Second "break in" smoke of my Scott Klein sandblast Dublin -- C&D Haunted Bookshop, my go to tobacco to break pipes in. It isn't my favorite but I'm quite enjoying this bowl. My palette may be evolving some. The pipe so far is great; small and light weight so easy to clench while typing, and it smokes wonderfully. Paring it with some Irish breakfast tea with lemon.
This morning on the first "partner" call for my work of the year, one of my partners in San Diego complained about the cold, so I followed suit, and later received a text from a colleague out of Sacramento with a photo from his family's farm in Iowa, under about a foot of snow and a promised low of 6 degrees.
So I will NOT complain about the chilly 40 and 50 degree weather here.
For those back to the work grind, hope it is going smoothly.