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Last week I had the kids a few days before Christmas and since Tyler is still infected by the fishing bug and Rachel had a new bike we decided to check out the Pope Duval Fish Management area again. We were there on December 19th and I reviewed and rated the Onyx Reserve Toro a […]

Wonderful news from The Sporting Life, John and his wife, Asia, have been blessed with a healthy 9 1/2 lbs baby boy a few days ago. What a great way to finish the old year and start the New Year! John reports that mom and son are healthy and happy. Dad already has plans for […]

Over the holidays I have had a number of occasions to smoke a few sticks and review a couple of them for the blog. I picked the Occidental Reserve Robusto up at Tobacco Cove a few weeks before Christmas and after some shopping on the day before Christmas Eve I sat down to relax on […]

Not exactly sure, why or how I came across this book but I remember the authors name from a number of great westerns he has written and I have read including, “Streets of Laredo“, and my favorite “Lonesome Dove“. I thought it would make an interesting read, traveling the American roads, coming from such a […]

[richard was listening to: The Cigar Song - Brad Paisley - while writing this post]
I am planning on introducing an additional cigar review here on BlankMindBlog which I will call an IMO “One Off” Cigar Review.
I have been pondering if I should start an IMO“One Off” Cigar Review, mainly because […]

I was up late last night surfing the net and ran across a website that enables you to create a South Park character. I have never watched South Park but I know the kids watch it a lot. So this morning we all gathered around the computer and headed to South Park Studio and made […]

Matt has opened up his humidor for the entire world to see. If you have ever wondered how your inventory stacks up to another fellow leaf worshipper’s humidor then here is your chance to do so.
Matt says,
“It’s been a while since I’ve taken inventory of my humidor so I figure it’s about time to do […]

Jeffery Beckwith has announced another great project over at Cigar Envy. He declares that the Cigar Envy Discussion Forums are open for new members to register and talk about a number of subjects, including cigar passes and general discussions regarding,
“There are forums for member reviews of cigars, cigar accessories, and retailers. There is also a […]

[richard is listening to: Strange How I Miss You - Jimmy Johnson - Blues Guitar Heaven]
Rainy day Mondays always get me down, sounds like a song I used to sing, but that is the way I would describe yesterday. Cold, damp, and untypical for our North Florida winter weather but that is what greeted me […]

Last Sunday Tyler wanted to try out his newly acquired bait casting rod at the Three Lakes or Pope Duval Fish Management Area on the west side of Jacksonville. This area is a beautiful, safe place for you and your family to enjoy. Several of the lakes are stocked with channel catfish, bass and panfish. […]

Joseph J. Ellis has given an in-depth look at the political life and times of Thomas Jefferson. This book opened up the proverbial Pandora’s Box for me and tears down Jefferson’s god-like statue in my mind to a level that makes him a real person. As the pages unfold you see how, Jefferson, in […]

I am working on implementing a search box on BMB soon. Right now it is visible but not functional yet. Until I get it working please use the weighted words, category list or the archive list in the sidebar to “search” for whatever interests you.
I will soon add a few static pages to the site […]

What a page turner this novel by Frederick Forsyth turned out to be! It was hard to put down each day.
Basically this book is about a planned assassination attempt on the life of Charles De Gaulle of France by a mysterious contract killer who operates under the name the Jackal. The Jackal is a highly […]

I live about 20 minutes from St. Augustine, Florida and have had the pleasure of watching, with fascination, as an elderly cigar roller crafted a beautifully shaped cigar. It was a work of art which I took home and smoked after a few months in my humidor but the gentleman seemed to make it look […]

I have never been a fan of flavored cigars. The last “flavored” cigar I smoked was two decades ago in the Swisher Sweets product line. So this will probably be the first and last time you see an IMO Cigar Review on a flavored cigar from this site.
Late last year Patrice and I were in […]

During one of my weekend outings with the kids I decided to smoke and review the Padron 3000 Maduro. You can read about the outing on the post titled Weekend After Thanksgiving.
The weather was overcast and chilly by North Florida standards. While Rachel explored the man-made island in the middle of Lake Oneida with a […]

Need a cigar review fix, while you wait on my Padron 3000 review from a couple of weeks ago.
Please check out this review of the A. Fuente Hemingway Short Story from Matt’s Cigar Journal posted on December 7th. While you’re there check out the rest of his reviews on the other cigars he has […]

The last few days in Jacksonville have been miserable, cold rain and heavy clouds. One day we have a high of 80o and then the next day we see a high of 50o. Typical Florida weather, not sure why I’m complaining, been here all my life and know beyond a doubt that this is the […]

Think about it. What would you include or exclude for the perfect smoke, that cigar that could replace mom, baseball, or apple pie? I asked a question the other day about good/great smokes for under $3.00 on a cigar email list so far I have had one suggestion. I’ll give it more time, of course. […]

For another review check out CigarJacks review of the Puros Indios Cigar. His review starts out with this tantalizing introduction;
“The first thing these cigars impress you with is their size, but don’t be intimidated a kitten lurks in this stick”.
Make his site a regular for up to date information regarding cigar reviews, cigars in the […]

For your reading pleasure and while you wait for my upcoming reviews check out Cigar Envys review of the Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote.
Jeffery continues to offer indepth reviews covering appearance, taste, construction and prices even listing links to other reviewers of the same stick. His review of the Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote begins
“This […]

It’s about time for another cigar review and I have a couple of them down on paper but need to make time to get them into electronic form. So here goes…
I decided to smoke the Camacho Corojo Toro while visiting my mom and dad’s a few weekends ago. I purchased several of these sticks from […]

Saturday evening Patrice came home with a bundle of mail in her hand and began sorting through it, hers and mine.
A few weeks before, she and I had planned a short trip to Inglis, Florida to visit mutual friends for a much needed weekend with good food, good drinks, and great conversation but I was […]