It was a dreary, overcast day as I took the first steps of my journey into Dark Moor. The persistent mist threatening to turn into a smothering deluge as the darkening clouds defeated the sun’s attempts to pick away the clouds. Even the cawing of the ravens clinging to scraggly waterlogged trees had succumbed to the heaviness in the air. …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
I bought a new bicycle. After looking at various bikes for about a month – both on-line and in bike shops – I decided on a beach cruiser. I purchased a Huntington Beach Bicycle Company (HBBC) Old Skool with seven gears from O’Wheelies in Mandeville, LA. The ability to “step-though” the frame to get on the bike played an important …
It is an unfortunate truth that available pipe tobacco blends constantly change. Lost forever are old, revered tobacco blends. New blends go on sale. Then suddenly become hard to find or disappear. Old blends lost, new blends found is the constant we live with today. Hundreds of old pipe tobacco blends dating back to the late 1800s have completely disappeared. …
Keep Calm and Have A Pipe… Or is it have a pipe and keep calm? Either way works for me. I have always found pipe smoking to be relaxing and contemplative. There are times I light up my pipe just to relax and decompress. There are times when I light my pipe free my mind to think about… anything it …
So, you decided you don’t like walking. Well, If you’re going to ride, you will need a bike. How hard can find a bike be? “It’s as easy as riding a bike.” The intent behind that quote is basically, once you have learned to ride a bike, you never forget. An article in the New York Times stated once we …
