Monthly Archives: June 2020

Responses to Yanked from their Plinths

Posted on 29/06/2020 by Lohcifer

Received lots of responses to my last post. Examples: From a reader in Australia Read your thoughtful piece on statues. You are spot on in posing the question what, if anything, is achieved by yanking statues? (Vandalism clothed in idealism … Continue reading →

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Yanked from their Plinths

Posted on 26/06/2020 by Lohcifer

Indro Montanelli, who died in 2001 at the age of 92, was a famous Italian journalist. He bought a 12-year-old Eritrean girl and turned her into his sex slave after he volunteered for Fascist leader Benito Mussolini’s colonial invasion of … Continue reading →

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It’s Showtime! (At Home)

Posted on 24/06/2020 by Lohcifer

I didn’t venture out of the house much since the April 7th lockdown. I’ve been binging on books, music, cigars, pipe tobacco and movies. (And not one drop of alcohol. Pat me on the back!) Netflix is always a rich … Continue reading →

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So, Blame Your Mother, Instead?

Posted on 22/06/2020 by Lohcifer

Yesterday was Father’s Day. Fathers play an important role in a person’s life. I’m a firm believer of that. Then, I came across this, from a Milly Gomez of Latibule Counseling. Make of it what you will. Here it is: … Continue reading →

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Today’s the Day!

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Lohcifer

Nope, the new normal or new abnormal is not here yet; but it’s a start!

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Quai d’Orsay Senadores

Posted on 17/06/2020 by Lohcifer

In 1976, then French president Valéry Giscard D’Estaing wanted a cigar that France can call its own, so SEITA, (Société d’Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et des Allumettes), the state-owned tobacco distribution company (since privatized) attempted to make one, but soon … Continue reading →

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More Accessories for the Cigar Smoker

Posted on 15/06/2020 by Lohcifer

Last week, I showed some of the stuff being sold to cigar smokers. Today, here, you’ll find a pair of foldable cigar scissors, a knife cutter, some pocket-size punches as well as some cigar rests for those whose hands are … Continue reading →

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Not Just for Presbyterians

Posted on 12/06/2020 by Lohcifer

JRR Tolkien’s tobacco of choice was Capstan Medium Navy Cut and CS Lewis liked Gold Block as well as Three Nuns. Stanley Baldwin’s favorite was Presbyterian Mixture. This fine tobacco originally had no name. It was blended by Alfred Gale, … Continue reading →

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If We had Tails

Posted on 10/06/2020 by Lohcifer

An acquaintance from long ago, Ali of Ali’s Electricals, formerly at Centrepoint, once remarked that if we had tails, we would all probably spend an inordinate amount of money on accessories for our tails. Merchants would be selling a wide … Continue reading →

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Nope, Not Godzilla

Posted on 08/06/2020 by Lohcifer

The Liga Privada Unico Ratzilla is a limited production offering from Drew Estate, rolled in Esteli, Nicaragua. It is blended with Honduran and Nicaraguan Cuban seed long fillers, a USA Connecticut River Valley stalk cut and cured Habano wrapper and … Continue reading →

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