Sunday morning from PITTSBURGH Pa

[vince]

Good morning, it is Sunday 5th of September 2010, a cool sunny day here in da Burgh , after a few days in the 90's last night it got down to 49 , made a few nipples stand up for sure ! we are in the middle of the Labor day weekend, the unoffical end to summer & the start of the Jerry Lewis muscular distrophy telethon ........ quite a few years ago I saw a short film clip by Jack Pallance , a moving shocking 5 minute clip that end with him telling you that his name is Muscular Distrophya verrrrry moving piece of film, scarry & shocking , BUT it worked ,that year & every year since I have donated to the MDA telethon not only cash but in time, lately I have had to cut back on both my time & cash , but the desire is still there to do more , I luckly have no family that is cursed with MD & pray for anyone who has ..... there are so many great programs out there for so many ailments its hard to keep up with them but I always try to keep a little something for the MDA & Jerrys Kids , & speaking of GERRYS kids we have a few of them at the cigar shop, Gerry is a lawyer & some of his clients stop at the cigar shop to make payments on there accounts , I take the cash, check or money order & give them a recipt, some times his paraleagle will call with a credit card that I run through my machine , so when the client gets his visa statement , no leagle fees show up but a big purchase of cigars do !!!!!! hey he owns the building so let the clients pay the rent hahahaha .. well breakfast was just short of fantastic , even if I had to cook it my self, I took a few slices of whole wheat bread , buttered & grilled till crisp bacon, caso fresco ( a dry cheese that is grilled like bacon ) & a PERFECT scrambled egg , light & creamy , it hit the tastebuds full tilt , some thing as simple as a scrambled egg when done Correctly is a jewel to be savored & enjoyed to the last drop.... the pan should be hot & the clarifed butter /olive oil mixture at room temp, the egg should be beaten with a drop or two of cream till a light foam started to form, , then add the oil to the pan , & drop in the beaten egg, NEVER let the pan sit still shake it when stiring the egg with a silicon spatula, as soon as it sets, get it out of the pan & on to a warm plate , garnish with a sprig of fresh chive & DIG IN , salt & pepper to taste, I like a lot of pepper but this morning it was pure straight up egg flavor no additions , but a side of cheese & bacon , but that egg was one of the best I have tasted in a long time , right now the local Grange fair is underway & the eggs came from there laid Friday , eaten Sunday , , would have had them last night but there was a lot of stuffed peppers left over & needed to get finished before they got tossed out..... dont want to toss out anything ,so we ate them asap !
The shop was busy at the start of the week but slowed to a dead stop on Saturday afternoon, but as I was closing up a flood of customers remembered I am closed Sunday & Monday & they needed weekend smokes , I did more business in the last hour that I did the rest of the day combined, ,,, some times I wonder what people are thinking, they need to understand I have a life outside the shop....... I am not some guy living upstairs from the store & willing to open up for anyone at any time , some @$$HOLE called me here at home about 11:30 PM & wanted me to come down & open the shop so he could get a cigar to celebrate a big win at the track, I told him unless he was willing to pay double for a BOX of cigars I was not getting out of bed to come in & open for ONE CIGAR , he was pissed TO BAD .... what an @$$HOLE but he most likely is saying the same thing about me , SO what ! , hey I need my beauty rest hahahaha , besides I had had a few drams of malt whisky & didnt need a DUI ........
The grandsons are back in school & enjoying ever second of it hahahahaha yea like a fart in church !!!!! my daughter is back at Duquensne working on her masters in Ethics , some sort of Program to make LAWMAKERS closer to being real people , we elect them , they in turn put the shaft up our keaster, well I have no idea what the masters in ethics will do for her , or if the politico's will ever learn anything from it
But she is working hard & Might go for a PH.D , with that she might get a job teaching this BS to other egg heads who will do nothing with it ..... just my opinion & as they say opinions are like @$$HOLES , every one has one !
I was pleased to find out that we are going to my sister in laws place for a picnic today , I dont have to cook!!!!!, (till I get there ) , I have no idea what she will be serving, I am taking a few snacks , chips & dips , salsa & some cheese, if I feel up to it I might cut up some veggies & slice up a sausage or peperoni stick , who knows what I will feel like after my moring cigar , BUT last night I fired up a CAIN F 60 ring master blaster, , a real POWERHOUSE , almost to strong it did overpower the OLD Bushmills Irish whisky I was sipping at the time , should have had a Laphroaig !!!!
I have a few new facings in the shop & will be sampling them all this week, I had a Britania by Executive cigar ( the makers of Kristoff) , Nice smoooooth smoke nice flavor & a knot on the tip instead of a cap, , nice touch, break it off with a twist & fire it up, no cutter needed , I dont know the propper ediquite but who gives a flying leap , I smoke what I want when I want where I want , unless my wife tells me otherwise.... hahahaha ... thats about it from the Burgh have a great weekend whats left of it ! Enjoy, Vince

