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What are You Reading Now?
It's a toss up between the Brothers and Lord of the Rings for my favorite novel. This is my third time through, but it has been 15 years since the last read. I really enjoy this translation, it uses the Garnett but corrects the mistakes. It's highly readable and maintains the 19th century feel...- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Bad Coffee?
I once worked in a factory that provided free coffee to us employees. It was terrible. It tasted stale, sour, and burnt, with a decent amount of gritty grounds mixed in. I couldn't imagine coffee tasting worse. One day we talked to the guy who came in early and made the coffee, and he told us he...- PipePint&Cross
- Post #9
- Forum: General Discussion
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What's your favorite painting?
I love Caspar David Friedrich, his Monk by the Sea is on of my favorites.- PipePint&Cross
- Post #99
- Forum: General Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
Searching for and maintaining peace is a great book. Short and very accessible, but deeply impactful.- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What's your favorite painting?
Rothko is a perennial favorite of mine. His works are always in my short list for favorite paintings.- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
It's a great book, a couple decade ago it was a daily read for me, and also helped me get through a difficult time. Not sure how many times I read through it. I should probably read it again.- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What's your favorite painting?
It's almost impossible to pick a single favorite, but I've been pretty obsessed with Whistler's nocturnes for the past 15 years, and would probably consider them my favorites. Here is a sampling- PipePint&Cross
- Post #35
- Forum: General Discussion
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Mike Murphy on Radio Show of November 4, 2025
Huh, I didn't even realize he smoked a pipe...- PipePint&Cross
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipes Magazine Radio Show
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What are You Reading Now?
I've read a couple of his novels and quite liked them. I envision myself reading a lot of these in my retirement, if that ever comes to fruition (only 20-22 more years).- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Pipestud is Begging For Help Again!
Googling around I found a guy named Justin Poulin who makes glass weed pipes, maybe he tried his hand on briar? Couldn't find much on him though, probably a false lead.- PipePint&Cross
- Post #20
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***
Enjoying the beautiful weather with some Carolina Red Flake with Perique in a Nuttens Bing.- PipePint&Cross
- Post #634
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Any Homestar Runner fans out there?
I haven't revisited it since (except for showing the kiddos trogdor), but I loved it in my college years. I still randomly quote it all the time.- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
Ha, it's funny how different things work for different people. The footnotes and endnotes were my favorite part of the book. Also, maybe coincidentally or maybe not, I really don't like Pynchon.- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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We Have a Saint.
The Tolkien Tiny Saint is also piping- PipePint&Cross
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Dustin Patterson and AI vs. Brian on Radio Show of August 5, 2025
No show on podbean, had to stream on the site- PipePint&Cross
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipes Magazine Radio Show