Side effects of smoking

[gojira]

For something completely different from any other sci fi, try The abolition of species, by dietmar dath. It's a strange one though.

For more straightforward sci fi, Children of time is near close to perfect and the beat space soap opera would be Hyperion by Dan Simmons. [emoji5]

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I liked Hyperion. It was a welcome change when I read it back in the day as I was deep into old school SF back then.


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[Monty Cristo]

Everyman needs a man cave, sometimes they are made of wood. Re-discovering reading is good too, I am currently enjoying Nick's book too (& will be returning it next Wed ;O)

If you mean me - thank you! 🙏

[Emaresee]

Nice. Im working my way through a classic sci fi anthology myself at the moment. Its fascinating how people 80+ years ago perceived the future. Some of it is spot on, most wildly wrong. Either way entertaining. Anything you recommend?

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Piers anthony... almost all of his books! The incarnations of immortality series is special IMHO

[geoffbot]

Another welcomed side effect - my mate lives 30 mins drive away - no public transport option so I ride my motorbike over. A long way to go for 1 beer, but 1 beer (maybe a coffee too) and a cigar? deffo. Also his birthday tomorrow so I got him zippo with a golfer on (he golfs) and swapped the inner with a zippo butane insert, and got it engraved. I hope, and suspect that he will be very chuffed indeed. I have since wrapped it however

[Simon Bolivar]

Another welcomed side effect - my mate lives 30 mins drive away - no public transport option so I ride my motorbike over. A long way to go for 1 beer, but 1 beer (maybe a coffee too) and a cigar? deffo. Also his birthday tomorrow so I got him zippo with a golfer on (he golfs) and swapped the inner with a zippo butane insert, and got it engraved. I hope, and suspect that he will be very chuffed indeed. I have since wrapped it however

Cheers Geoff for that link, I have just ordered a Zippo insert for myself so I can use the Zippo's I collected in the RN, for the ships & bases where I served.

[sipikaj]

Great to get back into reading, I’m recently back into cigars which has meant back into reading, in particular this forum

[Monty Cristo]

I really started smoking last summer - which, if you can recall all those eons ago, was rather splendid weather-wise. Especially in Cannes.

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Come winter though and I'm not sitting outside in this shite.

But I do fancy a cigar. Ooh I do have a shed though - maybe I could smoke in there.

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Yes I can! Actually rather pleasant - even with the rain outside. No WiFi or 4g though so damn - I can't use my phone. Maybe that's a good thing though - I spend too long on it anyway. I'll read Nick's book. Wouldn't have discovered that without cigars, and this forum. I never really read, the phone is too tempting. The book is great!

3 more trips to my man cave over the week with the book and coffee (I prefer it to booze with a stogie) and this dingy little box is a real oasis of tranquility and enjoyment for me - I have rediscovered my love of reading.

Not to mention forum friends who have bombed me, and I enjoy chatting with.

Just an FYI on the unexpected side effects.

Cheers

Wow. Thank you for the kind words, Geoff. To find out my book is at least a little bit responsible for getting you back into reading blows my mind. Reading and having a cigar is what I love doing best.

[geoffbot]

Wow. Thank you for the kind words, Geoff. To find out my book is at least a little bit responsible for getting you back into reading blows my mind. Reading and having a cigar is what I love doing best.

Solely responsible actually

[Monty Cristo]

Solely responsible actually

Amazing. Long may it continue.