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[Travellin Dave]

Ten years ago: Hitting back against an emboldened GOP, President Barack Obama launched a rare direct attack on the Republican presidential field, criticizing his potential 2012 rivals for their blanket opposition to any deficit-cutting compromise involving new taxes. His comments came during a town hall-style meeting in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Jim Thome (TOH’-mee) hit his 600th home run an inning after he hit No. 599 to help the Minnesota Twins outslug the Detroit Tigers 9-6. (Thome became the eighth major league player to reach 600.)

Five years ago: Republican Donald Trump called for “extreme” ideological vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, vowing during a speech in Youngstown, Ohio, to significantly overhaul the country’s screening process and block those who sympathized with extremist groups or didn’t embrace American values. President Barack Obama, in Chilmark, Massachusetts, urged Democrats to campaign aggressively for the next 80 days to elect Hillary Clinton, saying that “if we do not do our jobs, then it’s still possible for her to lose.”

One year ago: President Donald Trump’s younger brother, businessman Robert Trump, died after being hospitalized in New York; he was 71. Firefighters struggled to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles, as forecasters warned that the risk of new fires was high.

[Travellin Dave]

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor Jim Dale is 86.
Actor Pat Priest is 85.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is 83.
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is 83.
Musician Pete York (Spencer Davis Group) is 79.
Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 77.
Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 75.
Rock singer-musician Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers) is 73.
Actor Phyllis Smith is 72.
Britain’s Princess Anne is 71.
Actor Tess Harper is 71.
Actor Larry Mathews is 66.
Actor Zeljko Ivanek (ZEHL’-koh eh-VON’-ehk) is 64.
Actor-comedian Rondell Sheridan is 63.
Rock singer-musician Matt Johnson (The The) is 60.
Movie director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (ihn-YAH’-ee-tu) is 58.
Philanthropist Melinda Gates is 57.
Country singer Angela Rae (Wild Horses) is 55.
Actor Peter Hermann is 54.
Actor Debra Messing is 53.
Actor Anthony Anderson is 51.
Actor Ben Affleck is 49.
Singer Mikey Graham (Boyzone) is 49.
Actor Natasha Henstridge is 47.
Actor Nicole Paggi is 44.
Christian rock musician Tim Foreman (Switchfoot) is 43.
Actor Emily Kinney is 37.
Figure skater Jennifer Kirk is 37.
Latin pop singer Belinda is 32.
Actor Courtney Hope is 32.
Rock singer Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) is 32.
Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega is 32.
Actor Jennifer Lawrence is 31.

[Travellin Dave]

Over/Under for today is 11.

[Travellin Dave]

Whew, tough getting to page 2.  3 will probably be a chore as well.

[FloridaDean]

Morning Tony and Dean. 
Feels good to say that!

morning Dave.

[Travellin Dave]

Interesting deliveries yesterday.  Dome unusual offerings from mostly known sources. Anxious to venture into the unknown after a few weeks rest.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Good morning, Dean and Dave.

Fell back to sleep for a little and then started working on some errands I missed while herfing yesterday. I'll post my lineup of AJF cigars in a little bit...

[A Friend of Charlie]

I don't know what you don't know so this will be long and confusing. surgery was cancelled May 19th after waiting in the operating room for 6 hours due to suspicion of malignant hyperthemia. they wanted my medical records from NY back in 2003-04. July 16th I dropped off 429 pages of medicals on a DVD and personally handed it to the surgeon's office. July 22nd I took my girlfriend to see her hip surgeon and spoke with him about doing my surgery. I called and fired my other surgeon and on July 27th I filled out paperwork and was schedueled for surgery August 11th. while at the convention in JAX the 1st week in August they called moving my surgery to Monday the 9th, the day after the convention but at a surgical center and not the hospital due to COVID. again I was prepped for surgery and it was cancelled and moved to September 1st. late Monday the 9th I get a call that it will be done on Wednesday the 11th as planned at the hospital and I needed to show up for a COVID test the morning of the 10th. went into the hospital at 5:30am Wednesday and was home with a metal brace wrapped in ACE bandages from my toes to my knee, a pair of crutches, and instructions to not put any weight on my right foot for 6+ weeks. the tendon was pulled so tight they are afraid it may snap. crutches suck. I had a home health aide stop yesterday and will visit twice a week. I see the surgeon for follow up, dressing change, and plaster cast next Monday.
been communicating with TexasSCRedfishDave who's sending get well soon cigars.
and thank you for dropping me a line Tony. much appreciated.
if you guys are confused by all this just think how I felt.

