I know I'm not the only one that picks up a pipe, and if anyone is nearby, I start telling them the pipe's story. Where and when I got it, the background of the maker, what I smoke in it, and what it reminds me of, etc. Another thing many of us pipers share is a love of nostalgia. It kind of goes along with pipe smoking. You'll get a good dose of both in Fred's November Pipe Pundit column. Check it out here: