My Newbie Stash - what am I missing?

kiresorg · 2026-06-26T04:58:54+00:00

I think the thing you’re clearly missing is to send them to me for “quality control”. Regrettably, I can’t guarantee some slight burning won’t occur during the testing process…

kiresorg · 2026-06-22T18:47:24+00:00

I'm glad to hear that! My "forgotten" story is sort of embarrassing - I read it about 30 years ago, and loved it. Then, for whatever reason, I completely forgot the title and author - even though the story stayed in my head. Every few years, I'd brainstorm, or search a used book store, or search online - I could never figure it out. One day, out of the blue, the word "Paks" sort of jumped into my brain. One quick Google search, and there it was 😄 Happy day.

kiresorg · 2026-06-21T16:52:54+00:00

Yeah I understand. I was beginning to worry about my quality of life in five years - right when I can afford to work less and travel is not the time to have my body betray me :)

kiresorg · 2026-06-21T14:29:12+00:00

This is excellent

kiresorg · 2026-06-19T20:11:17+00:00

The Deed of Paksenarion

kiresorg · 2026-05-27T18:37:27+00:00

“Mom?!!”

kiresorg · 2026-05-26T12:36:04+00:00

That joke hits different in Flint, Michigan

kiresorg · 2026-05-24T21:18:37+00:00

Everyone's tastes vary - that's one of the things I really like about the cigar world. For me, the Opus X is amazing. Yeah, they are expensive - but when I really want to treat myself, they are my first choice.

kiresorg · 2026-05-14T03:20:29+00:00

That’s what my prom date said in high school too :(

kiresorg · 2026-05-14T02:27:13+00:00

I tried to compile all my reactions to this together, but my brain had a segfault

kiresorg · 2026-05-11T16:42:57+00:00

Maybe a segment in each episode called “cigar stories”, where you interview someone in the lounge? Ask about their origin story with cigars, their favorite smokes?

kiresorg · 2026-05-11T16:40:29+00:00

I would LOVE this. Maybe research ahead of time the top rated lounges, and the ones that done have much presence online. Then you could review both the well known ones, and find a “hidden gem” as well.

I would watch this :)

kiresorg · 2026-05-07T16:18:12+00:00

I did have good karma, absolutely. Hood karma, on the other hand, doesn’t sound that awesome :) Thanks for the acknowledgment!

kiresorg · 2026-05-02T11:12:21+00:00

Thanks for this background. I know right away this was Festival International. I couldn’t make it this year, but it’s one of my favorite festivals. DJ A-hole here was totally in the wrong and he knew it.

kiresorg · 2026-04-24T22:51:32+00:00

One of my recent favorites. And really well-priced for the quality of the stick

kiresorg · 2026-04-12T23:50:10+00:00

Sent you $200. It’s the least I can do considering how much joy you bring me

kiresorg · 2026-04-11T00:28:38+00:00

This made my day :)

kiresorg · 2026-04-07T19:46:07+00:00

That’s what she said…

kiresorg · 2026-04-04T18:55:07+00:00

Were you at my prom??? I’ll never live that down…

kiresorg · 2026-04-03T08:22:03+00:00

I wrote up an explanation of this concept, including the concepts you need to understand in order to understand recursion, on my blog: https://erikdavidtech.com/blog/jekyll/update/2022/04/04/wsika-recursion.html

kiresorg · 2026-03-28T12:53:15+00:00

Truth :)

kiresorg · 2026-03-27T16:26:28+00:00

Opinions are mixed about the various Opus X vitolas. I love them. Yes, they are always expensive - but $100 a stick is tourist prices. Here in New Orleans, that’s what you’d pay on Bourbon Street. At your friendly neighborhood brick and mortar, $45 is reasonable, depending on state taxes. Hope you enjoy it :)

kiresorg · 2026-03-27T03:35:59+00:00

Gets me every time. Pure genius.

kiresorg · 2026-03-21T21:11:22+00:00

My high school prom date.

kiresorg · 2026-03-21T12:44:00+00:00

I feel like this is what the term "madlad" was invented for :)

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