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Title: 4/14/2025
Post by: CigarBanter on April 14, 2025, 12:49:50 AM
Happy Monday!  Any cigar deals on the various internet sites? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something about cigars along the way.  Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either...  And welcome aboard!
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 06:02:29 AM
Morning, boyos. Happy Dean Day.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 06:03:46 AM
Joe:

Door #1 - Gurkha Classic Havana Toro - 10/37.50

Door #2 - Man O' War Virtue Toro - 10/38.50
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 06:04:55 AM
Sis:

Door #1 - Astounding AVO Sampler - 15/79.99
    5 x AVO Classic (5.0"x50)
    5 x AVO XO Intermezzo (5.0"x50)
    5 x AVO Heritage (4.9"x50)

Door #2 - Zino Platinum Scepter Series Grand Master (Robusto) - 10/54.99

Door #3 - Southern Draw 5-Star Sampler - 5/27.50
    1 x Rose of Sharon Toro (6.0"x52)
    1 x Kudzu Oscuro Toro (6.0"x52)
    1 x 300 Hands Habano Piramides (6.1"x52)
    1 x Firethorn Habano Rosado Toro (6.0"x52)
    1 x Jacob’s Ladder Toro (6.0"x52)
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:13:02 AM
Morning, boyos. Happy Dean Day.
Good morning, Dave.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:14:21 AM
Kids are off from school this week so I don't need to get up as early.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 07:22:15 AM
Kids are off from school this week so I don't need to get up as early.
That's a nice little bonus.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:33:19 AM
I was working on my self appraisal for work until almost midnight yesterday. It wound up being late anyway because it was due at midnight on Saturday. I misunderstood. I don't think it's that big of a deal. Anyway, It's my own fault for procrastinating. I hate doing those things.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 07:41:21 AM
I was working on my self appraisal for work until almost midnight yesterday. It wound up being late anyway because it was due at midnight on Saturday. I misunderstood. I don't think it's that big of a deal. Anyway, It's my own fault for procrastinating. I hate doing those things.
Same, those are a pain. We got out of them this past year because of manager turnover, which you would think would be the best time to do them, when you're shuffling through managers. Well, you'd be wrong, apparently. Lol
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:51:23 AM
Lots of ubering this week even though the kids are off. There are still 3 baseball games and a bunch of practices.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:53:15 AM
Not to mention pickups and drop-offs because the girls are coming home from their respective colleges and are each bringing a guest for Easter.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 07:54:53 AM
Lots of ubering this week even though the kids are off. There are still 3 baseball games and a bunch of practices.
Isn't that how it always goes?
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:55:06 AM
But I'm not complaining. I get a 3-day workweek this week and a 2-day one next.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 08:05:51 AM
But I'm not complaining. I get a 3-day workweek this week and a 2-day one next.
Braggart.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 08:57:56 AM
But I'm not complaining. I get a 3-day workweek this week and a 2-day one next.
Braggart.
Yes.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 08:59:42 AM
First ubering of the day is underway for baseball practice. Now I've got to get back in 15 minutes for my meeting.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 09:08:11 AM
First ubering of the day is underway for baseball practice. Now I've got to get back in 15 minutes for my meeting.
Cutting it close!
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 09:08:15 AM
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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 09:08:38 AM
No extras

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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 09:31:38 AM
Today would've been a pretty nice morning to hit the course, but I only saw rain on the forecast and didn't look at the hourly breakdown. Not that it might've been accurate, but now I'll never know. In fact, I'm gonna pretend it showed rain all morning, just so I don't feel as bad. :D

Highs this week, starting today: 71, 48, 45, 60, 72, 58. The graph literally looks like a roller coaster.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 09:50:58 AM
I was working on my self appraisal for work until almost midnight yesterday. It wound up being late anyway because it was due at midnight on Saturday. I misunderstood. I don't think it's that big of a deal. Anyway, It's my own fault for procrastinating. I hate doing those things.
Is Elon going to review it?
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 09:52:24 AM
Today would've been a pretty nice morning to hit the course, but I only saw rain on the forecast and didn't look at the hourly breakdown. Not that it might've been accurate, but now I'll never know. In fact, I'm gonna pretend it showed rain all morning, just so I don't feel as bad. :D

Highs this week, starting today: 71, 48, 45, 60, 72, 58. The graph literally looks like a roller coaster.
We're looking at 85 today.  Nobody out on the course here.  (closed Mondays)
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 09:58:48 AM
Today is Monday, April 14, the 104th day of 2025
with 261 to follow.