[G-man]

Morning V

[vince]

Good morning , it is Sunday 12 Sept.2010 the day after the 9th anniversary of the twin towers comming down........ I am not opposed to Islam ,as an American but some of the teachings & practice of the religion of Peace just dont add up for me , the laws of behaviorare not what I was raised with , a man is NOT superior to the woman , the burka is not what I am looking for at the beach , true Paris Hilton could use a little "education" along with a few other 'famous' ladys in the lime light but thats FREEDOM , we have a growning number of Islamic fallowers & by 2050 to 2070, just 40 to 60 years from Now they will be the majority in Europe , never fireing a single shot, Just breading, & take over the world... so you young guys & gals getter get off the computer & back in the bedroom & GET BUSY !!!!!
I get the day off today the wife (Barb) & our daughter are picking up Barbs sister & the 3 of them are going shopping at a little village about an hour north of us , a small collection of shops that have everyting from soup to nuts an artist in residence ( some guy I never heard of before) will be selling his "collection" for the upcomming Holiday season , well I am thinking Halloween , but I was informed that was held in the spring, now its Thanksgiving & Christmas themes , OH excuse me !!!!, all I know is they have home made jellys at the place , made right there when your watching, so I know I will get some thing out of this, what ever fruit is local & ready to go is what they will be making ...... Since I dont have to cook for the boss today , a crock pot of chili will feed me for the day I got it on a few hours ago , I might get little ambition & make some corn bread, but as good as it sounds , I just dont see myself making it right now, , but it is a good idea, , just need to overcome the lazy part of the day, well I could just go to the store & buy some , but that would involve getting dressed & driving to the store, right now I am comfortable in my jocky shorts & slippers ........ Oh dammmm put that thought out of you mind , that just might make you sick hahahahaha
There is an Air show at the Pittsburgh Air National Gaurd station next to the Pgh. airport , but its a dark overcast day & not great for watching airplanes doing tricks ,flips & spins , but it will be hard to see from Inside the Qtr.Deck ........ Even if we were closer to the airport....... Its about 20 minutes by the highway & 30 seconds at mach2 ( if its that long ) ... ,
We have an event at the shop with Pedro Gonzalezes this Tuesday he is bringing a master roller with him & we will be enjoying cigars & coffee plus a weee dram of course !!!!
Monday I will be taking the older grandson to his Piano lesson , I have a few cigars to share with Tom the teachers husband , he is a big fan of the Ashton VSG ,,, a little expencive but thats what he likes ....... ,
the chili needs a little more time to blend the flavors & I need a refill on the Sunday moring Kona & will be heading to the Qtr.Deck with my Sunday Morning Don Carlos #3 ..... I have a few sticks to sample today & a few different coffees to taste, the fall blening season is upon us , I have a mix of dark roast columbian & light roast mexican coffies so I will be tasting a few blends this afternoon , if I have the time hahahaha, I might just pass on it & dump them together & grind them ....... there is about 2.5 pounds of the columbian & 1.75 pounds of the mexican , , I have no idea what I will mix with them , or in what amounts ,,,, , I would Love to find out how to make a bacon flavored coffee .... hahahahaha
well the troops are getting ready to hit the road & i will be heading out to the Qtr.Deck asap.......Enjoy, Vince

[G-man]

Ahhhhhhhhhh another great day in the land of plenty. You have a huge following there Ole' boy and I'm finding very difficult to even post here but I stand in line and wait my turn. LOl Till next week enjoy and do me a favor tell all your fans to step aside next week for the GMan doesn't like waiting. Peace and a great week to you and yours
G

