Monthly Archives: December 2020

2020’s Last Post

Posted on 30/12/2020 by Lohcifer

I developed an aversion to Tsuge pipes since my friend Kyozaburo Tsuge was elected as a vice president for the Asian region of CIPC (Comite International des Pipe Club). No, it’s not jealousy. It’s just that I believe it is … Continue reading →

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Be Sensitive!

Posted on 23/12/2020 by Lohcifer

Splurging at Christmas? Spending a couple thousand bucks on a staycation? Pigging out at a Michelin-starred restaurant? Talking incessantly about buying fancy watches or another yacht or re-doing your house? Boasting about the number of bottles of rare whisky you’ve … Continue reading →

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A Dunhill ODA

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Lohcifer

Some people like large pipes, it could be an ego thing. An American lawyer I know, who’s a windbag with a penchant for dominating newsletters devoted to pipe smoking with pages of his rambling drivel is one such person. Well, … Continue reading →

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Aftermath

Posted on 09/12/2020 by Lohcifer

I’m not a rich man – I live in public housing, remember? – but I will not have the local, cowering newspapers dictate to me, a news junkie, and voracious reader, what to read, so I spend heaps and heaps … Continue reading →

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Holy Shit!

Posted on 02/12/2020 by Lohcifer

In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including … Continue reading →

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