That's a lot of stuff you've been going through Dean but it's pretty clear. If I'm reading this right you are on the mend and you'll be ok by early fall. Take care of yourself.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Good morning, Dean and Dave.

Fell back to sleep for a little and then started working on some errands I missed while herfing yesterday. I'll post my lineup of AJF cigars in a little bit...

I started with an Oval Connecticut corona on the car ride to the herf. Then, I lit a Rosa de Guadalupe as I walked in. I was actually the first one to arrive. But Brad doesn't like when I smoke internet sticks so then I dipped into his stash. The H. Upmann 175th kinda sat me down because I hadn't eaten anything at that point. Flavors were awesome though. It was churchill and I didn't want it to end...

[Travellin Dave]

Interesting deliveries yesterday.  Dome unusual offerings from mostly known sources. Anxious to venture into the unknown after a few weeks rest.

As for ID, from Right to Left:

Southern Draw Parallel Universe
Warped Flor del Valle Las Brumas
Jason Dumont Noir
OSOK x Rojos Los Tejanos
Southern Draw Lady Killer
Adventura The Queens Pearls
Diesel Crucible
My Blue Heaven

[Travellin Dave]

Good morning, Dean and Dave.

Fell back to sleep for a little and then started working on some errands I missed while herfing yesterday. I'll post my lineup of AJF cigars in a little bit...

I started with an Oval Connecticut corona on the car ride to the herf. Then, I lit a Rosa de Guadalupe as I walked in. I was actually the first one to arrive. But Brad doesn't like when I smoke internet sticks so then I dipped into his stash. The H. Upmann 175th kinda sat me down because I hadn't eaten anything at that point. Flavors were awesome though. It was churchill and I didn't want it to end...

All good ones, sounds like you had a good time.
When is Brad going to hook you up with some nice pre-releases?

[Travellin Dave]

Good morning, Dean and Dave.

Fell back to sleep for a little and then started working on some errands I missed while herfing yesterday. I'll post my lineup of AJF cigars in a little bit...

I started with an Oval Connecticut corona on the car ride to the herf. Then, I lit a Rosa de Guadalupe as I walked in. I was actually the first one to arrive. But Brad doesn't like when I smoke internet sticks so then I dipped into his stash. The H. Upmann 175th kinda sat me down because I hadn't eaten anything at that point. Flavors were awesome though. It was churchill and I didn't want it to end...

I would think an "internet stick" blended and made by AJ is better than a "made for" stick for somebody else, like the H. Upmann.

[Travellin Dave]

At Corona Cigar Co.  15% off for Hurricane prep using code PREP

[Travellin Dave]

Good morning, Dean and Dave.

Fell back to sleep for a little and then started working on some errands I missed while herfing yesterday. I'll post my lineup of AJF cigars in a little bit...

I started with an Oval Connecticut corona on the car ride to the herf. Then, I lit a Rosa de Guadalupe as I walked in. I was actually the first one to arrive. But Brad doesn't like when I smoke internet sticks so then I dipped into his stash. The H. Upmann 175th kinda sat me down because I hadn't eaten anything at that point. Flavors were awesome though. It was churchill and I didn't want it to end...

I would think an "internet stick" blended and made by AJ is better than a "made for" stick for somebody else, like the H. Upmann.

From a company profitability aspect, not necessarily from quality or taste.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Good morning, Dean and Dave.

Fell back to sleep for a little and then started working on some errands I missed while herfing yesterday. I'll post my lineup of AJF cigars in a little bit...

I started with an Oval Connecticut corona on the car ride to the herf. Then, I lit a Rosa de Guadalupe as I walked in. I was actually the first one to arrive. But Brad doesn't like when I smoke internet sticks so then I dipped into his stash. The H. Upmann 175th kinda sat me down because I hadn't eaten anything at that point. Flavors were awesome though. It was churchill and I didn't want it to end...

I would think an "internet stick" blended and made by AJ is better than a "made for" stick for somebody else, like the H. Upmann.

That particular Upmann is blended by AJ.