The title doesn’t refer to Fred Sanford having another heart attack, rather, it’s about the Chicagoland International Pipe and Tobacciana Show; my favorite place to be the first weekend of May. This year was special for a number of reasons. First, we had a number of first-time attendees with us from the offices, who were [...]
Happy International Pipe Smoking Day!
February 20, 2013 By 6 Comments
Hey Everybody, International Pipe Smoking Day is finally here! The one we look forward to all year round, the day made just for celebrating the hobby of smoking pipes. We’re here again to celebrate in style, and we have a whole bunch of really cool stuff put together to make this the best IPSD yet! [...]
Countdown To IPSD
February 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
Hey Everybody, I know you’re not used to seeing me in your inbox on Mondays, but I wanted to write you today since this is a very special week for all of us in the world of smoking pipes. I wanted to remind you about our favorite holiday, International Pipe Smoking Day that’s coming up [...]
Blends, People, and Moods
January 7, 2013 By 21 Comments
I was recently thinking about the hobby of smoking pipes, all the different kinds of blends we make and sell, and also about all the pipe smokers I know, and it got me to wondering if there’s a common thread tying certain types of tobaccos to particular personality types. To take it a step further, [...]
It Stretches Credulity
December 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
The title of this post is a paraphrase from Captain Barbossa from Pirates of the Caribbean Part 3. The fundamental meaning is that the subject is very hard to believe. And, trust me, this one still makes me shake my head. Back in May of 2011, I was fortunate enough to have my entry in [...]
Fusilier’s Ration – The Revolution is at Hand
October 3, 2012 By 3 Comments
It’s taken well over three years of planning in my underground lair, plotting with my co-conspirators and we’re finally ready to launch our revolution. Imagine, if you will, reaching many years into the past and looking at yourself reveling in the most enjoyable pipe tobacco you ever had. It sends your mind reeling, your salivary [...]
Pipe Tobacco Review [Video] Hearth & Home “Berry Nice”
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today, we’re sharing a video review of the Hearth & Home “Berry Nice” pipe tobacco. Jeff, aka “Cutlerylover” on Yahoo smokes a bowl of “Berry Nice” in his Peterson P-lip pipe, and enjoys it very much, except for a “soapy” aftertaste. I talked to Russ Ouellette (the creator of this pipe tobacco blend) about what this could [...]
I Got an Upgrade
When I was a kid (around the time of the invention of water), we were only allowed to use the eight color box of crayons because some families couldn’t afford the bigger selections and the school didn’t want people to be able to buy an advantage for their children and also wanted to spare the [...]
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