tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1244589439658514987..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Vacation's over.Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23919506910662411892018-01-29T19:39:56.114-06:002018-01-29T19:39:56.114-06:00Not to split hairs, but Maggie is only affianced. ...Not to split hairs, but Maggie is only affianced. Hence the title, "The Betrothed." Though I suppose it could be considered a marital breakup, of a sort. That said, yes, my wife understands that the occasional indulgence is the bedrock of a happy marriage. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-75722902258289439952018-01-29T16:54:38.226-06:002018-01-29T16:54:38.226-06:00Never saw the pleasure in stogies, but must assume...Never saw the pleasure in stogies, but must assume Neil has a tolerant spouse. Else he would be facing a marital breakup like that once celebrated by Mr. Kipling.<br /><br /> "Open the old cigar box, get me a Cuba stout<br /> For things are running crossways, and Maggie and I are out."<br /><br />Things go badly until a bitter end justified by the immortal line, "And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke."<br /><br />Tom<br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38525060986442974232018-01-29T10:33:06.540-06:002018-01-29T10:33:06.540-06:00Interesting, I did not know there where Mennonites...Interesting, I did not know there where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites_in_Belize" rel="nofollow">Mennonites in Belize</a>. You learn something new every day.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78244399016456763402018-01-29T09:27:22.825-06:002018-01-29T09:27:22.825-06:00From Thackeray, the Virginians: O blessed idlenes...From Thackeray, the Virginians: O blessed idleness! Divine lazy nymph! Reach me a novel as I lie in my dressing-gown at three o'clock in the afternoon; compound a sherry-cobbler for me, and bring me a cigar! Dear slatternly, smiling Enchantress! They may assail thee with bad names—swear thy character away, and call thee the Mother of Evil; but, for all that, thou art the best company in the world!<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69217618816157079192018-01-29T09:05:22.492-06:002018-01-29T09:05:22.492-06:00Neil, I'm assuming that you have to be kind of...Neil, I'm assuming that you have to be kind of a cigar sophisticate to be able to know immediately a Cuban is not a Cuban by sticking it in your mouth. I used to enjoy a occasional cigar but never reached that level and never got anywhere near a Cuban. Another adventure missed.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892229657147137472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35526322328882810902018-01-29T06:14:04.562-06:002018-01-29T06:14:04.562-06:00Welcome back, Neil!
There's a very funny Cha...Welcome back, Neil! <br /><br />There's a very funny Charles Portis novel, "The Dog of the South" in which a guy chases his wife, who has run off with his beloved car and her ex-husband, all the way to Belize. You'll have to read it to find out if he's chasing after the car or his wife.<br />Never question whether or not you want to read a Portis novel. He's always worth your time. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62921394233138520072018-01-29T03:51:05.764-06:002018-01-29T03:51:05.764-06:00You kept us entertained and occupied with walks do...You kept us entertained and occupied with walks down memory lane. Thanks fot keeping up the EGDD Paul Fedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384556977324071639noreply@blogger.com