Swisher Sweets

DON'T SMOKE AS MANY CIGARS AS I USE TOO,  AND SELDOM GET TO THE CITY TO VISIT MY FAVORITE TOBACCO STORE.  SO FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN AT THE LOCAL STORE I WILL BUY A SMALL PACK OF SWISHER SWEETS.  I DO ENJOY THE TASTE AND MILDNESS OF THESE OLD STANDBYS.  AND THE PRICE IS ALSO STILL FAIR DESPITE THE UNBELIEVABLY HIGH TAXES ON ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS.  NEXT TIME YOU'RE IN A HURRY YOU MIGHT GIVE THEM A TRY.

Discounted Cigars for the Holidays

ASHTON CIGARS

AS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES IT'S A GREAT TIME TO FIND THOSE SPECIAL CIGARS FOR YOURSELF OR FOR THAT CERTAIN MAN IN YOUR LIFE.  I'VE BEEN CHECKING AROUND THE NET AND FIND THAT MANY MERCHANTS ARE OFFERING FAR BETTER PRICES THAN A YEAR AGO.  RETAILERS ARE BENDING OVER BACKWARD AND MANY OFFER FREE SHIPPING AND HANDLING AT THIS TIME.  I NEVER RECOMMEND ONE CIGAR OVER ANOTHER OR ONE STORE ABOVE ANOTHER, HOWEVER IF YOU CHECK AROUND YOU WILL FIND THE BARGAINS ARE GREAT THIS YEAR. 

Fancy Cigars

THE HOLIDAYS ARE NOT FAR OFF AND ITS TIME TO THINK ABOUT THAT SPECIAL GIFT FOR THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE.  A GREAT CIGAR WILL GO A LONG WAY IN MAKING THE HOLIDAYS A SUCCESS.  THERE ARE MANY GREAT BRANDS OUT THERE, FAR TO MANY FOR ME TO SUGGEST ANYONE.  TAKE YOUR TIME AND CHECK OUT DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THE SPECIALS THEY OFFER AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

The Pope Smokes

CAME ACROSS THIS GREAT IMAGE AND JUST COULDN'T RESIST POSTING IT.  YES, EVEN POPE BENEDICT XVI OCCASIONALLY FIRE UP.  HIS CHOICE MARLBORO RED.  AND EVEN THAT GUY CURRENTLY IN THE WHITE HOUSE SNEAKS A DRAG WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING.  I SMOKE A PIPE AND SOMETIMES A FINE CIGAR.  I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT EVEN IN MY BRIEF CIGARETTE SMOKING DAYS I NEVER INHALED--SUPPOSE THAT GOOD.  I JUST LIKE THE TASTE OF FINE TOBACCO.

Cigarette Filters

PERSONALLY I SMOKE A PIPE AND HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN CIGARETTE FILTERS, BUT I DO HAVE FRIENDS WHO SMOKE CIGARETTES.  SOME OF THEM USE FILTERS AND SWEAR BY THEM AND OTHERS REFUSE TO USE SUCH THINGS.  IF YOU SHOULD DECIDE TO CHECK FILTERS OUT THERE IS A WIDE SELECTION ON THE MARKET AND THE PRICES FOR THE MOST PART ARE REASONABLE. I CAN'T RECOMMEND A CERTAIN TYPE AS I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO LOOK FOR ONE THAT SUITS YOUR TASTE AND POCKET BOOK!

Pipe Lighters

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PIPE LIGHTERS ON THE MARKET.  PERSONALLY THE TYPE SHOWN ABOVE IS MY FAVORITE. HOWEVER THAT IS NOT THE BEST CHOICE FOR EVERYONE.  SHOP AROUND THE VARIOUS SITES AND FIND THE ONE THAT FITS YOUR POCKET BOOK AND TASTE.  THE BUTANE ELECTRIC LIGHTERS ARE GREAT.

George Washington Smoked

PERHAPS OUR GREATEST SMOKER!

SMOKERS UNITE AGAINST GOVERNMENT TYRANNY!!!!

Brass Smoking Pipe

FOUND THIS IMAGE OF A VERY UNIQUE SMOKING PIPE AND THOUGHT TO PASS IT ALONG.  I WONDER HOWEVER, HOW HOT A SOLID METAL PIPE MIGHT GET WHEN SMOKING?  THINK I WOULD BE AFRAID TO TRY THIS ONE, BUT IT SURE IS EYE-CATCHING.

My Last Cigar

I posted this back in 2009 and thought to repost now as I just smoked my last cigar and my car is in the shop!

My Last Cigar

‘Twas off the blue Canary Isles, a glorious summer day,
I sat upon the quarter deck and wiff’d my cares away
And as the volumed smoke arose, like incense in the air,
I breath’d a sigh to think in sooth, it was my last cigar

I lean’d against the quarter rail, and look’d down in the sea,
E’en there the purple wreath of smoke was curling gracefully;
Oh, what had I at such a time to do with wasting care?
Alas the trembling tear proclaim’d it was my last cigar.

