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Hello friends, both new and old!
It's been... well, a while since I've posted here. I'll admit that with the general stresses of life, the world, work, and all of that fun daily jazz, I had to do some soul-searching and put a lot of interests and hobbies on hold.
After the closure of Pipes & Tobaccos magazine, I had found myself in a bit of a rut when it came to pipe smoking - I still have all of my pipes, all of my tobacco, and still enjoy them very much, but there was definitely a void in my heart where I used to have my passion for writing about them. That, compounded with what was at the time an immensely stressful and time-consuming job, the onset of isolation measures with covid, and just a general malaise of anxiety and stress, I ended up stepping away from pipe smoking altogether. Finally, after a handful of years, some virtual therapy sessions, and a new career started in December, I feel like I'm coming back to life!
With that out of the way - how's everyone? I've been out of the loop too long, and I need to know how my folks are doing here on BoB.
Bobby
It's been... well, a while since I've posted here. I'll admit that with the general stresses of life, the world, work, and all of that fun daily jazz, I had to do some soul-searching and put a lot of interests and hobbies on hold.
After the closure of Pipes & Tobaccos magazine, I had found myself in a bit of a rut when it came to pipe smoking - I still have all of my pipes, all of my tobacco, and still enjoy them very much, but there was definitely a void in my heart where I used to have my passion for writing about them. That, compounded with what was at the time an immensely stressful and time-consuming job, the onset of isolation measures with covid, and just a general malaise of anxiety and stress, I ended up stepping away from pipe smoking altogether. Finally, after a handful of years, some virtual therapy sessions, and a new career started in December, I feel like I'm coming back to life!
With that out of the way - how's everyone? I've been out of the loop too long, and I need to know how my folks are doing here on BoB.
Bobby
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