Now enjoying Wilke Royal Admiral in a 1994 Peterson SH Mycroft with fishtail stem. My drink is Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Bourbon over ice.
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I haven't followed baseball for some time, but need to see Otani play while I can. I hope to go see the Dodgers at Cincy some day.Relaxing after a wonderful salad, two swordfish steaks, and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. Sleepy Suzy spends a lot of time by my side or on the left arm on my chair. I don't know why it is, but I can eat fish, and she doesn't care one bit, but when I eat a salad, she intently watches every bite I take. Anyway, I'm near the half way mark of this bowl of Seattle Pipe Club Give Me Liberty in a straight smooth medium brown pre-1920 straight Marechal Ruchon & Cie. Royale apple with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Otani hit a 473 foot homer tonight. It flew out like a laser shot. Going to make coffee soon.
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That blend can cause that no matter how experienced you are. As a general rule for many years, Stokkebye bright and gold Va.s are young, and without toppings, can amp up that needle sensation. That's why so many people, including myself, don't smoke their blends fresh. When fresh, you have to smoke them slower than usual. I wait at least five years before smoking those kind of blends.I think work is finally calming down. I enjoyed my first weekend in months that wasn't occupied.
Erik Stokkabee 4th Generation Morning Blend this morning. It was much tastier this time versus the last time I smoked it and it was all tequnique. Instead of smoking while I walked to work as I usually do, I sat in my car and smoked around half the bowl. Smoking while walking is a different experience. While walking, the tobacco burns hotter, less consistently, and gives an inferior flavor. Maybe I have gravitated towards codger burleys because their flavor don't suffer as much from walking.
Jim, I may have figured out the peppery needle sensation. I smoked some Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake last Saturday which used to give me that sensation badly. It didn't this time. I think the sensation was just a result of being a novice smoker and making mistakes. I was perique shy for no reason.
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