The Cigar Life

 Sunday, August. 11, 2024 Brunch with Mom and Dale this morning at Creekside. .  Dale headed over to the gym around 3:00. Lit up a big Romeo y Julieta not long after Dale left. It was quite enjoyable. A a little Bombay along with it.  Litstened to Stampede Vol. 1 by Orville Peck.   Also listened to Ultra Lounge Vol. 5: Bachelor Pad Royale.  

Saturday, June 15, 2024 My new Old Fashioned glass arrived with the mail this morning. Couldn't wait to fill it with an Old Fashioned.  Lunch with Noel at W.A. Frost in St. Paul. Picked up some cigars at Stogies On Grand including a couple Camachos, my new favorite. Lot's of rain today. Set up in the garage around 5 pm.  The rain prevented Marcia, the evil Cockapoo next door, from being outside. Andrea got some kind of clicker that emits a high frequency tone that only Marcia can hear. She clicks it when the dog starts barking and it startles her and quiets her down so Andrea can tell her to stop. It's somewhat effective. However, it's nice to get a break and not have to listen to her at all. The sound of the rain was so relaxing.  I really need to working on straightening out this garage but I'm not gonna worry about that right now. We've gotten so much rain this spring and it's nice to see everything so lush and green.              ...

  Friday, May 10, 2024 Long, tiring week but at least the weather's been nice and today is no different. Was excited and ready to light up after school.  Got set up outside in the backyard.  Quite windy so I lit up my little Macanudo in the garage.  Beautiful afternoon but when the sun went below our front yard tree... ... it was a bit cooler especially with the wind. This was the last of my Macanudos in the tin. All the rest were fine but this one was a little tough on the draw and a bit bitter.   So, I changed to jeans and threw on a jacket. Finished the last of my Macanudos. All the others in the tin were fine but this one was a little tough on the draw and a bit bitter.                          Listened to Bronco by Orville Peck. Dale arrived home and joined me in the yard.  I lit up another cigar. This one was from a new tin of little Romeo y Julietas and was more full bodied than the Mac...

September 7, 2022 I'm naming Orville Peck's Bronco as my album of the summer of 2022. He sounds like the love child of kd lang and Elvis. I listened to the album a ton and smoked a lot of cigars while doing so. 

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Had my good friend Mike over a couple weeks ago or so. It was great to see him. Love lighting up and having a cigar together. Above photos are from that night. We each smoked a Romeo y Julieta. Tonight I had the same kind of cigar. I've been back at work for a week now to get my classroom set up and I'm trying to enjoy the pleasant temperatures while they last. We still have a number of nice days ahead but eventually they'll start to become fewer and farther between. Not that colder weather has kept me from smoking cigars outside. No time like the present though. Dale came out with some wine to sit with me. He's been on vacation from work and goes back the day after tomorrow.  Although I'm back at work I won't have students until Tuesday of next week. We talked of retirement which is on the horizon and are looking forward to new possibilities.  Had Orville on the Bose.  Like I said, the weather was very pleasant.