This Month (September) in 1954… On September 6th, Admiral Edward Clifford Kalbfus, “Old Dutch”, died in the Naval Hospital in Pennsylvania. He was 78. The cause of death has been reported at leukemia. Kalbfus won a Navy Cross during World War 1 and a Legion of Merit for his service in World War 2, among other honors. On September 9th,… Read more »
I am currently editing the still-untitled Book 2 of the Cigars and Legs series. I have a few ideas for titles, but we want to get through the process before finalizing anything. It’s going to have to come soon as I intend to publish the thing in under a week. (Luckily, the editing and proofreading is mostly done and it’s… Read more »
September the Eleventh As I write this, it’s September 10th, 2012. It’s been almost eleven years since that day. Today’s weather, at least here, reminded me of September 11th, 2001. Cool, sunny day, not too cloudy. That’s how that day was. It was one of those beautiful days — at least, weather wise. In reality, the day was one that… Read more »
Wow. I tried this cigar on the recommendation of my local tobacconist. I got a Short Robusto sized cigar — only about 4.5 inches in length. This is much shorter than my usual fare, as I tend to like a long smoke. Well, despite the limitations on physical size, this stick smoked forever. It had a nice slow burn and… Read more »