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  1. Shortwave

    Hello from the United Kingdom

    Welcome from Illinois
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    Jozef Behr | New Year's Resolutions.

    Recent health revelations have both startled and encouraged me. I'm just going to enjoy each day as it comes. Wishing you all a happy new year! 🥸
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    Greetings from the Chicago land area

    Welcome aboard :sher:
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    Drying Your Tobacco

    I'm impatient. I smoke whatever is new as soon as I get it, then I'll know what NOT to do next time!
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    Who is Your Current Favorite Writer?

    "Current favorite" was to suggest that the answer may change. My favorites have changed as I've gotten older.
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    Who is Your Current Favorite Writer?

    Title edited for uppercase letters; Rule 9. These days I've been reading Jack McDevitt. If you're a fan of science fiction, give his work a read.
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    Briar Fountain Pen

    I've tossed around the idea of buying a fountain pen, but I know it would become yet another collection...
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    RIP Coolio

    Here's an interesting interview with Coolio on the Late Late Show back when Tom Snyder hosted it in the mid-late 90s. Coolio on The The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (1996)
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    What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?

    At that point, consider the cob haunted...
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    What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?

    Middleton cherry, which looked, felt, and tasted like a bag of pencil shavings.
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    What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?

    That's a blend where after one time, and no matter how long it's been, you'll never ask yourself "Have I tried that one before?"
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    Putting a Pipe Down for Later

    I'll get busy, let it go out, and come back to it the same day. But if it's been a day or more and it's bone dry I'll start over.