I used to smoke cigarettes but gave them up a long time ago.I think that it is safe to say that I will never smoke one again.I do however,enjoy a decent cigar every now and again,maybe once or twice a week.I would rather have one good cigar than a boxful of crappy ones,this isn`t about quantity,but rather quality.
I smoke much less in the winter because I will not smoke in the house,I think that it is rude to do so,but in the summer I enjoy sitting outside at the end of the day.It is nice to be able to pause and reflect on the events of the day.
A couple weeks ago I had to attend the funeral of a very good friend.When I got to the funeral home my friends widow came up to me,smiled through her pain,and put a cigar in my pocket.I was kinda puzzled by this and she explained that a friend of theirs had just got back from Cuba and had given John a cigar.When this guy left my friend looked at his wife,placed the cigar on a shelf and said"This is for the next time we see Doug(thats me)". Less than an hour later he was dead from a massive coronary.
I don`t know how long I will hang onto it but I will wait for the right time before I light this one.