This is the personal blog of Walt White. I am a Drafter/Designer living in Berks County, PA. I have a fondness for Cigars, Photography, and Firearms. Take a look around and you may find something interesting regardless of how different your hobbies may be from my own.
Over the past couple of weeks I have found myself reaching for my camera more often. It started off with me simply wanting better than cell phone photos of cigars to feature in Week in Smoke posts on Stogie Review. What wound up happening was that as I took photos of the cigars that I [...]
Last night I was deep in the editing process of a Herf’n Heads video that Mike and I recorded last week for Stogie Review. Somewhere between realizing that over half of the video had to be split into pieces and the audio increased/decreased and when I finally gave up on it for the evening, I [...]
Jeremiah Cruz Jr. (Better known as JJ). Photo courtesy of Jerry Cruz On July 22nd, we set aside a little time and smoke a special cigar. While we enjoy that cigar, we allow our minds to drift and think of a special little someone who departed this world far too soon. We remember Jeremiah Cruz [...]
After a truly good meal, an outstanding cigar is still the most satisfying after-dinner activity that doesn’t involve two human beings. Brad Shaw, Radio Announcer The quote above by Brad Shaw is one that instantly triggers memories. Having a cigar after your run of the mill dinner is secondary to what comes to mind. When [...]
Maybe it’s like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace. A Quote by Raul Julia I must admit, I am not well versed when it comes to cigar quotes, or [...]
I’ve got a great cigar collection – it’s actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn’t going to smoke every last one of ‘em. Ron White I have to admit, I am a bit of a cigar collector, at least by Ron White’s definition. Over the years I have purchased cigars that were [...]
“The cigar is a great resource. It is necessary to have traveled for a long time on a ship to understand that at least the cigar affords you the pleasure of smoking. It raises your spirits. Are you troubled by something? The cigar dissolves it. Are you subject to aches and pains (or bad temper)? [...]
A couple of months back, I was out running an errand and I must have walked past someone with an acute sense of smell. Having been fresh out of the cigar shop, I must have smelled ripe of cigars and grabbed the attention of a middle aged couple. As I made my way further down [...]
“They had no good cigars there, my lord; and I left the place in disgust.” Alfred Lord Tennyson, returning from Venice Each and every time I read the above quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson, I can’t help but laugh a little. I envision a noble man standing in a caste, white cape gleaming, while a [...]
I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there’s a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment. Quote from Raul Julia Ah, to smoke a cigar in the comfort of your bed. [...]
Last week I was scanning through my list of RSS Feeds when one of them caught my eye. While I am not an everyday reader of Copyblogger, I do read a couple of articles throughout the week. This time around, I saw an article entitled “One Foolproof Trick to Blast Writer’s Block” written by James [...]
As I’ve said in the past, I am a fan of Darren Rowse and ProBlogger. I subscribe to the ProBlogger RSS feed and for a fair amount of reading throughout the week. A couple of weeks ago, Darren had a guest post outlining the thirty bloggers to watch in 2010. The following week, he posted [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I was in my local cigar shop, Kensington Tobacconist, when I got to talking to the owner about upcoming events. What I learned was that an event was in the works which was a little different from the norm. Rather than have an event which focused on a brand to [...]
A couple of weeks back I was fortunate enough to receive a surprise package in the mail containing a few cigars. The gracious gift came from Thomas over at Duque Cigars down in Florida. This week I decided to pull out the Cuban Crafters Medina 1959 and give it a whirl. My experience with Cuban [...]
Up on the chopping block for the most recent First Impressions video is a cigar that I acquired at Cigarfest 2009. The day before the big event, Jerry and I managed to get behind the curtain and see the expo center floor while manufacturers were setting up. As we were standing there talking with Sam [...]
