Sunday Morning News from the dining room table

[g8trbone]

Always enjoy the updates Vince. Happy Anniversary and enjoy that dinner!!!

[Vince]

what a day, the Porterhouse was just great, the grilled yams were out site, & the anjeo (corona ) after supper was the BOMB , all in all rain not withstanding it was a good day, a little Laugavulin & coffee topped it all off, with the rian 7 the cool temps we had today the Laugavulin was the way to go, , it was like an early spring day wet & cool & the few hours I spent in the QTR.Deck were just what I needed to relax & take stock of the day, now its time for a quick shower & bed , 6 am will be here before I know it ! Enjoy, Vince

[Vince]

well we made it one more week , & now it is Sunday 26 Aug 07 , Good morning to all you lovers of the leaf, not a lot going on this past week hahahaha , I took last Wed. off from the shop, my daughter had a cyst removed from her shoulder , it was between her breast & armpit, , dammmmmm thing was almost the size of a cell phone , how it got that big I will never know , its a wonder she never found it till a few weeks ago , just a fatty cyst , no danger of anything else so said the doc who removed it , she is all ready back to work & yelling at the kids , so I know she is feeling better !
we had a very warm & high humidity week, the cigars must have loved it thinking they were back in Q-ba hahahaha , I was thinking of taking a few humidors out side & letting them breath a bit of fresh air for a change , but then I knew if I did it to just a few of the humidors the rest would get ticked off so I would need to bring them all out & that just isn't going to happen, the last time I did it I had a hard time getting them back in the cabinet I keep them, & they alway come back in lighter then they were when they went out , seams like they get smoked feaster hahahaha , any way I know as soon as I go outside with a few sticks my brother will show up cigar less & mooch a few sticks as always , some one asked me what was in my humidor, well a lot of fine cigars & my brothers fingerprints , dammm punk @$$ kid brother , well he is the only Brother I have so I guess I better make the best of it cause I dont think I will get any chances to improve with the next one hahahaha , , he took after my fathers side of the family & I took after my mothers side , he is balding & as you can see from the photo I have all my own hair , & have had a full face of it since I was in the Navy . he has a cheesy little mustache but he need to hide more of his face hahahaha , well I guess that is enough about my brother, dont want him to get a swelled head reading this dribble about himself , on to more important things, like VEAL , yep thats what for supper today , I have a few nice red peppers & some vadalia onion & a little package of veal tenderloin , this thing is just going to melt in your mouth , just a quick stir fry of the veggies , a splash of white wine , plate the veggies & add the veal toss it a few times add a weeee bit of chicken stock toss back in the veggies & add just a touch of seasonings & slam it on a plate & get ready to indulge the taste buds , I might run out to the herb garden & check on the availibility of what ever is ready to pick, I think the garlic chives would go nice with this one .
we got some new product at the shop one brand called OLD SCHOOL, a 100% Equidorian puro , not a bad looking stick, but it will not replace my morning Don Carlos #3 , I though about switching to the Rocky Patel 1999 vintage but it just didnt "get to me " like the #3 ! old habbits are hard to change & if it aint broke dont try to fix it, so I will stay with the DC3 till some thing better shows up by accident or I hit the lottery & can afford to smoke contraband Monte #2 torps all day long , but then they might just become mondain so I guess I will just hold off & save them for a special occasion, like the sun came up this morning , or it got dark last night , you know the real importaint stuff in our life that we celebrate with a cigar , in my case a few time s a day is celebration time ! , but I have noticed that I have cut back on cigars this week, my daily average for the week was just 4 cigars per day , we had a lot of stuff going on at the shop, a lot of deleverys & that kept me busy pricing everything , a lot of stuff is showing up that was ordered at the RTDA show & a Zippo ligher display with all the realllllly cool new zippo designs & the new Zippo blu a first from Zippo a real gas lighter from the factory with out adding an insert , a real FLINT lighter , but I have 3 of the z plus inserts in my old Zippo ases so I dont think I will be buying one for my self, I carry all 3 so I never worry about running out of fuel when I am out !
Soon it will be back to school & the grandsons are not in good moods , they were Forsed to go the mall & try on new shoes , you would have thought they were being sold into slaverywhen there mother told them it was time to go shopping for the new school clothes, I never had that problem with her when she was growing up, she & my wife were always "going shopping " , no wonder I am so far in debpt , she still has one of my credit cards hahahaha
time for a second pot of Kona & I think I just might have a Churchill from Ashton , seams like that just might hit the taste buds with the Kona , dammmmm the local fire dept just went by , lights going sirens wailllllling , looks like smoke on the horizon , cant be a brush fire, everything is drenched from all the rain this past week , I hope its just some jerk burning trash , I hate to hear the fire alarm go off , our home had a house fire when I was still in high school, my Punk @$$ brother was building a moddle car & was trying to dry the glue faster by holding a match under it , STUPID JERK , he should have been sniffing it not setting it on fire hahaha , well the fire was contained to just his room but the smoes damage was 100% in the rest of the house, I still tease him about it , hummmm maybe thats why he likes the aroma of a good smoke , he is a fire bug at heart !
Breakfast this morning was just a strip of bacon & a Hot pepper cheese omlet , topped off with a slice of watermellon, ummmmm good , but I have noticed that the seedless watermellons dont have the flavor of the old seeded mellons , yea they are good but side by side the seeded one will win the taste test every time , & I love sitting on the back deck spitting seeds at the bird feeder , dammmm they get ticked off when the incomming seed hits the tin roof of the feeder , thet makes them all dash for the sky , dammm Birds leaving Bird $hit all over my car, cant leave the sun roof open ANYMORE ! , but the boss likes to watch the birds & listen to them churp, so what ever she wants she gets & I pretend to be happy , hey 37 years together , one of us is bound to give in ALL the time hahahahaha ( yea ME) , hey she lets me smoke in PEASE & I can go for that , now if I could just get a little more PIECE , hahahah Enjoy, Vince

