Some afternoons offshore are measured by the fish you bring home. Others are measured by the moments you never want to end. That evening aboard The Reel Paws turned out to be the second kind. The late South Florida sun hung low over the Atlantic as I eased the boat just off …

Holy Smokes! This is such a long story that I’m not sure where I should actually begin, but let’s say… the fall of 1972. Me and LaVonda had just moved back to Manhattan from “the middle of nowhere”. We had lived on a farm about 5 miles outside of Marion, …

There are cigars you smoke… and then there are cigars that become part of a moment in your life. The El Titan de Bronze 30th Anniversary became exactly that for me. I was walking through the heart of Little Havana with a few out-of-town friends on a warm Miami afternoon, …

Did you know that Pierre is the State Capital of South Dakota???  Yes, it is, with a population of just 14,000 souls. But it’s still 75% more populous than the 8,000 that live in Montpelier, the State Capital of Vermont! These and thousands of other completely worthless facts are what …

As the sun slowly melted into the South Florida horizon, I found myself anchored at the legendary Haulover Sandbar aboard my seafoam green 2018 Sea Fox 248 Commander. The tan and beige upholstery glowed warmly beneath the fading amber sky while old-school Cuban music drifted through the salty breeze like …

Obviously, you’re gonna look at the pictures I’m attaching to this story way before you read anything I’m writing. But after you stop laughing, just read the story….  Al Goldstein was just bout the most bizarre customer we ever had… well, except for maybe Moondog who I already wrote about! …

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the weirdest customer I ever met—Moondog, a tall weird looking Viking that used to light his cigars with the cellophane still on. So, I thought this week I’d switch to the smartest guy I ever met… and I’ve met an incredible number …

Today was a really interesting day out here on the porch with our geriatric cigar group. In fact it got kinda testy when we got on the subject of interesting people we had met during our careers. You gotta understand that besides me, someone who just grew up behind the …

There are mornings that move quickly—and then there are mornings that settle into you. This one belonged to the latter. Fresh off a focused meeting at the bakery, I stepped into my office carrying the quiet momentum of the day. The air was still alive with the aroma of freshly …

There are moments in life that don’t just pass—they settle into you. This evening, in the quiet sanctuary of my mancave, became one of those moments. The lights are dim, casting a warm amber glow across the room. I’m sunk deep into my leather recliner, wrapped in comfort, while the …