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  1. Shortwave

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***

    Enjoying Sutliff maple walnut in a Missouri Meerschaum Mizzou. Taking it easy this Sunday morning.
  2. Shortwave

    What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025

    Life's been a whirlwind - unwinding with a La Aurora 1903 Cameroon Churchill. Smooth as can be.
  3. Shortwave

    There Was Once a Time I Loved Long Smokes

    Ultimately you've gotta do what is best for you. I prefer a shorter smoke, but there are times when smoking a pipe becomes a sort of meditation and lasts well over an hour.
  4. Shortwave

    Jozef Behr | New Year's Resolutions.

    Recent health revelations have both startled and encouraged me. I'm just going to enjoy each day as it comes. Wishing you all a happy new year! 🥸
  5. Shortwave

    Drying Your Tobacco

    I'm impatient. I smoke whatever is new as soon as I get it, then I'll know what NOT to do next time!
  6. Shortwave

    Who is Your Current Favorite Writer?

    "Current favorite" was to suggest that the answer may change. My favorites have changed as I've gotten older.
  7. Shortwave

    Who is Your Current Favorite Writer?

    Title edited for uppercase letters; Rule 9. These days I've been reading Jack McDevitt. If you're a fan of science fiction, give his work a read.
  8. Shortwave

    Briar Fountain Pen

    I've tossed around the idea of buying a fountain pen, but I know it would become yet another collection...
  9. Shortwave

    RIP Coolio

    Here's an interesting interview with Coolio on the Late Late Show back when Tom Snyder hosted it in the mid-late 90s. Coolio on The The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (1996)
  10. Shortwave

    What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?

    At that point, consider the cob haunted...
  11. Shortwave

    What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?

    Middleton cherry, which looked, felt, and tasted like a bag of pencil shavings.
  12. Shortwave

    What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?

    That's a blend where after one time, and no matter how long it's been, you'll never ask yourself "Have I tried that one before?"
  13. Shortwave

    Putting a Pipe Down for Later

    I'll get busy, let it go out, and come back to it the same day. But if it's been a day or more and it's bone dry I'll start over.
  14. Shortwave

    I Finally "GET IT" After 12 Years

    I know what you mean. Most of the time having a smoke is just a nice experience, and then other times it's the real deal. I've found that its all about the mood that I'm in and if I can take the time to just be in the moment.
  15. Shortwave

    Hooked on Capt Black.

    My first experience with pipe tobacco was captain black gold. Got it along with my first briar pipe as a Christmas gift from my uncle. Although I've moved away from only smoking aromatics, come the holidays I'll bring out a bit of captain black to remind me of those good memories.
  16. Shortwave

    ***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***

    Enjoying some nightcap before I head out this evening. Looking forward to my schedule changing in a couple of months. Then I can puff all day like a freight train if I want! haha