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Carlos, that is hardcore! I used to hang out at an old Italian "dive" bar in Milwaukee years ago, there was this old guy, who barely spoke English, but he loved those cheap, dry-cured Italian cigars, (you know, the ones that look like black dog turds and are hard as a rock). When he got it...

Zeno and all, #1 sold in under an hour, and had some interest in the others but no "bites" yet. So #s 2,3,4 are still available ($100 each) or all three for $250, (or a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 with few miles, your choice). Natch

Move along, move along, nothing to see here...

Tomorrow, definitely tomorrow. It's on my to-do list.

I've been camping since my parents took me to several national parks when a baby. These days, it's mostly tarp and stick stove, the way I like it. Natch

We cut these logs yesterday for future firewood. The large sweet gum trunk had been lying on the ground in the shade for a year, and I de-barked the slices to dry out faster. That evening, very dark from a low moon phase, I went for a walk in my woods and Eureka! Bitter Oyster (panellus...

Why the Irish will never conquer the world.

I must see "the Emerald Green of Paradise" before my lame atoms once again join with this magnificent planet. I have sat on the shore of Lake Superior hundreds of times, and most of the world's oceans, and even flat to the horizon Kansas wheat fields, waiting for that last sliver of a setting...

Kind of like John Cleese in this famous line? turned me into a newt - Yahoo Video Search Results

Dickitude! I love "new" words that aren't in the dictionary yet, but you can figure out the meaning of them. Flying out of Milwaukee a while back I saw this sign as I came through security.

I also am not a gambler. I worked at the Grand Canyon for years and meet my groups that flew into Vegas. Probably spent well over 100 nights in Vagas and put one quarter into a slot (to make a point to my girlfriend at the time), pulled the handle, and walked away. I'm convinced that Vagas...

Oooohhh, you could really hurt yourself with that! Hold my beer and watch this...

We are heading towards this area to help our daughter move from Augusta GA to Chesapeake VA. Her husband is in the Navy and is being assigned to the Little Creek base, but he's been sent for advanced training so he can't help with the move. Any suggestions on restaurants, regional food...

Well, in full disclosure, I have two daughters and no sons, and when I see fewer opportunities girls have as opposed to boys, (in and outside of sports), it angers me that MY children are restricted! But, also being a soccer ref for the past 15+ years, I see how girls grow from teamwork and...

Soccer is my favorite game (Olympics and otherwise). From before the first loss to Sweden, I had doubts that the USWNT would be the proverbial powerhouse of the past. The rest of the World is producing excellent lady footballers, coming up to our standards. Why, many countries around the...

For home sharpening, I think Dan's Whetstone https://www.danswhetstone.com/ is the best. Multiple hardness, grades, and sizes of novaculite. Not cheap, but your grandkids will be using them if properly cared for. On the trail, almost any light, cheapo diamond rod will work for me (I tend to...

Ranger, Did you go to UALR or stationed out of Camp Robinson? I live about 40 minutes north of that B&M and find myself on University Ave. with some regularity. I haven't stopped in for a couple of years now, but I recall that they had morphed the way so many B&Ms have, good selection of...

pipes coming soon

The demand for fresh and frozen tuna has exploded recently, especially in the Asian market. At the same time, the harvest continues to drop every year. I fear the lower-end can tuna is suffering because of this. A tuna fish sandwich is just about my favorite, along with good braunschweiger...

Mike (Mad Dog) took me to my first Pipe/Tobacco show in Milwaukee back in the 70s. That's where I was first introduced to Hermit Tobaccos. He also made me over a dozen customized bowls for my Kirsten pipes and a couple of my larger "regular" pipes. I was just at Uhle's last week and it...