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  1. stevecourtright

    Is rosewood toxic?

    Hopefully to provide clarity. Toxic typically means "poisonous." As far as I know, rosewood is not toxic. Some rosewoods produce allergens. Allergic reactions are not from being poisoned, they are a reaction of one's immune system to an allergen, a foreign material, like a foreign protein...
  2. stevecourtright

    Is rosewood toxic?

    Rosewood is a generic reference to a Genus of trees. There are many, many types of rosewood and found all over the world. Some types, such as Cocobolo rosewood found in Central America can produce oils and such that can produce extreme allergic reactions. I do not know where exactly the...
  3. stevecourtright

    Chicago Pipe Show 2022

    I can answer the first two: It's less than an hour north of O'Hare. A car is one good way to get there. Bicycle is doable (I have done it). Via horse is less easily done but possible via the park district trails. Or bring your own jet-pack. Well done CPCC! I can't wait!
  4. stevecourtright

    Know Anyone Who's Quit Pipe Smoking?

    I smoked a pipe after college and then quit to race Cyclocross for years and never picked up the pipe. Not a problem for me... I just stopped! Now I very much enjoy a pipe on the porch whenever I can carve out an hour or so... I still have a dozen or so bikes in the basement that look funny...
  5. stevecourtright

    Amateur Astronomy and the Pipe Smoker

    From where I live if you get south of Kankakee (1.5 hours) you can see the southern sky pretty nicely. On the other hand, if you can get up to Door County Wisconsin (Washington Island) you can see stuff with Binoculars that my telescope can't resolve from the suburb where I live.
  6. stevecourtright

    Amateur Astronomy and the Pipe Smoker

    If you can find a nearby club, they often have meetings where members bring out their scopes and everyone is invited to observe. Now, in the age of COVID, it may be less common to have public events...
  7. stevecourtright

    Amateur Astronomy and the Pipe Smoker

    I live in the worst possible place for using a telescope (2 blocks north of Chicago) yet there are plenty of interesting things to see with my C-8, my 10" dob, or my 4" refractor. When I do get to a dark site. I like finding galaxies - to think that the light hitting my eyes has been traveling...
  8. stevecourtright

    Other Hobbies & Activities

    Since I am 51 days (who's counting) from retirement I think about what is next a lot. I, too, have lots of interests and I love seeing all of your passions. But for sure I am going to make a bunch more of these. Two of my builds, about 10 years old now...
  9. stevecourtright

    Intimidation, Y’all Know too Much

    Like all passions/hobbies there are those who want to learn as much as possible about the topic and those who merely enjoy it. The way I approach my passions/hobbies is to do the first for a while and then try to forget it all and just do the second. The best approach is somewhere inbetween...
  10. stevecourtright

    After 1 week. Things I noticed..

    The often delightful thing about all of this is that you may find that you continue to notice new things. That is a good thing. Congratulations so far.
  11. stevecourtright

    Happy Holidays to the Pipe Forum Family

    Well said. Good Cheers to All and to All a Good Year.
  12. stevecourtright

    Guess Who's Dehydrated From Severe Food Poisoning?

    Not to jump in to give advice, but from personal experience avoiding anything with lactose (milk and most cheese for example) for a while is a good idea. When you have stripped all of your enzymes from your GI you can't digest the stuff and it protracts the problem. Hopefully your doctor...
  13. stevecourtright

    Guess Who's Dehydrated From Severe Food Poisoning?

    Sorry you are so sick! Not fun. I used to work on the South Side of Chicago, and we often went out for meals and it was part of the fun to find the nastiest dives for lunch. Often the food, sometimes made on hot plates in a shack, was amazingly good. However, every so often one (or more) of...
  14. stevecourtright

    Tobacco--How Much Do You Carry?

    Same rule as for beer, enough to share.
  15. stevecourtright

    Waukesha Wisconsin Christmas Parade

    Oh my. So so glad you are all safe.
  16. stevecourtright

    Pipe ID help?

    My bet is that is a home-brewed pipe.
  17. stevecourtright

    Lease vs rent a pipe

    One of my rules is that if I don't own it I can't drool on it.
  18. stevecourtright

    Cosmic's Secrets To Marriage

    Great stuff Cosmic. Me and the Mrs. are approaching 36 years. She makes me a better person but don't get me started!
  19. stevecourtright

    Native Brook Trout

    I don't get up to your neck of the woods as much as I would like, but have fly fished the Brule, very famous river which is discussed in moving detail in Gordon MacQuarrie's famous stories.
  20. stevecourtright

    Native Brook Trout

    Mother's Day on the Arkansas River. "...because bourbon out of an old tin cup always tastes better..." Robert Traver
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