Fifty-Fourth Cigar of 2015

Saturday, December 26, 2015

54th Cigar of 2015 with Mike

Holiday Cocktails 2015 - Martinis

Holiday Cocktails 2015 - Martinis

Holiday Cocktails 2015 - Martini

Holiday Cocktails 2015 - Egg Nog

White Russian

Had a white Russian at brunch yesterday. Almost as good a Mike makes 'em.

Holiday Cocktails

Fifty-Third Cigar of 2015

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Fifty-Second Cigar of 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015

Took the day off today for my annual physical. Turns out I'm in great health. I celebrated with a cigar.

Fifty-First Cigar of 2015

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Went to Mike's house late night on Halloween. Got there about 10:00 p.m. for cigars. We listened to some Frank Sinatra (Only the Lonely) and Rosemary Clooney (Love). The Halloween moon was quite awesome.

Fiftieth Cigar of 2015

Thursday October 29, 2015

Number 50!

Forty-Ninth Cigar of 2015

Decided to squeeze in one more for the weekend. This one's a Hoyo de Monterey Excalibur maduro.

Forty-Eighth Cigar of 2015

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Up on Madeline with Dale, Gary, and Warren. A martini and a ghost story accompanied this cigar.

Forty-Seventh Cigar of 2015

Sunday, October 11, 2015

La Flor Dominicana Digger

Brunch with Dale at W.A. Frost

Brunch with Dale this morning at W.A. Frost in St. Paul. It was gorgeous out so we sat out their garden patio.

Julie and Regina

Saturday, October 8th, 2015

Drinks and dinner at Julie and Regina's new place over in St. Paul. Julie's sister Deb and Deb's husband Doug joined us. Lots of good conversation. Des informed us she's a white person. Also, Julie's dog  Jupiter was much better behaved than usual. I guess he's been seeing a behaviorist.

Happy Hour with Warren

Friday, October 9, 2015 Happy Hour with Warren last night at The Eagle.

Cocktail Hour - October 7, 2015

Rough but productive day at work. After this cocktail Dale and I hightailed it to The Lowbrow for dinner.

Bloody Mary

Pittsburg Blue out at the Galleria with Dale for brunch earlier today. Not a bad Bloody Mary. Dale and I both ordered eggs Benedict.

Forty-Sixth Cigar of 2015

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Perfect fall day for sitting in the backyard and lighting up.

Cocktail Hour Music

Saturday, October 5, 2015

We had Peter and Cathy over for dinner tonight. Gosh it was good to see them. Listened to some Babs, specifically, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf and Come to the Supermarket in Old Peking. Peter loved it.

Martini Time

Friday, October 2, 2015

Grueling week at work and Athena came back from surgery today.

Forty-Fifth Cigar of 2015

I finally,for the first time in a few years, have my humidor up and running. It's at a glorious 72 degrees in there. I'd forgotten how much better a perfectly humidified cigar is.

Lion's Tail

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Martini

Waiting for Warren and Gary to arrive for dinner. Listening to Shirley Bassey.

Bloody Mary

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Dale and I had reservations at the Loring Kitchen and Bar on Loring Park for brunch this morning. We started out at the Normandy for our first round since it's so close to church. I had a Bloody Mary and Dale had a beer. Tristan, the bartender, makes an awesome drink. I told him how much I liked it. When finished we headed over to the restaurant were we had the same drains for round two.

Forty-Fourth Cigar of 2015

Forty-Third Cigar of 2015

La Flor Dominicana

Forty-Second Cigar of 2015

Hoyo and Rum and Coke

Rum and Coke (and 41st Cigar of 2015)

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Rum and Coke. Cigar. Backyard. Labor Day Weekend.

Forty-First Cigar of 2015

Fortieth Cigar of 2015

I utilized the upstairs as a cigar lounge since Dale is out of town. This is an HdM Excal #1.

Thirty-Ninth Cigar of 2015

School starts tomorrow. Fall-like day today. Smoking this LGC was a nice way to spend a couple hours.

Thirty-Eighth Cigar of 2015

Friday, August 21, 2015

Mike stopped over later and brought a couple Macanudos. It's been a long time since I've had a two cigar day. We drank brandy old-fashioneds and had a great time catching up.

Thirty-Seventh Cigar of 2015

One of my favorites, the Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur #1.

Thirty-Sixth Cigar of 2015

Sultry outside. Drank rum and cokes.

Had a chance to talk to my old buddy Jake from Milwaukee. It's been a couple of years. We talked gin and supper clubs. Good to catch up.

Thirty-Fifth Cigar of 2015

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Again, had the good fortune of Dale joining me in the yard. (Rum and Coke in the tiki cup.)

Thirty-Fourth Cigar of 2015

Friday, August 14, 2015

Haven't had a digger in a while. Dale joined me in the backyard. As you can see, I got a little yard work done too.

33rd Cigar of 2015

Celebrating my birthday.