[Dickson-cl]

Before you kmow it the grandkids will be all grownup and longing for the good old days of going shopping for the start of school. I mentor a 7 and 8 year old and they're both eager to get back to school. Thanks for the Sunday read brother.

[g8trbone]

Thanks Vince. I love being let into your life each week. Hope the fire is nothing big.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by g8trbone

Thanks Vince. I love being let into your life each week. Hope the fire is nothing big.

the fire was when I was back in High school, a LONG time ago , hahaha

[Vince]

good morning, it is Sunday ,SEPT 2,, according to the caleneder we have just 3 weeks of summer left, dammmmm it sure did fly by fast, the kids are back in school & last night was the end of the Grange fair , so I know it is a closed summer soon, my wife & I used to love going to the fair & sampling all the great food, but post by pass , there isnt a lot of choices for us to eat there, so we skip the Stuffed porkchops this year & just waited till later to get the Home made pie, I had Rasin cream & she had peanutbutter , dammmmmm it was worth the 35 minute wait in line to get them ! @ 2 bucks a slice & 50 cents for the coffee zip bam boom change from a ten ! !! , I was able to skip the Barn tour this year I ran into a few cigar smokers at the entrance & by the time I was done kicking arround the BS Barb ad all ready looked at the horses, cows pigs sheep & goats saw the blue ribbon winners & placed a bid on a few of the smaller critters , dammm I sure hope she gets out bid , the freezer is full !

I was able to sleep in again this morning, so I havent had my sunday morning walk with my Kona coffee & my buddy Don Carlos III , but they are ready to go as soon as I am off the computer, , breakfast was light this morning just a grilled english muffin with some fresh cheese, there is a little minestroni soup left & that will be lunch & I have a nice ring of hot sausage to go on the grill later, some corn on the cob will also get grilled , so we are cooking out the last of summer , I know that fall will not start till the 23rd, but labor day is to me anyhow the end of summer , & it starts on memorial day , a few weeks befor the Offical start of summer , so I guess it all works out , any way it is my favorite time of the year, spring & fall are ok , & winter sucks as far as I am concerened , so why do I live in da Burgh? heaven only knows , I should find a climate that never gets above 85 & never below 55 , , BUT I dont want to cut grass all winter so I guess there is a trade off, & besides the grandsons are here so I will stay here or as close as I can till they grow up get married & move away, hopefully to a place that is no warmer than 85 & no cooler than 55 , then I can move in with them instead of them moving in with me ! hahahaha
yesterday was a GREAT day at the shop , I wasnt there ! hahahaha , dammmmm its good to get away for a little bit, I am taking today off & MONDAY as well, , a few of the young kids will open today & monday, I will check in from time to time to make sure the roof is still in one piece & the door gets locked at night , other than that i need to spend a little Vinny time with the boss, she wants to do some thing , what ever it is I know I am going to hate it , BUT I will smile & say yes dear , because I have learned if she is Happy you can pretent to be happy & everything else is just fine with the world !
To my Suprise I was checking all the humidors & consolidating a few of the more empty ones & found 2 were EMPTY , dammmmmmm I went into shock when I found the second one , I had an idea that it was getting LOW but I wasnt ready to see 2 of them BONE DRY, NO STICKS , looks like the credit card will take a big hit this month ! hahahaha , lucky for me it was the bundle box that was empty , so I can fill up on the Yard gars dog rockets with out to big a hit , looks like a job for the cigar buyer to get out the wholesale catalog & see whats on sale or close out , I have found some realllly great smokes getting closed ot, stuff left over form the boom that has ben sitting in some humidor for a number of years , now with its price slashed to less tan half of what it sold for back in the day, & I have found some real DOGROCKETS also , but isnt that what were all here for, to try a different cigar & look for the best cigar at the lowest price ? well thats about all I have today , I need to get out for my walk & morning cigar Enjoy the Labor day weekend & dont forget to donate to Jerrys Kids on the MDA telethon !
Enjoy, Vince

