Posts under ‘Smokes’

I may have to get up in four and a half hours to head out to the airport, but I’ve decided I’m not going to let Photo Friday get derailed on its second week. I can always sleep on the plane, right? Sure, I snore, but the engines will be louder.
For this Photo Friday I [...]

This is my first cigar in weeks.
I bit the inside of my lip and had a nasty sore, so I’ve held off on the celebratory cigar for my Evileye Books announcement until I could be sure the smoke wouldn’t irritate or infect the wound. Now that it’s smoothed over again, I got my ass back [...]

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!’
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!’
Merely this and nothing more.”
– Edgar [...]

How to Spot a Good Cigar
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
This new batch of Romeo y Julieta Reserva Reals I purchased is killing me.
Not because they taste bad or anything like that, but because they take so damn long to smoke. The sticks in this box have averaged two hours a piece, which keeps me on the [...]

I had two cigars as a result of Twitter activity in the last week or so.
First up, CAO Cigars sent me an LX2 after I participated in a simple contest via Twitpic. LX2 is shorthand for “ligero times two,” making it a full-bodied smoke. Talk about truth in advertising! I enjoyed this one, but I [...]

It’s getting chilly as I sit outside smoking a Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve, but I have no desire to put it out.
I tried the robusto from my Habana Reserve sampler pack a few weeks ago, and this time opted for the torpedo. I’ve been puffing on it for over an hour now, and I’m [...]

Saturday was a good day.
The weather warmed up again, so the rugrats and I headed outside. I rolled Eve out of the garage and fired her up, then made sure all the signals, the brakes, and so on were in working order. I even conned the rugrats into sweeping up the garage for me.
I also [...]

It wasn’t quite warm enough for a cigar, but I went ahead and took a robusto out for a quick one anyway.
Tonight’s smoke of choice: the Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve. I stumbled across a sampler offer in a magazine a few months ago, ordered it, and then forgot about them. I was quite pleased [...]

Avo & Me
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Friends & Family Day at the karate dojo went well today. Now we’ve got a quiet weekend evening with no real plans, giving me some much-needed time to play catchup and get some writing done.
That’s why I’m out front with an Avo #3 and the MacBook Pro. I’m looking at [...]

It’s been quite some time since I blogged a cigar, but as good as the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real may be, there’s only so much that can be said about them. Now that I’ve finished that box this summer, I felt it was time for the next great smoke.
Normally the Avo line is out [...]