The FDA recently released a rather ominous document to the world touting the advances and accomplishments of the Tobacco Control Act. Of course they have a very positive slant on the last year but if you break it down, have they really accomplished anything positive?

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The surf pounded my brain as I stood on the weathered dock transfixed by the rhythmic surges of the waves on the beach. Smoke from a Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial curled from lips and floated away on the salty breeze. My thoughts drifted from one hallucination to another as the tensions of modern life were released from their bondage and drifted into the morning sunrise ......

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It seems that some cigar smokers are born with or blessed with a superb palate that allows them to distinguish sandalwood from hickory, sweet grass from hay and marzipan from whatever would be the non-marzipan equivalent. On the other end of the spectrum are the cigar smokers that can only acknowledge good, bad and ammonia. Perhaps these are the more fortunate among us because they can enjoy a wider array of cigars without the burden of such subtleties as burnt toast or organic mango spice.

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Just a few minutes ago I was standing in the parking lot here at work enjoying a J Fuego Original, listening to a live NASA feed via a local ham repeater and watching the launch of shuttle Atlantis for its last trip to the space station.  This trip included three payloads from my employer and that made it a little more special.

I have to admit though, I have been watching rocket launches since the 60's and I never get tired of it.  it still amazes me that we can even make all of that hardware work as it is supposed to when we face such a long list of challenges in our society.  It is indeed a testament to the human spirit and the power of a free people.

I became an Ambassador for Cigar Rights of America today.  I made the commitment because I believe in the cause and I believe that we still have a right to smoke cigars.  Cigars are a legal product and we are breaking no laws, hurting no one and infringing on no one else's rights by choosing to smoke them.  I remember when being free in this country included being free to be offended and to offend.  No one ever promised that you could live your life without being exposed to the legal acts of others that you may find personally objectionable.  And there is no guarantee of freedom from offense in our founding documents.  Yet so many today want everyone to live in a manner that is agreeable to 'everyone.'  We have seen how that type of a society works, its called socialism and it does not work very darn well.  If someone's legal choices offend you, turn your head, avert your eyes and keep your mouth shut.

So here is a salute to all freedom loving Americans, may they continue to live as they (legally) see fit no matter the opinion of those that their choices may offend.

Just a quick post about my office coolidor.  My wife has never been real happy with a cooler in the room, its just not furniture.  So I have undertaken creating a cabinet to hide the coolidor.  Here are pictures of the current situation and the state of the new cabinet.  I will post more on this project very soon.