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  1. JohnMosesBrowning

    Anise Pronunciation

    So far more "an-niece" than "ann-iss" - I think Warren is on to something though.
  2. JohnMosesBrowning

    Anise Pronunciation

    It's in lot's of blends, especially OTC types, but how are we all saying it in our heads as we read tobacco reviews? Merriam-Webster says it's ANN-iss, but an article I found says it comes from the French and an-NIECE is correct. I think any time I've had to say it out loud I've alternated so...
  3. JohnMosesBrowning

    Iconic Movies that Disappoint.

    I think you make a great, and very important point. SO many of the things we participate in whether it's watching a movie, television show, or reading a book, are dependent upon when we do it, and how we came to do it. What I mean is - imagine being bored and flipping through the channels...
  4. JohnMosesBrowning

    Stacking/Storing Firewood

    I found another forum, I don't remember where now, which claimed that the burning of pine causes chimney fires is a myth/old wives tale. We have a LOT of red pine on our property but have only used it as campfire wood. "Popple" in the cabin, and pine in the firepit. This has been a hard and...
  5. JohnMosesBrowning

    Iconic Movies that Disappoint.

    I'm a librarian and you might be surprised to hear that I whole-heartedly agree with you. Comparing books and movies is an utterly useless waste of time. You might as well try and compare a song with a cake. They're just too different. Many a fine movie has been ruined because of reading the...
  6. JohnMosesBrowning

    Stacking/Storing Firewood

    Well now dagnabit, we say Popple, but it IS Poplar. They're Aspen trees of some sort that going back to my great grandfather I've only ever known as Popple. Point being, it's a soft wood that burns quick but as I said, we don't have much hardwood on the property, it's mostly conifers, red and...
  7. JohnMosesBrowning

    Stacking/Storing Firewood

    Popple, not Poplar.
  8. JohnMosesBrowning

    Stacking/Storing Firewood

    I've got a cabin and 100 acres. I cut and split blown down Poplar to burn. I know it's not good firewood, but it's what I've got and I've got a lot of it. How do you store your firewood for seasoning? I have a hell of a time keep mold, fungus, and moisture free. Sometimes we go through a...
  9. JohnMosesBrowning

    Country Squire's Middle Earth Series to be Renamed.

    "Dwarf" is in LOTR - it's only the plural "Dwarves" that Tolkien used/invented.
  10. JohnMosesBrowning

    Bought a Guitar

    Finger pain and calluses are no joke! I'm on week three and have only missed one or two days without any practice at all. The most frustrating part is being eager to practice but not having the fingertips in shape to do more than 20-30 minutes. It's not a guitar that's really set up for...
  11. JohnMosesBrowning

    Bought a Guitar

    Welp...turning 50 later this year I thought "now or never" and decided I'm going to learn to play the guitar. I was a percussionist growing up but have gotten the itch to learn some music theory and wanting to get back into playing music, but sticking with percussion and putting a drum set in...
  12. JohnMosesBrowning

    Male Socializing/Outlets/Clubs/Etc.

    I agree and totally get that...I am someone who absolutely loves having time to myself and get pretty worn down and even a bit depressed from too much socializing. I guess what's getting to me these days is that the socializing I do is either with family or heavy doses of estrogen.
  13. JohnMosesBrowning

    Male Socializing/Outlets/Clubs/Etc.

    This is a weird message to write and post as I'm not much of an outgoing or "open book" type of person. I am a (male) librarian and work with a staff that is overwhelmingly female. I live with my significant other and we have no children. My male friends that I had when I was younger have...
  14. JohnMosesBrowning

    How/What Beverages do You Pair with Your Pipe?

    Although I'm a whisk(e)y drinker, I don't actually prefer spirits with a pipe. I drink coffee or tea with a pipe. I do not like the confluence of neat spirits with pipe smoke. I find that I end up tasting neither of them very well.
  15. JohnMosesBrowning

    H&H prince Andrew vs PA

    You know them to be identical? I have both and don't find them to be the same. The cut isn't even similar. The orientals in the Sutliff Walnut Match are much more evident to me. I'd be fascinated to learn that their identical and that the differences are only from one batch to another rather...
  16. JohnMosesBrowning

    Is it aromatic?

    The one that always bothers me is Mac Baren Mixture: Scottish Blend. In most of these cases folks are arguing why something so clearly topped isn't considered an aromatic - but with Scottish Blend, I've never been able to figure out why it IS. The topping is so subtle (to me) and isn't clearly...
  17. JohnMosesBrowning

    Ran Into A Guy Smoking a Pipe

    I'm a librarian and the city hall and fire dept. are right next to the library. On Wednesday mornings the Fire Chief was always (I'm in Michigan so it was almost year round) outside the library staff entrance enjoying his morning pipe. I could smell it as soon as I stepped out of my car and it...
  18. JohnMosesBrowning

    Big Dollar Pipes vs Lower Priced Pipes

    Oh god no, I am sorry if I gave the impression that Bones pipes were artisan. He does in fact have artisan pipes on his website, but the Bones pipes in no way should be considered as such. I was merely using them as an example of lower cost can definitely mean lower quality. Again, sorry for...
  19. JohnMosesBrowning

    Big Dollar Pipes vs Lower Priced Pipes

    Others here are much more knowledgeable than I, but personally I find the biggest difference in those price ranges to be the fit, finish, and quality of the stem work. The Morgan Bones pipes for example, of which I own several, the briar is well done and I love the feel of them, but the stems...
  20. JohnMosesBrowning

    Pipe Shapes

    I like traditional shapes, straight billiards for example. I used to prefer taped stems because the look of someone smoking a straight billiard with a saddle stem looked so oddly fragile to me. Having tried a few though, I find I like them quite a bit. I think my favorite pipes have an 1/8th...
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