The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars and Uranus.



On this date in history:


In 1775, the first slavery abolition society in North America -- the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage -- was founded by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.

In 1828, Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language. It was the first dictionary of American English to be published.

In 1861, the flag of the Confederacy was raised over Fort Sumter, S.C., as Union troops there surrendered in the early days of the Civil War.

In 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln during a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Lincoln died the next morning. He was succeeded by Vice President Andrew Johnson.

In 1918, two U.S. pilots of the First Aero Squadron shot down two enemy German planes over the Allied Squadron Aerodome in France during World War I. It was the first U.S.-involved dogfight in history. One of the pilots, Lt. Douglas Campbell, would eventually shoot down five enemy aircraft, making him the first U.S. flying ace.

In 1927, the first Volvo was produced in Sweden.

In 1931, King Alfonso XIII was deposed, ending 981 years of monarchical rule in Spain, and ushering in the Second Spanish Republic, the republican regime that governed Spain from 1931 to 1939.

In 1939, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was published.

In 1963, police broke up an Easter Sunday anti-segregation protest march in Birmingham, Ala., that saw Black Americans attend services at two white churches.

In 1986, Bishop Desmond Tutu was named Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1994, in what was called a tragic mistake, two U.S. warplanes shot down two U.S. Army helicopters in northern Iraq's no-fly zone. All 26 people aboard were killed.

In 2003, U.S. military officials declared that the principal fighting in Iraq was over after Marines captured Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's home town.

In 2008, Silvio Berlusconi swept back into power in a third term as prime minister of Italy in a new election that gave him control of both houses of Parliament.

In 2010, the devastating magnitude-7.1 Yushu earthquake staggered northwest China. Officials reported the death toll eventually surpassed 2,600, with many thousands of people injured.

In 2013, Nicolas Maduro was elected president of Venezuela.

In 2021, President Joe Biden announced he will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, a plan that NATO's 30 member states agreed to following a meeting with U.S. military and foreign relations leaders.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 10:04:52 AM
Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include:

 physicist Christiaan Huygens in 1629;
Anne Sullivan, the "miracle worker" who taught Helen Keller, in 1866;
historian Arnold Toynbee in 1889;
actor Rod Steiger in 1925;
actor Bradford Dillman in 1930;
musician Loretta Lynn in 1932;
writer Erich von Daniken in 1935 (age 90);
crusading New York police detective Frank Serpico in 1936 (age 89);
actor Julie Christie in 1940 (age 85);
MLB player/manager Pete Rose in 1941;
musician Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) in 1945 (age 80);
musician Kenny Aaronson (Yardbirds) in 1952 (age 73);
actor Peter Capaldi in 1958 (age 67);
auto racer/actor Brian Forster in 1960 (age 65);
actor Brad Garrett in 1960 (age 65);
actor Robert Carlyle in 1961 (age 64);
actor Anthony Michael Hall in 1968 (age 57);
musician Martyn LeNoble (Porno for Pyros) in 1969 (age 56);
actor Adrien Brody in 1973 (age 52);
musician Da Brat in 1974 (age 51);
actor Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1977 (age 48);
actor Rob McElhenney in 1977 (age 48);
musician Win Butler (Arcade Fire) in 1980 (age 45);
actor Chris Wood in 1988 (age 37);
actor Graham Phillips in 1993 (age 32);
actor Abigail Breslin in 1996 (age 29).
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 10:06:54 AM
Today's Over/Under is 9
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 10:08:18 AM
Today's Over/Under is 9
Nailed it, 9.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: razgueado on April 14, 2025, 10:15:48 AM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 10:17:34 AM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Morning, WanderingRaz.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: razgueado on April 14, 2025, 10:23:27 AM
Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include:

