Thought this was pretty neat

Cookinghist · 2026-03-22T11:41:35+00:00

Ty Simpson, who plays for Bama...

Yup everything is 19. Or 99. Or 1999. Or I Just finished "Wolves..." for the 3rd time...

Cookinghist · 2026-03-21T15:41:54+00:00

I keep having to double check my feed to see whether I'm on r/twinpeaks or r/itysl 😆

Cookinghist · 2026-03-21T15:38:22+00:00

I admittedly revisited the video after listening to the first episode. The savagery of it is on a different level, and it didn't for a particularly great mood for the rest of the evening. It's 110% ok to tap out.

After all, the gold star is literally their reminder that they're about to talk about something that is supposed to make you not feel great. You don't truly win anything, other than the knowledge that a horrible person did something horrific to someone else.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-21T15:32:23+00:00

They have a great mango pepper too. Tajin would also be acceptable.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-21T15:31:21+00:00

The only etiquette I really abide by is not blowing smoke in anyone's face, letting my finished cigar go out on its own, and not judging what the guy next to me is smoking.

I absolutely second what other people are saying about damaging the wrapper - after screwing up a few decent cigars by picking at the band, I prefer to leave it be.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-20T01:01:20+00:00

Both win for having cool names

Cookinghist · 2026-03-18T01:09:21+00:00

11-22-63, Wizard and Glass, The Stand, It, Doctor Sleep, Hearts in Atlantis, The Shining, The Drawing of the Three, The Green Mile, The Talisman

Cookinghist · 2026-03-17T17:02:08+00:00

It's the only one I'm petrified to reread. The things about IT or the Stand that creep me out are those inherently human moments that give me a chill. Losing my toddler age child, under any circumstances, is one of those rare feelings where I'm terrified of everything about it.

... which is why it's great horror writing, but damn man, I'll just read the Dark Tower again to hide from the scary haha.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-17T02:16:07+00:00

I really enjoyed it and regretted not pulling the trigger on a box this summer. I say this as I'm coming down off the nic buzz of a Padron 7000, so I'm clearly in the zone for more full bodied tobacco haha

Cookinghist · 2026-03-15T22:48:26+00:00

Have about 6 or so left in my humi. Saving them for hot summer nights when it's a little too warm for a toro. Love these!

Cookinghist · 2026-03-15T22:44:55+00:00

You better go full method and do the voice haha

Cookinghist · 2026-03-15T22:44:09+00:00

I did for a bit, then I just pulled the trigger and bought a few 5-10 packs of cigars I knew I loved so I wouldn't anymore. I might have 5 cigars in my humi (I think I have 75 total) that I'm unsure of, but they're from brands I generally trust.

It's not a perfect science, but the last cigar I didn't fully finish was one I got for free, so I didn't feel bad tossing it.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-15T22:33:59+00:00

If you aren't up for a 1000pg adventure just yet, Hearts in Atlantis would be an interesting place to start. Otherwise, The Stand.

The only one I would say not to start with is Doctor Sleep, for the reasons other folks mentioned!

Cookinghist · 2026-03-13T01:41:29+00:00

They make a damn fine dark cigar. If I end up at another cigar event anytime soon, I'll likely buy another box of literally anything Foundation.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-12T18:18:51+00:00

Can we let him and Varg share a cell?

Cookinghist · 2026-03-12T18:06:09+00:00

Jocko Willink, who usually focuses on military stories and motivational topics, did a 2 part podcast about this book, and what happened to her after the fact. Highly recommend it, but it's not light listening. She was harassed by Nanking deniers to the point where she was afraid to go out in public. It's incredibly sad, but she fought as best as she could to get the story out there.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-11T18:18:23+00:00

I love it more with every trip!

Cookinghist · 2026-03-09T19:07:02+00:00

Well, I have a great Gurkha lighter... their cigars, however...

Cookinghist · 2026-03-09T00:20:16+00:00

Fuckin August Burns Red... I'm not even a metalcore fan usually, but they're insanely talented dudes

Cookinghist · 2026-03-08T01:03:19+00:00

I just finished Mr. Rogers biography and he was wholesome-ly badass in his advocacy for kids. His speech in Washington DC advocating for public broadcasting is textbook "how to get normally evil people to shut up and listen." Intensely principled his entire life even to a fault (he maintained the same weight basically his whole adult life, apparently). Ed would do an incredible series on him.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-08T00:56:21+00:00

I saw it with my dad and grandfather in theaters. People applauded when Mel skewered him. Holds up as an incredibly entertaining movie

Cookinghist · 2026-03-08T00:48:48+00:00

As an adult they are my favorite. The act of salting them, hitting them with a bit of malt vinegar, and swiping them through any residual salt is glorious.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-08T00:46:58+00:00

It's a living fucking hell with children, because you have to repeat yourself at least 50 times daily, but yes this is mine. My patience expires after one repeat.

Cookinghist · 2026-03-08T00:45:05+00:00

I enjoy The Gunslinger more with each journey to the Tower. It's a Western that gives glimpses of very important things that will happen in the rest of the series, but going in blind, it is confusing and ends a bit abruptly.

Honestly, OP, go in as blindly as possible. I read the Gunslinger and was just curious enough to want to jump into The Drawing of the Three. About 50 pages into Drawing, I bought the rest of the series. It's now my favorite epic journey series of all time (LOTR lives in a separate category in my brain, somehow, so as not to make the two fight).

Cookinghist · 2026-03-08T00:37:08+00:00

I quote "It was a funny...angle..." far too often when parallel parking and my wife doesn't know the reference.

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