Smoking a cigar in wintery Puget Sound with any degree of comfort and relaxation can be rather challenging. For those of you readers coping with Winter elsewhere on the planet who somehow have not heard about Seattle's legendary rain, here's the executive summary -- drizzly rain, overcast and temps in the forties. Being a Chicago …
Multiple Bike Syndrome (MBS)
T h e B u r i e n B u g l e News Politics Sports Local Gossip Dining Mold Report Crime Saturday, May 14, 2005 Outbreak Of MBS Reported In Burien By Harvey Mushman Burien Bugle Staff Reporter A confirmed case of MBS (Multiple Bike Syndrome) was reported today by the King County …
Cigar Accessories
One cannot truly enjoy a fine cigar without proper accessories. If you've smoked a fair number of stogies with me, you know that such utterances emerge from my mouth not as casual observances but as gospel truth, spoken with real conviction. I've always viewed my condition as merely being extremely opinionated and very outspoken but …
Avo Limited Edition 2010
Tonight I'm smoking an AVO LE10 and I have more to report on than just the cigar itself -- I can speak a bit to the man behind the cigar. No, this isn't an AVO meet and greet event like where Ray got to meet Rocky Patel. It's just the result of Avo and me …
La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet
The Glenlivet 12 is poured and a La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet is lit at pool side in Orlando on what passes for a Winter day in Florida. I'm sitting here in a t-shirt while the natives are running around in coats complaining about the 60 degree temps and my buddies in Seattle are gloomily …
Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Toro Maduro
Happy New Year Leaf Lovers! Tonight I'm smoking something new -- Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Toro Maduro. I think it was included in a Rocky Patel sampler pack but I don't think it is made by Rocky. Nevertheless, Leafmeister Cassell has been egging me on to try it and it is a wonderful maduro stick …
A Little Slice Of Heaven
A business trip to Orlando in March is a sweet thing. It's a whole lot warmer and sunnier than Seattle in Winter and a welcome change of pace. It means taking a break from the Vitamin D supplements and doing it the old fashioned way with real sunshine. It means the simple joy of not …
Freya Gets A Little Brother
In case you haven't heard, we've adopted another rescued dog as a companion for Freya and I've got a few pictures to share with those of you who haven't met him in person yet. His name is Robbie and he's approximately 7 months old and still a puppy although he's now up to 60+ lbs. …
3 Brothers & A Buddy – ODMC Spring 2007
[one_half] Trip Highlights North Rim of the Grand Canyon Zion National Park Utah's Highway 12 - The Hogsback Capitol Reef National Park Monument Valley Total miles for Scott & Eric: 1,940 Total miles for Paul & Don: 1,520 Trip Preparation Eric buys a used Yamaha FZ-1 Paul buys a 2007 H-D Road Glide Stew crashes …
3 Brothers & A Buddy – Riders & Bikes
Paul "Pablo" Espensen His ride: 2007 Harley Davidson Road Glide Where he parks his ride: Tucson, AZ ODMC Title: Southwest Chapter President ODMC Merit Badges: Flat Tire Specialist Grease Monkey (demonstrates real mechanical aptitude) Three Week Tour Adventure Touring (riding in hail, snow, dust storms, rain & high winds) Trip Planner Monkey Butt (500+ miles …