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    I'm 41 years old and live in the Philadelphia suburbs. I'm a teacher at heart (taught English in Tokyo for six years), but currently work in a university's human resources department. I plan to start graduate studies in education next year. I'm married and have a 4-year-old son.


    I started smoking cigars in 2002 when I lived in Tokyo. It's hardly a cigar city (definitely a cigarette city), but still a nice place to begin smoking cigars. The Japanese have a yen (sorry) for the best, so I had no concern about wasting my money on bad smokes. I did most of my smoking in cafes and during evening walks through my neighborhood. Because of that beginning, I usually associate cigar smoking with coffee, reading, and Tokyo. Likewise, my former students probably associate English with the faint smell of cigar smoke on their graded tests.


    When I moved back to the US in 2004, I of course scouted out the local tobacconists right away. The selection was much bigger than what I had in Tokyo, but there were no Cubans and a lot of garbage. The tobacconist smoking lounges, which were almost non-existent in Tokyo, were a nice touch. Unfortunately, those tobacconist lounges are one of the very few public places where you can smoke a cigar in the US anymore.


    I'm a Philadelphian only because it has been my US home base since high school. Actually, I can?t stand most of Philly. The city is grimy and rotted with blight, and, despite the ridiculous city tax people pay for working here, shows no sign of improvement. There are, however, two of the US' better known cigar shops. One is Black Cat Cigars, and the other is Holts. They're one block over from each other, which, typical of Philadelphia, makes a lot of difference. I like both, but go to Holts more often because of the lounge.


    I'm into computer hardware and built all but my first PC. I like music and want a good audio system, but am waiting until my son is old enough to keep himself from playing with it. For now, my PC is my audio system (ASUS Xonar D1 sound card and Sony MDR-V6 headphones, both excellent products for a painless price). I grew up with a pool table in the basement and try to maintain and improve my game when time permits (which isn't very often these days). I have a few other interests, but competition for time and money keeps most of them rotating through an inactive period. My humidor, however, never approaches empty.

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    A Newbie's Newbie!

    Welcome Senor Lou! (any relation to Cuban Lou's?)

    Great introduction! You share a lot of skills and interests with many of the oldbies who live here. Besides, we can always use another Techno/computer Geek. Senor Deano is quite taxed at the moment keeping this site fresh and new.

    Oh yeah...ingnore senor nickwing, aka brokenwing. He's a money-changer at heart. And while I'm at it, make sure you're siting comfortably when senor robusto casts his spell . His posts can be quite "complex" and "engaging."

    Names TJ, TJCoro, and I'm head of the New Alliance, state of mind, mexico, chapter.
    sigpicVaya con Dios, Amigos! - don TJ and the Coros

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    • #3
      Hi Lou3.

      Welcome aboard.

      Thanks for taking the time to write such a thorough introduction. As TJ said there, in his emoticonic way, there are plenty of folk here who share your interests, and who maybe taint marking with a bit of a Cuban whiff.

      Enjoy the forum, mate.

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      • #4
        Hi Lou3. Interesting to read your profile, have a top time on the forums. Deltawhisky--

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        • #5
          Great profile read Lou3

          Enjoy your time here on the forum, and look forward to hopefully chatting with you more in the future...

          Cheers, HabanoSy

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          • #6
            Fantastic profile Lou3.

            Really interesting read, great to hear about your local tobacconists and smoking in Tokyo. I've always wanted to visit Japan (probably in the winter to get some skiing in too).
            My cigar review blog: The Cigar Monologues (Twitter / Facebook)
            My Company:
            Siparium Sporting

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            • #7
              Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

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