behind last years numbers ..... 8 years open & still just breaking into the black a few months out of the year & in the red a few , some times it is so close I want to use PINK instead of red,,,,,
we picked up a few new cigars over the holiday season , a few sold well & a few sat on the shelf ,,,, cannon fodder for the spring golf outing's at a big discount,,,,,,

we were busy here at the house most of the day Saturday, All I had time for all day was a La Travatia something or other from CAO a corona sized natural leaf ,,,, with the stopping at the bank , grocery store & all the other places she had planned for the day I didn't get time for any cigars ,,,,, I plan to change that today,,,,,
FIRST UP ,,,,,, what else but a Don Carlos #3 ,,,, after that , I have no idea , until the pot of Kona is empty & I shift in the single malt scotch mode , I might be looking for an ISOM or might go for a Machine made Grenider hahahaha like that will happen,,,, if it ever happens I will need to go buy some .... , but a few times a year I do smoke a few machine made sticks just to remind my taste buds what it was like 45 years ago or longer . at one time the El pPiducto line was a good smoke so I thought , back in the late 50's early 60's , it was a standard, along with Ro tan, Dutch masters , Phillies , White Owl and a few more that I don't want to remember as to date myself even more sure I did the crooks & the hav a tampa & the Robert Burns cigarellos the Black watch was not a bad smoke & I do get one or 2 a year,, just to show my taste buds it was a step up from the marsh wheelings hahaha , if there is a step up from one hahahaha . Gone are the days of the 5 cent cigars / 3 for a Qtr. & the EXPENCIVE 25 cents Per stick hahahaha
yes I do remember them Fondly ....... , The Boss wants to take down the outside lights since its warm but raining so I need to get dressed , get off the computer & HELP her or get Bitched at the rest of the day ,,,,,,, Gotta go . NOW
Enjoy, Vince


 





Burrrrr it is Sunday 1/11/15 ,,,, if you didn't bring in the brass monkey ,,, its to late , we had record low temps all week & the sales show it , No one wanted to come out , wind chills were as low as a MINUS 20 , just an average day for the people of St. Paul But here in da BURGH , it was dammmmmmmmm Cold , even the die hard cigar junkies were bunker bound & didn't come out , I was at the shop for hours sitting by my self, the phone didn't even ring , , at lest the meter maid was walking the streets, No cars just the MM looking for a car to tag !
I am feeling a bit lazy today so breakfast was a bagel , no butter , no cream cheese, Nothing , just a few seconds in the microwave , break it apart , & that was it,,,, LAZY to the fullest. BUT the hunk O beef is in the oven , & should be ready about 4 PM,
I have a Padron 40th. anniv. for the morning smoke today , it was on the top shelf of the humi & when I opened the box to grab the Don Carlos , it was looking at me & why did I need to dig to the bottom of the box the Padron was sitting right on top....... so it will be the Padron & Kona this morning, .... I did go out to turn on the heat in the Qtr. Deck but the ramp was blocking the bottom of the door , seams all the cold weather freezing & thawing has caused the ramp to move up & block the bottom of the door, a quick fix, Move the ramp out of the way , & step up ,,,,,,, it was a warm 22F in the Qtr.deck this morning, better that than the Zero we had on the 6th ! , had to call off the Tuesday night cigar meeting , just to DAMMMM cold ......
last winter we were suffering from the same polar winds & low temps, thanks to "GLOBEAL WARMING" , I don't understand what the political @$$holes are bitching about , we suffered through a number of ice ages were the polar cap extended as far south as Tenn. & KY. , but the polar cap shrunk & left us with the great lakes , all with out industrial pollutants to add CO2 to the air , it comes & goes , like a roller coaster , but not as abrupt, UP & down , that's what the weather has done sincetime began.
looks like the crazy religion of peace has gone on a temper tantrum again ...... is it time for a crusade again? .... turn the desert sand into glass.
Dearborn Michigan is talking about a NO GO ZONE .. a walled off city in the city where sharia law is the order of the day....... IF you want to live like that STAY where you were , if the people want to be AMERICANS , live with us , you can still go to your church of choice, just don't kill me because I am a Christian. ,,,, Convert or die, stupid reasoning , other than the numbers we use today , has the Muslim would given us anything ? when was the last time they got a Nobel Prize for anything ? when was the last time you heard of a Muslim Symphoney orchestra ? , How about Muslim Humitanian aid to anyone in a disaster that they didn't cause? , Rape of children, oh that 9 year old girl is you wife , OK ...... BULL$HIT. , so you beat your kids & wife , behead the Guy next door because he is a Christian , Jewish, agnostic, Hindu ,or any other religion & even if the guy nest door is a different sect , he has an open season on you & you on him... Sunni & Sheites ..... same pair of pants just different pockets , but they don't get along with each other...... I was raised Lutheran, But one of my best friends is Catholic, NO problems there, My wife goes to a bible study Most Tuesday nights at a Jahova Witness fellowship hall.
No problem..... My daughters God Father is Jewish....., I smoke with a Methodist minister & an agnostic former Minister, , I have no problem with anyone as long as they respect me as a man & don't want to hurt me , I am good with that , I don't care if you red, black brown yellow or green, if you like a weee dram of whisky or not , if you like coffee over tea so what if you drink beer , better have a glass for me I share what I have with friends & strangers , a strnger is just a friend you haven't met yet...
I am GLAD I was raised to love EVERYONE , there is no difference in race or national origin ... We all are Human. Enough of the soap box , Enjoy, Vince

 
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