[vince]

good morning , it is Sunday 19 Sept.2010 a rain filled morning here in da Burgh , a light rain & just what we need to fill the wells & save the grass, as it has all but burnt out & turned a dull brown, but this morning the grass is soft to walk on dosn't crunch when you walk on it . But this mornings paper was laying in the drive way looking like a bath sponge , so right now the Sunday paper reading is on hold till it drys a bit ......
My wife got a package of coffee from SanCristobal , she thought it might taste good with a san cristobal cigar , & she was Correct , a small batch of san Cristobal coffee from $tarBuck$, was made available at a few shops & via the internet, so my wife got a 10 ounce package , the only size they had, should be good for 4 small pots , went well with the Don Pepin made for Ashton San Cristobal Toro I had Friday morning & with this mornings perfecto , looks like the Don Carlos III & kona Sunday will get delayed till next Sunday ........ well maybe Monday morning since I am off on Mondays , yea I hear you "he 's a little off all the time " sure kick a guy when he is down hahaha ....
My eye sight must be getting bad or my brain isnt connected to the eyes , I thought I got out a hunk of beef last night to defrost , looks like its a pork roast, not beef, hummmm I wonder if she will notice ???????? , I will be cooking it with Gala Apples , carrots, onions , garlic & some Prunes & maybe some dryed apricots if we have any that havent been coated in dark chocolate ,,,, well maybe a few that have been hahahahaha , a nice chrisp dark beer , St.Pauly Girl , might add a bit of contrast to the meal . & speaking of contrast, breakfast this morning was a departure from our regular bacon & egg on a toasted muffin, we had a nice shared 3 egg omlet with hot peppers & cheese , a few rings of breakfast sausage , filled with smoked pork shoulder, apples , Grapes & fennel seed, a Big pinch of black pepper a small pinch of white pepper & a tiny pinch of red pepper , all it needed was a few shots of tabasco & it was ready .......
I had 4 tickets to the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game last night , but I was busy with the wife so I gave the tickets to the boys & they took there dad & step mother to the game as it was Mikes turn with the kids for the weekend, ( Mike is the father of the grandsosns & former son in law, he has remarried as well as my daughter who has remarried, the boys seam to do ok with both familys but the "rules of engagement "are different at both places , as they are here also but they adapt quickly .......
we had a good week at the shop a great day Tuesday I ended up staying open till almost 11PM , Normal closing is at 7 , But the customers just kept comming in , & spending a little of the money that has been eluding me in the past few months , One guy showes up & I thought he had died a few months ago ,,,,, Turns out it was his twin brother , Bret & Bart, they were named after the Maverick TV show from the 60's , bret & bart, Maverick , to card players from the wild west getting in & out of trouble at the poker table & bedrooms of the old west, some of you young guys dont know that Tv was in black & white for a long time before Color Tv was standard issue.. Well I never did know who was who with this pair, they chaned there names back & forth over the cousre of the evenings you didnt know who was who even with a score card, , so the Surviving twin STILL plays with our minds ( what little we have left) , Now playing Both brothers at the same time like my brother dosent smoke , & he takes a puff, & soon the "Brother " will sneeze & say how elergict to smoke he is as he takes a puff on a Monte Churchill.............. Oh you just got to understand the People that come in the shop, .... I thought about a book, but this is enough , one time a week & get the therapy over with, , No deadlines for a new chapter & argue with an editor & proofreader, dammm I dont even have the spell check turned on , it keeps beeping & I forget where I am at in what ever BS I am trying to tell you all about, so you just got to figure out what I am saying on your own, I get the words close as I can , its up to you the reader to fill in the gaps & figure out what the H3LL I amn trying to say !!!
I have been smoking a few new sticks this past week, Don Gonzalezes ( not to be confused with flor de Gonzales or Raphile Gonzalezs ) has a new Signature series line, & the Corojo wrapper is my favorite , it also comes in natural & maduro & for some reason I hit the corojo more that the maduro, , I did have one of the natural connectcut & it was a fine smoke just didnt envoke the spice that the corojo did & I enjoyed it, well being a maduro kind of guy I was suprised that i like the maduro second to the corojo, , it just hit my taste buds that way .... But this afternoon a Contraband Fonseca will be turned into ashes to be sure .........
I know the days are getting shorter, as I have come home from the cigar shop & now the drive way lights are all ready on when I get home, they are on a dusk to dawn sensor , help Giude Barb into the parking place so when she opens he door she dosent hit my car or the end up on the walkway .... kind of liike the landing lights on an air field ......... stopped a lot of door dings over the years !!!!!!!
There has been a blue jay outside for the past 2 days & it seam like it has lost his mate , going from tree to tree calling & to no reply , poor B@$t@RD has no idea how good he has it now hahahahaha ...... Oh dammm the wife just brought in a fresh baked pumpkin Cookie & more coffee, , & I wonder why I keep her arround at times then she reminds me AHHHH yea thats it !!!!!!!!
Its about time to get the pork cooking , I have potatoes to peal ,bacon to render for the fat, veggies to chop & cigars to smoke, ...... Enjoy, Vince