 physicist Christiaan Huygens in 1629;
Anne Sullivan, the "miracle worker" who taught Helen Keller, in 1866;
historian Arnold Toynbee in 1889;
actor Rod Steiger in 1925;
actor Bradford Dillman in 1930;
musician Loretta Lynn in 1932;
writer Erich von Daniken in 1935 (age 90);
crusading New York police detective Frank Serpico in 1936 (age 89);
actor Julie Christie in 1940 (age 85);
MLB player/manager Pete Rose in 1941;
musician Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) in 1945 (age 80);

musician Kenny Aaronson (Yardbirds) in 1952 (age 73);
actor Peter Capaldi in 1958 (age 67);
auto racer/actor Brian Forster in 1960 (age 65);
actor Brad Garrett in 1960 (age 65);
actor Robert Carlyle in 1961 (age 64);
actor Anthony Michael Hall in 1968 (age 57);
musician Martyn LeNoble (Porno for Pyros) in 1969 (age 56);
actor Adrien Brody in 1973 (age 52);
musician Da Brat in 1974 (age 51);
actor Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1977 (age 48);
actor Rob McElhenney in 1977 (age 48);
musician Win Butler (Arcade Fire) in 1980 (age 45);
actor Chris Wood in 1988 (age 37);
actor Graham Phillips in 1993 (age 32);
actor Abigail Breslin in 1996 (age 29).
Thirteen.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 11:13:14 AM
First ubering of the day is underway for baseball practice. Now I've got to get back in 15 minutes for my meeting.
Cutting it close!
I made it! And now I'm already doing pickup. Last two hours flew by.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 11:14:33 AM
I was working on my self appraisal for work until almost midnight yesterday. It wound up being late anyway because it was due at midnight on Saturday. I misunderstood. I don't think it's that big of a deal. Anyway, It's my own fault for procrastinating. I hate doing those things.
Is Elon going to review it?
Great question. I'm not certain anyone actually reads it.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 11:15:05 AM
Today would've been a pretty nice morning to hit the course, but I only saw rain on the forecast and didn't look at the hourly breakdown. Not that it might've been accurate, but now I'll never know. In fact, I'm gonna pretend it showed rain all morning, just so I don't feel as bad. :D

Highs this week, starting today: 71, 48, 45, 60, 72, 58. The graph literally looks like a roller coaster.
We're looking at 85 today.  Nobody out on the course here.  (closed Mondays)
Dean would be so disappointed.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 11:15:45 AM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 11:16:12 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.html?d=2025-04-14&t=85&c=d4b9899f40bf33f6b9d1764d5ecbf64c&smid=url-share
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 11:24:32 AM
Factory Nicas at the Page today:

https://www.cigarpage.com/nicaraguan-double-connecticut-mazos.html
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 12:08:51 PM
Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include:

physicist Christiaan Huygens in 1629;
Anne Sullivan, the "miracle worker" who taught Helen Keller, in 1866;
historian Arnold Toynbee in 1889;
actor Rod Steiger in 1925;
actor Bradford Dillman in 1930;
musician Loretta Lynn in 1932;
writer Erich von Daniken in 1935 (age 90);
crusading New York police detective Frank Serpico in 1936 (age 89);
actor Julie Christie in 1940 (age 85);
MLB player/manager Pete Rose in 1941;
musician Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) in 1945 (age 80);
musician Kenny Aaronson (Yardbirds) in 1952 (age 73);
actor Peter Capaldi in 1958 (age 67);
auto racer/actor Brian Forster in 1960 (age 65);
actor Brad Garrett in 1960 (age 65);
actor Robert Carlyle in 1961 (age 64);
actor Anthony Michael Hall in 1968 (age 57);
musician Martyn LeNoble (Porno for Pyros) in 1969 (age 56);
actor Adrien Brody in 1973 (age 52);
musician Da Brat in 1974 (age 51);
actor Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1977 (age 48);
actor Rob McElhenney in 1977 (age 48);
musician Win Butler (Arcade Fire) in 1980 (age 45);
actor Chris Wood in 1988 (age 37);
actor Graham Phillips in 1993 (age 32);
actor Abigail Breslin in 1996 (age 29).

