The Cigar Life

 

Monday, June 16, 2025 Long day. Spent a good chunk of it in the emergency room with Mom. She's okay but will be in the hospital for a few days.  She's now got a diagnosis which is a huge relief. I didn't get home from the hospital until about 7:30 p.m. Dale and I were both starving and went to The Lowbrow for dinner. I had a couple Old Fashioneds and then a Macanudo when we got home.  Today marks the end of the first full week of the rest of my life. I'm getting out of full time teaching and my last day was a week ago. It would be an understatement that I'm really excited.                                  

  Friday, February 14, 2025 Friday's finally here. I made it . !   It was a week of indoor recess every day for the kids, a full moon, a Valentine's day party, and conferences. Yep, they were pretty riled up this week but I managed as well as I could and it was all just fine.    The temp was up a little bit since I last smoked on Wednesday. Decided to go for a bigger cigar, an Oliva, since it was more pleasant out. I lasted about 40 minutes before I got a little too cold. Got a little shoveling in while I was outside.   Dale and I had stopped by Lunds after he picked me up from school. We just got some prepared foods from the deli and I picked up a pre-made Old Fashioned from Cork Dork.  Dale and I had drinks after my cigar and shoveling.  It was a quiet, low key, and pleasant Valentine's Day. 

 Monday, February 10, 2025 This gon' be a long week. Bitter cold, full moon, Valentine's Day at school, and parent/teacher conferences. I'm'a hafta pace myself.

Saturday, December. 14, 2024 Wednesday,  December 11 We've had the coldest weather so far this season during the past week.  On Wednesday the wind chills were below zero. Lit up a small Romeo y Julieta and stuck close  to the house which helped shield me from much of the wind.  Once inside I warmed up with some vodka.  Thursday, December 12 Chilly the next day too.  Sunny and not as windy.  Smaller cigars are better when short on time and when it's cold. Daylight is so much shorter at this time of year and there isn't much of it left when I get home from work.  We went out for dinner at The Howe for build your own mac & cheese night. I had an Old Fashioned to start and Dale had some red wine.  No school for kids tomorrow as it's a PD day for teachers. Supposed to be a little warmer this weekend. Hopefully the humidity will be low so it won't feel raw. Would be nice to light up a big Camacho or a Hoyo. 

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.

  Sunday, October 27,  2024 Smoking cigars at a steady pace. The above average temperatures help. There are 3 that I've determined to be my particular favorites. Stopped by Stogies On Grand yesterday and picked up some more them. I'm enjoying Olivas.   They're smooth and mild. I'm really loving the Camachos I've been smoking.  They've got a nice girth and  a bold taste.   Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur #1s have long been one of my favorites. I'd use the following words to describe them: Bold, strong, slightly bitter, spicey, caramel, and slightly sweet. They all comes together great.

Sunday, April 7, 2024 Church this morning. Afternoon cigar in the garage due to rain.  Lots of cigars over my spring break.  Over the course of my 10 days off I lit up 8 of 'em. 

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Late this morning I stepped out to the back stoop to light up a cigar.     Shortly after doing so the next door neighbor let out her obnoxiously hyper Cockapoo, Marcia. She'll bark at you incessantly and it doesn't matter how well she knows you.     I walked around to the side of the house so Marcia couldn't see me. However it was incredibly windy and the side of the house was like a wind tunnel. The wind made my cigar burn unevenly and it was nearly impossible to relight it to even-it out. The wind kept stealing the flame from the lighter. After many attempts I finally got the cigar lit again. Between Marcia and the wind this was a less than optimal cigar smoking experience.