And So It Begins
Aug 17
Afraid of Sleep
Beep. Beep. Beep. The heart rate monitor chirped out a persistent, annoying, rise-at-dawn bird that needed David’s missile to the head. Smash, thud. One less giant nuisance of a noise. Why was I thinking this way? I don’t hate birds. But I do hate hospitals. And yet here I am. Uncalled-for but present. Inhaling ammonia…
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Aug 10
And So It Begins
Two kilometers offshore of Lands End in Cornwall, England resides a bubbling outcrop island of porous rock. On this island, at the top of the highest peak, at the end of a wind battered path, sits Bleak Man’s Repose, a lighthouse constructed of shipped-in stone and smoothed by 243 years of gales and whipping water….
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Jul 26
JR Uncharted Cigar Review
A pleasant surprise arrived in my mailbox this past week: a gift box from JR Cigars–completely unsolicited but apparently as a result of my activity on Reddit’s Cigar sub-reddit. Included were 5 cigars including JR’s newest in-house blend, the JR Uncharted. So what? JR requested that I supply an unbiased review of the Uncharted (with…
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Jun 24
Bodega Reunion Aperitivo Cigar Review
I like cigars. I like writing. I like writing about cigars. Because Freud already staked claim on the penis-like qualities of cigars, I’m left to reviewing them. Today’s smoke de la resistance is the Bodega Reunion Aperitivo Toro, a cigar distributed by Emilio Cigars (maker of one of my favorites, the Emilio Draig K). Why…
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Jun 22
Mbombay Habano Cigar Review
Some of you may have seen my previous review of the Mbombay KeSARA. Ron Arellano, National Director of Sales and Online Marketing for Bombay Tobak, was gracious enough to gift me a second Mbombay cigar to review: the Mbombay Habano Blend Robusto. And who am I to say no to free tobacco? Full disclosure: I…
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