[G-man]

Hello ole boy . The day here is filled with sun and a little breeze. Im glad you come back ever unday to share. Seems I'm the ony one LOL

[vince]

Looks like there are a few readers but fewer posters

[vince]

Good morning , it is Sunday 26 Sept.2010 a cool bright morning here in da Burgh , we had a low of 48 F last night , & this morning the sun is out & the sky is BLUE with out a cloud in sight, ... Great sleeping weather& I plan on a nap later this afternoon..... most likely During the football game I will catch a few winks of sleep, as long as my wife keeps her cheering to a low rumbel hahahaha ......... the shop was S L O W all week , it did pick up a bit on Friday & Saturday started off with a BIG RUSH, then its like some one closed the street & traffic STOPPED , I sat with one of the regulars for 2.5 hours & NO ONE came in , we sipped a few cups of coffee & a weeee dram or 2 of Spayburn Single malt & smoked a nice Don Gonzalez's Signature Series 60 ring torp with a maduro wrapper , A tasty little bugger of a fat stick called the FATBOY , I like the PUDGE better my self it is a 56 ring , a lot easyer on the jaw , but the torpedo is a big help on the 60 ring, , , , I like a max of 54 when I smoke anything that isnt tapered ........ 42 to 52 is the ring size I like , I have been smoking a lot of coronas lately, that 42 to 45 ring seams to be very comfortable to me ... But this morning I fired up a Diamond Crown 54 ring , by 7 inches for smoe strange reason instead of the 43 ring Don Carlos #3 .... I dont know why but when I opened up the humidor this morning , THERE it was , calling my name & the coffee this morning isnt my usuall Sunday morning Kona, this morning its an Organic grown ( Now what the H3ll is a non organic grown coffee I have no idea) but thats what it said on the package organic Nicarauagan, it was in a burlap bag tied with a piece of twineit was roasted to a medium dark roast & a course grind made it just right for the Press pot , so it went in & 4 minutes later had Coffee .......Not bad at all, a great pot with good water & great beans makes one fine beverage ........ it went well with the mixed up breakfast, scrambled eggs with onions & peppers , sausage pattys & a handfull of shredded cheese all over left over chopped baked potatoes rewarmed in clairafied butter , I did make some toast but didnt eat it, ???? wel not with the eggs anyhow, I will save it for lunch , drop some cheese or peanut butter on it & warm it up in the microwave oven. Well since the season has changed from summer to autumn, the menu has also changed , we are back to the Sunday hunk o beef ......... what ever keeps her happy !!!!!! boring but happy !
I havent seen the grandsons since last Monday , with work for me & school for them its hard to get anytime with them... I cant wait till the oldest one starts to drive .... then he can take me places like I did with my "pappy" ...... One trip to Cleveland will be a great memorie for me .. i was just 17 ...... he wanted to visit an old friend who was in a nursing home , he had a grandaugher who was visiting him at the same time, she was 25 & just divorced ..................... we were late getting back to the Burgh ....I wonder what ever happed to her? dont remember her name BUT I do remember the body ........ dammmmmmm , I need to take a cold shower hahahaha
we have been OVER RUN by Stink Bugs a bettle like bug that STINKS when you smash them, THOUSANDS of them have decended on our area , with no know natural preditors they just swarm all over the place, they dont bite but the Smell is NASTY, they have been comming down the exhaust fan vents in the bathrooms , getting stuck in the light fixture in the fan set up & when you turn on the lights or the fan they get ground up & cooked by the heat of the light bulb, , & STINK, I clean out the lights a few times a day & keep the fan on high to keep the bugs out but some how they get by the blade, later today I am heading up to the roof, to see if I can cover the vent pipe with some kind of screen or Foam to keep the bugs OUT..... Not looking Forward to getting on the roof , Because my wife will want the skylights cleaned when I am all ready up there .... dammmm More work hahahahaha , the more I think about it the less I think about getting the ladder & getting it done hahahaha...
we went for a little ride last night , a cigar with coffee & a little music, stopped at the local Jaguire dealer ship just to look, well there was this 2007 in silver with 48,000 miles on the odometer... it was nice but just to small , no place for the coffee cups & ashtray....& to be honest, I just dont want to go back to driving a stick,,, I am getting lazy in my old age, dammmm I have been Lazy all my lifeI just get it done when it need to be done, as long as I dont need to give extra effort to get anything donr on time & Done to perfection I am happy, I hate to wait till the last second then RUN to get things done, I am more of the slow & steady , with built in rest spots along the way ,,, I am easyly distraced , thank God ladys have only 2 Breasts ... I wouldnt know whatto do with any more than 2.......
well its time to get the hunk of beef in the oven, brew up a fresh pot of kona , fire up a Don Carlos & head out to the Qtr.Deck for a nap hahahah Enjoy, Vince

