Pipeology - The Fine Art of Pipe Smoking and Thought

 I thought about this yesterday.  Back in the day when pipe smoking was more common, the wealthier gave thought to a pipe as one might think of as an expensive luxury.  But a more common person might be able to afford that one pipe they got at the local drugstore and smoked it until it broke and they’d just go and replace it for another ten bucks.  If you smoked a pipe of any kind you automatically belonged to the club. These days with at least a few pipes costing five to ten grand it’s hard to say who can afford it and who can’t.  I’ve always thought that what goes into a pipe was always more important.  Some pipers have dedicated pipes.  Some for only aros and some for only English.  I have a single Dunhill that has seen both aros and English.   Care for the pipe is what is most important.  That Dr. Grabow deserves the same care as that Dunhill.  I’ve never judged based on a pipe.  Frankly, I couldn’t care less.  I don’t...

 God doesn’t ask anything of me except that I do my best and let Him figure it out.  I don’t need social media or even my pipes, for that matter.  But they keep me occupied.  Maybe I need to meditate more than I do.  But at the same time I need my diversions.  Writing keeps my mind from getting old and by writing I keep the memory of the Angels fresh. I told my wife not long ago that I can probably give up my phone and have YouTube only on my computer.  I will often put my phone down and go out to the lanai and leave it behind.  But I’ve learned some social interaction is good for me, although granted, not too much.  I’ve been too far removed from socialization with pipe smokers to just dive in and make pipes and tobaccos a central hobby.  So, I’ve decided to just do my thing and not worry about what I either do or don’t do.   What matters most in this blog is that I keep saying that the Messiah is near and that I know how He will j...

 I do for my Angels the kinds of things my Angels don’t do.  I toyed with the idea of changing the OS on my laptop PC.  I changed it and played around with the new system and changed back.  I had more research to do.  I started then to go into depth and watch more YouTube vids.  I think I am now ready for a permanent change.   I asked Google a lot of questions and got my questions answered.  I’m not sure Angels know much about technology, but technology is made by humans and they guide the creators which are human.  To give you some background I updated my laptop to Windows 11 and then I had a problem with the Cloud built into it.  Then I began watching vids on Windows 11 and decided to try Linux Mint.   When I switched back my computer crashed and I had to wait until the battery died and the reboot it.  I had some questions I needed answered first.  Most of my questions have now been answered.  I feel I can now make ...

 Actually, those who believe there will be some kind of rapture are only half right.  Those who are GUULTY will be taken.  Satan and his follower will be judged.  So, actually I am preparing for staying.  It’s why I do all I do.  But in the New Age we won’t need a lot of that which we have today.  There is a method to my madness.  I’m spending a lot of time paying close attention.   Just who are the guilty?  They have intentionally taken Human Life.  Those who have taken any Human life on purpose, or will have up to that point will be judged along with the dead.  So of course I’m not preparing for the rapture.  I will be left to help establish the New Kingdom when He comes.  This is just the opposite of what many Christians believe.   How will God do His Judgment?  I really have no idea.  But I am very slowly helping to prepare the way for Him in everything I do and in all that I am.  This is why I...

 My experience with my angels taught me that I don’t have to shop around for a religion.  I’ve found mine.  I practice my religion through quiet meditation.  Quiet is best for me.  We went out to dinner Saturday night to a very noisy steak place.  It was so noisy that when I came home my heart was pounding and I was a little worried about it. My chest was pounding and my heart rate was 110, which is very high for me at rest.  After a few hours it was down 99, but still too high for me.  I checked it the next morning and was down to about 70.  My heart shout be about 65 at rest.  This morning it is at 70, which is about normal for me at rest.  Calm is between 65 and 70.  110 is a brisk walk for me.   Another thing I have learned is that after sampling hundreds of tobaccos, I have found THE one I like best.  Some pipers might find their “go-to” tobacco, but I’m tired of sampling.  Sure there are many I have not tri...

 My Angels are in many ways controversial enough.  Back in 1993 I was more into smoking pipes than I am now.  These days I just grab a pipe without giving it too much thought and settle down with my favorite pipe tobacco.  I asked my Angels whether I had to give up my pipes.  They said it was up to me.   I’m primarily an English tobacco smoker.  I’ve tried many aromatics and now have just a couple I’ll smoke.  I smoke aromatics primarily for my wife to enjoy as she joins me while I smoke my pipe.  I enjoy seeing what others are enjoying as I now have my favorites.   But back in 1993 I was still learning a lot about smoking a pipe.  My pipes are tools for meditation as I feel I have all the pipes I need.   Pipes are more than a hobby for me.  They are my lifestyle.  I’ve tried all the old codger blends, as they are so-called because they’ve been around so long.  I’ve learned I’m not a big fan of Burley and Perique...