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March 24 2006 — A quick update for my readers: We have moved into the new condo and are still unpacking. The cigar reviews will be delayed because I have packed my notes and recorder away and haven’t found them yet. I hope by the weekend I will be back to posting and reviewing.

March 16 2006 — Wow! I finished Chris Fox’s book The Devil’s Halo (around midnight last night) in 5 days. I wonder if that might be a clue to my readers on what I thought about the book? As soon as I can I will post a review on this exciting novel…

March 16 2006 — Happy Birthday, dad. We love you and hope you have an awesome day!

I will be offline for several days. We are moving to a new condo that we closed on Wednesday the 15th. I have a couple of articles in draft form and really not ready for posting. If I can find time to polish them up I will post them as soon as I can.
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This is an IMO “One Off” Cigar Review, basically this is a first impression light up only, and I will try to review this cigar as a normal IMO Cigar Review at a later date.
Sorry to report that this weekend yielded no new fish stories, I guess I could tell one but it would really […]

Last week (Sunday) I needed to take a trip down to Daytona Beach, Florida, some family business needed attention so I decided to take a C.A.O L‘Anniversaire 1968-1998 Cameroon Toro with me to smoke on the way back. My brother, Robert, went along for the ride even though he had just returned from Atlanta.
Daytona Beach […]

March 11 2006 — Author Chris Fox contacted me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I would review his newest book release, The Devil’s Halo. I received my copy today and I am looking forward to reading and reviewing this thriller. I will post an IMO Book Review as soon as I am […]

March 13-17 2006 — Here is a little primer for what I have planned on reviewing for next week. I have listed reviews from other cigar bloggers for your convenience.
Cohiba (Red Dot) Corona Minor — Matt reviewed this stogie on March 7th.
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Toro - Cigarfan reviewed this stick on March 9th […]

After our visit to the Pope Duval Fish Management Area on Friday of last week Tyler wanted another try at catching one of the smallmouth bass congregating along the shore.
So Saturday afternoon we headed back to the last lake for him to try his luck. I let him wander down to an open area so […]

I had the pleasure of smoking this cigar on my parents back porch last weekend. The Savinelli 2004 Special Selection Toro is one of three sizes, the other sizes are a robusto and torpedo, all of them have a torpedo style head.
The Savinelli 2004 Special Selection Toro has the dimensions that I find myself smoking […]

Cigarfan has thrown two stogie family members into the judicial ring to fight their way out of the proverbial paper bag. They appeared before him in his court of personal opinion last week. He has pitted Camacho vs. Camacho, a SLR Maduro and a Coyolar, one against the other to see who will reign in […]

Friday afternoon Tyler called and said he was through with all his tests and could come home early if someone would pick him up. After I picked him up from school we headed down to the Pope Duval Fish Management Area to try out some artificial bait. As we walked along the banks we noticed […]

The book goes into detail on the brand name, shape, shape designation from manufacturer, length, ring gauge, and wrapper type. It does not give any recommendations or ratings on the brands.
I stopped by Tobacco Cove on Tuesday to pick up a few stogies to review and as I was wandering around the humidor Tom handed […]

Three weeks ago I posted an article, “North Florida Beaver”, about a beaver killed along the side of the road. Because of curiosity about beavers in North Florida I was led to the book, Grey Owl: Three Complete Works, after I found a reference to it on a website about beavers.
As an adult now I […]

March 2-5 2006 — I will be away from the computer for a few days while I house sit for my parents while they are away in Atlanta, Georgia.
I do have a couple of articles ready to post for today and tomorrow. Sorry but only one pertains to cigars. The other is my review on […]

I brought along a Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Robusto to smoke while I visited my dad and to pick up a stray video game rental that Tyler had since his last weekend with me.
The weather yesterday was Florida’s best, the last day of February and the high was 74º, slight breeze, no humidity, and glorious […]