"The Tao of the Corncob Pipe"

[foggymountain]

A nice little article on the editorial page of today's N Y Times.

 

[cortezattic]

Link

 

[Chasing Embers]

Thank you for that. Brought a lump to my throat, and reminded me of the hard working, strong willed man that my grandfather, and pipesmoker, was.

 

[elpfeife]

Glad you posted that. Thank you.

 

[mso489]

Saw this in print. Reminded me of a man in his nineties I met when my wife was in rehab after hip surgery. His pipes had been damaged by a well-meaning friend who'd attempted to ream them for him. I bought him a cob and later a briar, to let him enjoy a little of his well-loved Prince Albert. He wasn't so sure about the cob, but after he'd smoked it for several weeks, he spoke of it in glowing terms. He was a real old-school American pipe smoker and a good fella.

 

[weezell]

Very touching article...

 

[settersbrace]

Very touching, thanks for that.

 

[jkrug]

That was a really great read. Really touched me and made me think about a lot of things. Thank you. ::

 

[derfatdutchman]

Thanks for the link, it brought back a lot of memories.

 

[jerry]

Excellent! Thanks for the link!

 

[cigarsmker]

Great read.

 

[cobguy]

That was a great read ... thanks!
I loved this little bit:

The act of smoking any pipe is the act of tending something. The act of smoking a corncob pipe is the act of tending something that is of the land, tied to a set of values, of practices, a kind of thought process that’s worth preserving.