Today's Over/Under is 9
Seven.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 12:50:10 PM
Wordle 1,395 3/6

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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 12:54:25 PM
Wordle 1,395 4/6*

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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 12:55:09 PM
Got my Comfortably Numb Vol 4's today, looking forward to trying one this weekend.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 01:09:19 PM
Got my Comfortably Numb Vol 4's today, looking forward to trying one this weekend.
That reminds me of a cigar shipment that I need to make this week.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 01:24:57 PM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
But it's a dry heat.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 01:47:47 PM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
But it's a dry heat.
I'd take 105 there v. 95 here any day.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 01:54:25 PM
 Connections: Sports Edition
 Puzzle #203
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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 02:04:24 PM
Wrapping up the day with a 90-minute all agency meeting that I'll be leaving after 20 minutes, then grocery shopping. Hazzuh!
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: razgueado on April 14, 2025, 03:26:53 PM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
It'll get into the 90s today, but ciil off into the 80s rest of the week. Quite manageable.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: razgueado on April 14, 2025, 03:27:44 PM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
But it's a dry heat.
Sure, like crawling into an oven.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 03:31:39 PM
Missed pag3 ...
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 03:32:10 PM
and...
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 03:53:59 PM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
But it's a dry heat.
Sure, like crawling into an oven.
C'mon brah, it's Passover.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 05:16:25 PM
Shhh, Putin's here.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: razgueado on April 14, 2025, 05:33:09 PM
Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
But it's a dry heat.
Sure, like crawling into an oven.
C'mon brah, it's Passover.

And what? No one's made matzah before?
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 06:03:04 PM
Connections
Puzzle #673
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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 06:07:05 PM


Morning, muchachos...from mostly sunny Tucson, Arizona.
Ooh. How hot is it there?
But it's a dry heat.
Sure, like crawling into an oven.
C'mon brah, it's Passover.

And what? No one's made matzah before?

I'm actually planning to make matzah ball soup tonight or tomorrow. Need to get the chicken in the oven shortly in order to make my schmaltz.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 06:27:09 PM
Shhh, Putin's here.
The funny thing is that most of the latest bot IDs that have sneaked a post past me, claim to be from Ukraine.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 07:01:51 PM
Shhh, Putin's here.
The funny thing is that most of the latest bot IDs that have sneaked a post past me, claim to be from Ukraine.
Must be cries for help. And here you are, just deleting their messages.
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 07:06:41 PM
Shhh, Putin's here.
The funny thing is that most of the latest bot IDs that have sneaked a post past me, claim to be from Ukraine.
Must be cries for help. And here you are, just deleting their messages.
I'll let them post when they reimburse me for some web hosting fees. Shit!
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 07:21:44 PM
Shhh, Putin's here.
The funny thing is that most of the latest bot IDs that have sneaked a post past me, claim to be from Ukraine.
Must be cries for help. And here you are, just deleting their messages.
I'll let them post when they reimburse me for some web hosting fees. Shit!
CNS
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on April 14, 2025, 08:33:12 PM
No extras, but between spelling and the subject matter, this wasn't as easy as it should have been.

Strands #407
“April showers ...”
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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 09:16:18 PM
HC White

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Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on April 14, 2025, 10:15:30 PM
HC White

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SD Manzanita
Title: Re: 4/14/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on April 14, 2025, 10:28:00 PM
This one took me all day.

Connections
Puzzle #673
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