[G-man]

Ello Vince again its only a hand full that post here LOL

[vince]

Good morning, it is Sunday 3 Oct. 2010, a cool wet morning here in Da Burgh , last night it got below 40F for the first time since last May, , not much frost but I think it got a few plants along the fence but not cold enough to kill off the stink bugs ...... dammm what a problem...
Breakfast this morning was left over Anduie sausage minced fine in an omlet with cheese,garlic & diced tomato, a slice of whole grain bread was grilled & buttered , the coffee was a Peruvian fair trade bean roasted to a medium dark roast , but the press pot of kona is waiting to go on as soon as I get my posting done this morning , I have a Diamond Crown #3 this Sunday instead of the Don Carlos #3 , are my taste buds telling me some thing? for more than 10 years Don Carlos was my Morning smoke almost EVERY morning , now not so much , I thought I might switch to the La travitia corona by CAO , & it lasted a few days & I went right back to the Don Carlos, Not that I am getting tired of the Don Carlos , I guess smoking it so often it has become a trusted friend that you sort of take advantage of , Knowing it will be there for you when ever you need it no matter how bad you treat it , yea like a cigar has feelings hahahaha ...
the shop was so slow this past week, end of the month blues , Tuesday to Thursday were so slow I could have phoned it in , BUT Friday BAMMM the checks hit the bank & all the wellfair people were out in force , the street was busy & a line at the bank,Payday for the drug dealers & loan sharks , they are the ones who spend the cash in the shop, I love it when the "collectors" come in with bloody knuckles & get a Cohibia XV , Monte 75th anniv. or some other high end smoke or two, drop a 50 on the counter & tell me to keep the change ....... hahahaha like that happened more than one time , But one time is fine with me , nothing like a BIG tip to start out the day , week & month !
The grandsons are keeping a low profile this week, havent seen them since last Monday , But will see them again this Monday as I take the older one to the Piano lessons ..... he loves Beethoven , Brahms & Mozart, But plays Brubeck for me , he tells me its a different pattern in his mind when he plays jazz , he likes the classical , I do as well but I like jazz & Big band sound form the 40's , I am not real big on Vocals I love the sound of a Piano, sax ,& upright base......... dont get me wrong Billy Holiday has a fine sound, as well as Frank , Dino & Sammy, Eartha, & Ella & some names I dont even remember but I get caught up in the words & miss the sounds , like my right brain & left brain stop working together & I just hear the words & not the MUSIC , But when I hear the music I can add the words in my head, dammmm its confusing, be glad you dont have the problems I have , you have your own, but every Sunday I get my therapy right here at the key board hahahahah , thank you doctor the check is in the mail hahahaha ,
since it is cool out & its sunday the Boss wanted her Hunk O beef But since its not as cold as she thought it was going to be I defrosted a nice set of delmontcos, & have them in a light marinade of EVOO , citrus Vodka & sambucco ......... first time for this combo in my kitchen , how bad can it be? I can drink the marinade & hope for the best , some grilled yams will go with the beef & maybe a little carmelized onions on the side , I will be checking the produce shop for a veggie some time today .... I am tired of summer squash & corn on the cob, with fresh tomato, , maybe some grilled asparagas or brussel sprouts .... well what ever it is , it will be picked today...... time to head out to the Qtr.deck fire up a cigar pour a mug of coffee & sip a weee dram of malt whisky & listen to some music , when every one else is watching foot ball here in Pittsburgh I will be looking at the inside of my eye lids enjoying where ever my mind takes me ....
Enjoy, Vince

