My small grandson got lost at the shopping center. The boy approached a uniformed security guard and said, “I’ve lost my granddad!”

The media and the anti-smoking campaigns have done a great job convincing most people, including smokers, that smoking and nicotine is harmful. However, contrary to popular belief, nicotine is not all bad for you. Little know health benefits of Nicotine…

There are certain widely accepted paths to good health and a longer life. But if quitting smoking, eating a balanced diet, and maintaining a healthy weight isn’t your thing, what’s an aspiring centenarian to do?

In 1974, Dominican immigrant Don Antonio Martinez started a small shop in New York City selling hand rolled cigars. Thirty-eight years later his son, Jesus, carries on the tradition. The shop combines craftsmanship with community, mixing equal parts work and play.

For those who may be new to smoking cigars, this infographic from cheaphumidors.com lays out the basics of cigar humidors.

Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of his life (of which everyone has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly. ~George Burrow | Find the time. If need be, grab some booze and/or company, but just do it.

“I wish to say that I’m not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don’t feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God.” ~C.H. Spurgeon

Vials that contain concentrated amounts of human feelings and ways of interaction such as Love, Joy, Hope, Peace, and Empathy. We wish they worked!

A fine cigar is like a fine woman. They come in all shapes and sizes. Treat them tenderly and lovingly. Caress their skin, admire their beauty, fondle them with reverence. Bring them slowly to your lips…

The cigar is a great resource. It is necessary to have traveled for a long time on a ship to understand that at least the cigar affords you the pleasure of smoking. It raises your spirits.

I am always amazed at how many people think second hand smoke is worse than air pollution. Second hand smoke remains the myth that tries so hard to be proven.

Smoking is a personal statement, and that statement is independence and flair. Ayn Rand once said of smoking, “Fire, a dangerous force, tamed at his fingertips.” Smoking exudes sophistication and an ability to relax and enjoy life. These are the people you want to hang out with, not dull teetotalers.