I watch’d the ashes, as it came fast drawing t’ward the end,
I watch’d it as a friend would watch beside a dying friend;
But still the flame crept slowly on, it vanish’d into air,
I threw it from me – spare the tale – it was my last cigar.

I’ve seen the land of all I love fade in the distance dim,
I’ve watch’d above the blighted heart where once proud hope hath been;
But I’ve never known a sorrow that could with that compare,
When off the blue Canary Isles I smoked my last cigar.

This poem was composed by a U.S. naval officer on duty off the coast of west Africa before the Civil War, when the United States Navy guarded against illegal slave traders.

Smokeless Tobacco

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO ON THE MARKET, PERSONALLY I LIKE SMALL PINCHES OF LEVI GARRETT.  THE ONLY TIME I USE THIS PRODUCT IS WHEN I MUST BE IN A NO SMOKING AREA FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, SUCH AS A AIRPLANE FLIGHT.  LIKE I SAID I ONLY USE VERY SMALL PINCHES OF THIS TOBACCO, MAKING IT UNNOTICEABLE TO THOSE AROUND ME.  SOMETHING YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER.

Old Virgina Tobacco Company

ONE CAN FIND A GREAT SELECTION OF CIGARS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT THE OLD VIRGINIA COMPANY.  I DON'T PROVIDE LINKS TO THE VARIOUS THINGS I RECOMMEND, BUT YOU CAN JUST PUT THE NAME IN SEARCH AND IT WILL COME UP.  I OFTEN BUY FROM THEM AND FIND THEIR PRICES REASONABLE AND THE CIGARS GREAT.

Prince Albert Tobacco

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION AN OLD STANDBY TOBACCO.  MY FIRST SMOKE CAME ON MY GRANDFATHER'S OLD PIPE AND A BOWL FULL OF "PRINCE ALBERT".  THE OLD MAN USED THE OLD POCKET TINS AND OFTEN WHEN HE EMPTIED THE CAN HE WOULD CUT IT DOWN AND MAKE A CONTAINER FOR HIS OLD KITCHEN MATCHES (THE ONES WITH THE WHITE HEADS) YOU COULD STRIKE THEM ANYWHERE.  I DON'T KNOW IF PRINCE ALBERT WAS THE CHEAPEST TOBACCO OF THOSE DAYS OR NOT, BUT I DO KNOW IT WAS HIS CHOICE.  OFTEN HIS KIDS WOULD BRING HIM MORE EXPENSIVE BRANDS, WHICH HE WOULD SMOKE, BUT THE OLD FELLOW WOULD ALWAYS GO BACK TO PRINCE ALBERT.  TO THIS DAY I STILL SMOKE AN OCCASIONAL BOWL ALTHOUGH MY OVER THE COUNTER FAVORITE IS THE CAPTAIN BLACK IN THE WHITE CONTAINER.

Tomahawk Smoking Pipes

I PERSONALLY HAVE SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL TOMAHAWK PIPES AND ONE I OCCASIONALLY SMOKE.  MOST ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE AND SMOKE GREAT DUE TO THEIR LENGTH.  THE LONGER THE STEM THE COOLER THE SMOKE WHEN IT REACHES THE MOUTH.  THEY ARE ALSO GREAT CONSERVATION PIECES.

Handmade Indian Style Smoking Pipes

I HAVE SMOKES A PIPE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN I RETIRED I BEGAN TO MADE A FEW SIMPLE PIPES TO SELL AT LOCAL FLEA MARKETS AND SOME TO SMOKE MYSELF.  I HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY NOW.  I MAKE MINE OUT OF MISSISSIPPI POPULAR AND FIND THAT THE BOWLS HOLD UP VERY WELL UNDER REPEATED USE.  THEY VARY IN LENGTH FROM ABOUT 4" TO 8" IN LENGTH.  PRESENTLY I DON'T HAVE IMAGES AS MY CAMERA IS BROKEN.  I HAD SOME PICTURES ON MY OLD COMPUTER, BUT ALAS THEY WERE LOST WHEN IT WENT DOWN.  I SELL THESE AT THE FLEA MARKETS FROM $15 TO $20 EACH IS UNIQUE AND NO TWO ARE ALIKE.  I BURN OUT THE BOWL WITH A WOOD BURNING TOOL AS WELL AS BURNING VARIOUS DESIGNS ON THE BOWLS AND STEMS.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT ON THIS BLOG AND I WILL GET MORE INFORMATION TO YOU AND HOPEFULLY SOME IMAGES.

Becker Pipes

BECKER PIPES

A GREAT SMOKING PIPE IF ONE CAN AFFORD THE PRICE!  THESE PIPES CAN EASILY GO FOR OVER $600 U.S. DOLLARS! TO STEEP FOR MY BUDGET, BUT I SURE WOULD LOVE TO OWN ONE.