[G-man]

They say a mind is a terrible thing to waste !

[vince]

BUT you need one first to let it waste

[vince]

Good morning , it is Sunday 10/10/10....a Fantastic morning here in da burgh, , Blue cloudless sky, mid 60F temp heading for the upper 70's might hit 80 reeze comming out of the SW & low humidity ... a wonderful autumn day , some of the trees have started to turn red & gold & a few leaves are all ready on the ground, the grass was given its final cut for the year (I hope) but now its almost time to put the lawn furniture away & get out the winter supplys , the chairs on the back deck will be replaced by the snow shovels & the bird seed will be replaced with bags of potasium cloride it will not eat up the cement like sodium cloride( salt) , the local weather man is predicting about 40/45 inches of snow this winter , about average for the burgh .... dammm I wish I had been raised in Hawaii ......... I hate Snow !!!!
Since its so nice out today I will be grilling some pork chops & a few yams today , along with a baked apple or 2 , maybe 3 or 4 , depends on how the apples are , , its so easy, pop the core out , fill the hole with butter , cinnomim,nutmeg & sugar add a pinch of lemmon zest , wrap it all in foil & drop it on the grill with the porkchops , when the chops are done , leave the apples on , go eat & relax a bit when your ready for desert, the apples will be ready to eat, apple pie with out the crust..... This morning I started the day with a Big fat Diamond Crown #7 torpedo & a mug of Kona , right now I have a cup of Fair trade Pervuian & will be working on a Los Blancos #9 as soon as I get this posted & out to the Qtr.Deck .....
The week was a bit slow at the shop, Friday saved the week as it has been my best day of the week since we opened 4 years ago 4 YEARS , dammm havent made a big profit yet but the shop is holding its own ...... I would love to expand the hours of operation but I am maxed out myself & cant afford to pay anyone to SELL cigars , sure I can get some one to sit there & take the money , BUT I need some one to get in the humidor with the customer & SELL, I try never to let some one out with just ONE CIGAR , what if you see some friends, & you would like to share a cigar with , if you just have one your out of luck, hopefully your buddy will have one for you , so shouldnt you have one for him? , you dont need to buy a Monte or a Padron anniv, there are a lot of low priced cigars that are just Fine , as Lew said the difference between a 2 buck cigar & an 8 buck cigar is 6 bucks .., my go to cigar a maduro Bahia torp retails for 40 bucks a bundle of 20 , 2 bucks a stick , sure I enjoy a Don Carlos #3 but I have about 5 a week , some times more some times less a box will last about a month, sure some times it last 6 weeks & some times it lasts 2 weeks , depends on the box , & how they smoke & how I feel & what I am eating & drinking at the time , & who is here visiting , or if I am visiting some one else, its never a set pattern , I go with the flow some of the time & direct the flow some of the time , BUT ALWAYS listens to what the wife has to say , when she can get my undivided attention, , & some times the A.D.D . kicks in & my mind wonders off like dammm I bet she would look good with the t shirt wet ... Oh what was I saying hahahaha .
The grandsons have been busy with school, & music lessons, I take the older one to Piano & have a cigar with the piano teachers husband every Monday while my wife take the younger one to his Music & art lessons , works out great for all of us, we get to spend a little time with the kids & mom & dad get a break from the kids .... & the kids get a break from Mom & Dad........ , I will be closing the shop a little early this wendsday , it is Sr.Night at the high school & my daughter has a foster child playing Vollyball & the game is at 7 Pm , so I will shut up the shop about 5:30 to get down to th school & be in the bleachers with the rest of the family , Cigars to the Winners hahahahaha just like the hockey team , pop a few Molsens & light up a Cohiba ,,,, sure that will go over big in the school !!!
Thats about all I have from the Burgh this week, looks like a pot of Tanzanian Peaberry is up next, & a snifter of 18 Y.O .Glenlivette, just might help solve all the peoblems of the world.... Enjoy, Vince

