The Cigar Life

 Friday, November 15, 2024 Yep, another long week. Still dealing with the aftermath of the election and STILL dealing with the effects of that damn time change. This morning was the first time in the last two weeks that I wasn't up before 5 am. I don't remember it ever taking this long to adjust.                         Left work to walk home at 3:30 and the sun was already quite low in the sky. Wanted to be home by 4:00 so I could light up and still have some daylight for a cigar. I took the above photo right at 4 pm and you can sense of how low the sun is.  Lit up a Camacho which is pretty much my favorite now.  Felt good to relax amidst the waning light.  Dale left for a bike ride shortly after I lit up.  I had forgotten to bring out the Bose speaker so I had him do that for me before he departed. Full moon today and the lead up to it at school has been very apparent based on the energy level th...

Friday, November 8, 2024 What a long fuckin' week: a time change to which I had a hard time adjusting, dealing with everyone else. having a difficult time adjusting to the time change, a day off from school on Tuesday which disregulated the kids on the front and back ends of it. Oh yeah, and then there was that election. A cigar was definitely in order. Not that it isn't at any other time but I'm just sayin' today it felt particularly deserved.  It was in the lower 50s but with relatively little wind.  Perfectly comfortable for sitting outside.  And, after such a turbulent week, enjoying the stillness and calm in my back yard.

Saturday,  October19, 2024 Got some raking done today and filled up a few leaf bags. Felt proud of myself for doing so.                           Rewarded myself with a cigar.  Had a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur #1 which is one of my favorites and has been for the last 30 years. I remember buying these back in the day at the old Golden Leaf which was then in Calhoun Square (it's now called Anthony's and is over on Lake Street between Bryant and Colfax). I was living in a garden level apartment in Uptown at the time. I didn't like to smoke inside so I'd usually light up in my Toyota Corolla and drive around. I loved how the car smelled the next day.  

Wednesday, October. 16,  2024 MEA Weekend is finally here! Conferences after school yesterday which made for a 13 hour day. Everything went well but it was exhausting.  More conferences today during the workday but no classes for kids.  Celebratory cigar after I got home Four day weekend lies ahead. Finished my cigar shortly after Dale returned home from work.  Headed to Lunds to pick up dinner. We're doing a soberish October to limit our alcohol intake but decided to reasonably indulge tonight. I had an Old Fashioned and Dale had wine. Tonight's cigar was a Romeo y Julieta. During dinner tonight we watched the film White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi on TCM. Bela's son, Bela Lugosi Jr., has said his father was an avid cigar smoker.

Thursday, October 3, 2024 Had the day off for Rosh Hashanah. Coffee outside this morning with a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur. I'm doing a sober-October and cigars with coffee work better for me in the morning. Afternoon cigars with coffee run me the risk of not being able to fall asleep at night.  Today's cigar was a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur, on of my favorites.  Perfect leather jacket weather when I lit up shortly after 9 am.   Wore my Open Road leather biker jacket which is a bit less heavy than my Schott Perfecto. It worked well this morning as there was some humidity in the air.   Been a while since I've done a morning cigar. This was nice. 

 Wednesday, September 25, 2024 We're getting cooler mornings and evenings with nicely warm days and afternoons.                        Perfect for sitting in the backyard with a stogie.                           It was nice to sit back and unwind after school. The sun is, of course, setting later and later making the light particularly golden for late afternoon.