I Can't Stress it Enough

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 I could write about so many things today, but I keep stressing the point that I smoke a pipe for one basic reason:  Relaxation.  The whole world seems as though everyone is facing stresses of all kinds.  I have been asked what our plans are, whether we stay in this house or we find a place of our own.  My wife and I discussed home ownership, and neither of us want to own a home again.  We have made Cape Coral home here for the past several months and it seems to us that rent here is fairly reasonable.  

But I told her I have one requirement for a new place, and that is that I can smoke my pipe with few restrictions.  I haven't smoked indoors for several years now and I must say that smoking my pipe in the garage in NY in the dead of winter was totally miserable.  A day here in Florida has not gone by that has prevented me from smoking my pipe outdoors.  Early last evening I sat here on the patio and I began watching a video of one of my fellow pipe smokers smoking a cigar with a glass of Bourbon.  I decided to smoke my other Hemmingwsy Short Story cigar with a shot of Tullamore Dew whiskey my other son bought for me.

I became as relaxed as I had not been for some time.  First, I don't recommend alcohol; and second I do not recommend cigars.  In fact, I'll never recommend smoking a pipe.  I might defend my pipe smoking as a kind of religious experience, but that would take a great deal of explaining.  I smoke a pipe for relaxation and I know that when I am relaxed others around me are too.

I know I write about relaxation a lot, but I cant stress it enough.  Reaxation might be the ONLY reason why I smoke a pipe.  What one does for relaxation can be many things.  But what I do for relaxation is smoke my pipe.  This morning I am smoking my Alpha pipe with the last of my Apricots and Cream.  I gave a cursory review of this tobacco the other day.  When I opened the tin, the tobacco was a dark Cavendish and had the aroma of something sweet.  But smoking it makes for a rather bland smoke.  I commented that I won't be ordering mote.  It's time to move on to something else.  I like my Sunset Rum so much better.  It has the same appearance as Apricots and Cream, but the Rum flavor is so much more intense.  And I still enjoy my Good Stuff/Cherry blend as well.

I thank you for your time this morning and Peace to each one of you.

Dave



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