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An Unusually Warm Day for March

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 Saturday, March 21, 2026 Beautiful day. Bought some cigars at Stogies On Grand earlier today. The woman at the register and I were reminiscing about St. Patrick's Day back in 2012 when it got to 80 degrees. Not only did it get to 80 degrees but on top of that it was sunny AND it fell on a Saturday. I remember Dale and I sitting out in the backyard having cocktails.  Well, it didn't hit 80 but it was very pleasant out.  VERY pleasant. Had an Old Fashioned while Dale had some red wine. 

St. Joseph's Day 2026

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 Thursday, March 19, 2026

St. Patrick's Day 2026

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 Tuesday, March 17, 2026 St. Patrick's Day cigar. 

Waiting for the Storm

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 Saturday, March 14, 2026 Blizzard coming in. Cigar time before it hits. The cut. Toasting Lighting The sky is starting to spit a little snow but the blizzard conditions aren't supposed to hit until around 10 pm tonight.  We'll see what we get. 

March Is Here

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 Monday, March 2, 2026 Dale drove me over to Stogies on Grand today so I could restock cigars. They were out of Diggers so I picked up 3 Camachos and 3 Hoyos. Didn't smoke any of 'em today however I did have a little Romeo y Julieta when we got home. Picked up a couple books at Next Chapter Booksellers while we were over in Saint Paul. I love books like the one above. It's easy to read because it has two-page descriptions of different types of birds which appeal to my short attention span and it's also got colorful pictures which appeals to my strong visual sensibilities and desire for beautiful images. I've got another book in this series titled Around the World In 80 Fish and Other Sea Creatures.  The reaseson for the appeal of this book to me are very similar to the ones for the other book above. I read Soul of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery a few years ago and I loved it. Upon preview his one is full of colorful photographs and even more interesting information abo...

August 2025

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Speedo & Cigar

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