Pipeology - The Fine Art of Pipe Smoking and Thought

 I have tons of vids of myself smoking a pipe, and while these days I don’t take the care of photography as I used to do back in the day.  I’ll have to brush up on my photography skills.  But I’m learning as I go along.  The first time around on social media taught me a lot about what I do and say this time around.  I had to learn.   I’m smoking my no- name Canadian pipe I bought in Canada back in the mid-80’s this morning with my tobacco of choice.  And I need to make sure I don’t come across as an English only tobacco snob.  I’ve had tons of aromatic tobaccos and still enjoy them once in a while.  But my sampling days are pretty much over.  I have to be careful about being a one tobacco pipe smoker.  I’ve sampled hundreds and find my taste buds can’t taste nuances in various tobaccos.  This is why I say my pipe smoking journey is pretty much over. At the pipe shop, some guy would come in about once a week and say they were sm...

 I say this about pipe smoking, but I can say this about life itself.  Not sure where I’d be without my Angels, but most likely I wouldn’t be here.  I don’t want to lose my sense of humor.  Not that I am as clever as a Mark Twain or that I can make people laugh as one of today’s famous comedians.  And my writing style might be a little dull.  But what is most important is to play nice with others.   I’m smoking my Nording Number 2 pipe this morning with my Proper English by Peter Stokkebye.  My coffee is Mexico Chiapas from Trader Joe’s.  I’ve had hundreds of various blends from various tobacconists the world over.  And I’ve pretty much settled with the one tobacco.  I have all the pipes I need.  They are very traditional pipes, but the fact is most were bought new and they are my pipes.   I’ve been on my own pipe smoking journey and I feel my life’s journey has come to the place where I can pretty much relax with my pipes...

 The neighbors aren’t making noise this morning and the sound of traffic is in the distance.  I’m smoking my St. Nicholas pipe by Savinelli with some Proper English, all while listening to Day Parts- Sunday Morning Coffee by Chip Davis.  I usually conclude my posts with the information about my pipe and tobacco as a conclusion.  But I just love to sit and listen while I smoke my pipe on Sunday mornings.   There’s not a lot on my mind this morning, but I was thinking that I was raised going to church on Sundays and trained for ministry.  But after a few years in the church, I decided church isn’t for me.  Now on Sunday mornings I just enjoy the quiet of this time.  It’s my favorite time of the week.  I usually wake up earlier on Sundays and come out to the lanai and just sit.   My coffee this morning is Mexico Chiapas from Trader Joe’s.  I enjoy mentioning the coffee because it’s not always the same brew.  My tobacco is the same...

 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 ...