[JohnRider]

Great reading the news from the world of Vince. Hope the boss didn't make you work too hard - doesn't she know it is Labor Day weekend!?? I did about 2 hours of cutting wood, and said, "Enough of that! I should be sitting on the porch smoking!"

[Viper139-cl]

As usual thanks for sharing...it is hard to believe that Summer is winding down, guess I will have to clean the cob webs off of the snow shovel soon.

[Vince]

Cutting wood ??? dammmm you must live out in the country , I havent needed to cut wood since the shopping center cut down all the trees about 20 years ago, I dont think I will ever run out ! hahahaha , since I dont have a fire place or wood burner anymore, Natural Gas , hit the button on the remote control & Puf a fire ! , no ashes to haul,no chimney to sweep, a LAZY mans fire, & at the cigar shop we go it one better, it is a CD we play on the TV, snap crackle & pop , Now thats a real Fire hahahaha

[JohnRider]

Originally Posted by Vince

Cutting wood ??? dammmm you must live out in the country , I havent needed to cut wood since the shopping center cut down all the trees about 20 years ago, I dont think I will ever run out ! hahahaha , since I dont have a fire place or wood burner anymore, Natural Gas , hit the button on the remote control & Puf a fire ! , no ashes to haul,no chimney to sweep, a LAZY mans fire, & at the cigar shop we go it one better, it is a CD we play on the TV, snap crackle & pop , Now thats a real Fire hahahaha

Just another thing they forgot to tell me when I bought the cabin...you have to be a "mountain man" and cut wood for the woodstove. I need one good size tree per year to heat the place. It sounds like a great money saver until you factor in the cost of the new chainsaw ($350), the pickup truck to haul the wood around ($14K), the cost to keep the splitter going ($250 for a new engine), and the cost of the stove itself and the masonry ($5800). Hmmm...that is a lot of natural gas I could have bought - probably a lifetime's worth. Ha ha ha! Like you say, I am selling a lifestyle. It's all part of the charm.

[JohnRider]

Hey, Vince, if you think of it, when you have your catalog out, see if you can find any Perdomo Cantero Cuban Cafe. These are discontinued. I particularly like the perfecto, but I would be interested in getting my hands on several boxes of whatever sizes are still available. This is a Nicaraguan puro with a sungrown wrapper - they are at least 4 or 5 years old now, and they strike me as being very tasty.

[Dickson-cl]

As always a great read Vince. I didn't know you could bid on the livestock at the fairs.

Anyhow, the freezers low and hunting season starts in CT on the 15th. Just landed a new property that needs to be scouted. Usually takes a few cigars. Life is good.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by JohnRider

Hey, Vince, if you think of it, when you have your catalog out, see if you can find any Perdomo Cantero Cuban Cafe. These are discontinued. I particularly like the perfecto, but I would be interested in getting my hands on several boxes of whatever sizes are still available. This is a Nicaraguan puro with a sungrown wrapper - they are at least 4 or 5 years old now, and they strike me as being very tasty.

I will put in a call to Nick & see if he has anything left

[JohnRider]

Originally Posted by Vince

I will put in a call to Nick & see if he has anything left

Wow, thanks. If he says no, ask him what current cigar is closest to this blend.