[vince]

Good morning , it is Sunday 17 Oct.2010, a sunny cool morning here in da burgh , after a few days of Stink bugs all over the place it has cooled off & they have slowed down in the quest to get inside for the comming winter, the bathroom exaust fans werefilled with them & the furnace had a ton in the blower , but the old shop vac got most of them, it was not any fun at all. I have no idea where the bugs came from, but they are trouble with a capital T ... they dont bite but they STINK when you swat them, so you need to pick them up by the edge, carefull not to break the exo-skeleton, & drop them in a jar of dish washing soap & water, , the soap makes the water penatrate the shell & they drop to the bottom of the jar , no smell !, But you got to catch all of them , I am talking about THOUSANDS of them , I filled a pint jar with them in less than 20 minutes , YUCK, I had on a pair of rubber gloves I got at the Doctors office , & the oder still penatrated the gloves & my hands smelled like the bugs, , lots of perfumed soap & hot water took care of it but dammmmm now I smell like a flower shop ...... A few cigars will take care of that !
The Grandsons have been busy at school & we did get to see them when they stoped at the cigar shop last week with the royal pain in de-az( my daughter) .... they were on there way to the movie theater to see who knows what .... no thats not the name of the movie, I have no idea what they were going to see, , But the Pilot (AL) had his dog there & the boys loved feeding her treats & commented on how well behaved she was , nothing like the Mastive they have at home ... & speaking of Al, the scotch he brought back from Spain was damm good, a bit sweet for me & lacking a lot of smoke but a tasty dram in its own right , a spayside single malt , light in color & taste it went well with the Diamond Crown I was given by a Customer ........ Bless his heart ! Bless both of them , fine smoke, fine drink, all I need is to hit the lottery hahahahahaha
We have a few real outstanding regulars , as well as a few shall we say not so much ..... but a fun group non the less, we have doctors , laywers, Ministers , factory workers , unemployed house husbands who take care of the kids when the wife is at work, damm thats the job I want , , since I all ready take on all the cooking , & some times I will get out the sweeper or the vac ( when I spill some thing when the boss isnt home ) , if she was home I would hear about how hard she is working to clean up MY mess ! , so I try to get things ship shape before she can yell about it .... yep if my wife had a job , damm that would be more of my retirement income for cigars & whisky hahahahaha ... But Laundry, now thats a problem, shure I can get them in the washer & dryer, but folding & putting them away, , hanging is not a problem BUT I can never get the second shirt the same size as the first one , so every thing gets hung up, from the t shirts to the sox , well the sox I just drop all the white ones in one pile & the darl ones in a different pile, match the colors as close as I can ... BUT I bet our house husband can do laundry , but his brother, well he had on 2 different shoes for a job interview & the guy noticed , , well we all got a great laugh out of that one ..... , yep we have a real crew, teachers , Guidance counslours , pizza makers, sales people, government employees & a some times an elected offical stops in to get abused ...... Just like every one else , dont come in unless you are ready to have the $#i! get deep & have your nuts in a vice ..... Everyone is fair game , I take as much abuse as I give out & maybe more BUT its a FUN place to hang out & I wouldnt have it anyother way, , , , when we first opened 4 years ago, I thought of a Formal English club , , I would have on a tie & vest with dress pants & shined shoes , But looking at the area we thought it over & went with PITTSBURGH SHEEK , shorts & t shirts , Beer Vs Burgandy ..... but we do have a few wine makers & drinkers & a few home brewers who bring in some of the best in the conditioning cellar as well as thouse of us who like a weeee dram of fine old Scotch or Irish WHISKY, ahhh yes mothers milk hahaha, even a snifter of rum works as well & anytime some one has a bit of brandy they are welcome to stop in & share a sip with the gang , so bring enough to share !
Looks like its time for the hunk of beef to hit the oven, I hear a Don Carlos III calling me to the Qtr.deck the pot of kona is almost finished & ready to press ..... Enjoy, Vince

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