In light of some recent activities that left me feeling pretty stupid, and like an ass, I feel it's necessary to confess some of my "cigar sins".
Cigar knowledge: After almost a year and a half smoking cigars and being a member here, my knowledge has increased from none to next-to-none. I feel like I really haven't learned or retained nearly as much as I should have by now. If someone were to show me pictures of 100 cigars, I'd probably be able to identify 3-5 of them (being generous). Worse, if someone listed 100 cigars and asked me to describe what they look like, I'd maybe get 1-2 right. Forget about accurate length/RG.
Pricing: If I haven't bought a particular cigar before, or in some cases just happen to remember seeing a listed price, I have absolutely no idea how much they cost. Using that list of 100 cigars, I would maybe again get a reasonably correct price range on 3-5 of them. Right now, many of the cigars I have in my humi are the result of being bombed, or buying them from another BOTL. The others I've had in there for long enough that I don't remember what I paid.
Posting: As you read above, I don't have much to contribute to this site. I stay here because, honestly, I've had a real hard time making new friends since I moved back to WI, and only barely know 2 other people who smoke cigars. So, I spend a lot of my free time on BOTL. And without knowing jack about cigars, most of my posts are nonsense, or about the general discussion topics. I'm not really sure where I'm going to go from here. Maybe I should take a break from BOTL, or just try to sit in the background and keep my thoughts to myself.
Brotherhood: I've noticed more and more threads lately where people are airing grievances (sorta like this one) and I find that troubling. Not that people are voicing concerns, but that there seems to be more and more concerns to be voiced. Sometimes I let these things that really shouldn't even be on my radar affect me to the point I get angry at the offenders. That's just not healthy.
Finally, and not the least in my mind: I've only smoked 3 cigars since Thanksgiving; and 2 of them were a bit disappointing. Mostly, it's been because of the weather, sometimes just too busy. Either way, it just plain sucks.
Anyway, that's it for now. I just felt the need to purge some of these thoughts. Thank you for any understanding, and please keep the blasting to a minimum.
Cigar knowledge: After almost a year and a half smoking cigars and being a member here, my knowledge has increased from none to next-to-none. I feel like I really haven't learned or retained nearly as much as I should have by now. If someone were to show me pictures of 100 cigars, I'd probably be able to identify 3-5 of them (being generous). Worse, if someone listed 100 cigars and asked me to describe what they look like, I'd maybe get 1-2 right. Forget about accurate length/RG.
Pricing: If I haven't bought a particular cigar before, or in some cases just happen to remember seeing a listed price, I have absolutely no idea how much they cost. Using that list of 100 cigars, I would maybe again get a reasonably correct price range on 3-5 of them. Right now, many of the cigars I have in my humi are the result of being bombed, or buying them from another BOTL. The others I've had in there for long enough that I don't remember what I paid.
Posting: As you read above, I don't have much to contribute to this site. I stay here because, honestly, I've had a real hard time making new friends since I moved back to WI, and only barely know 2 other people who smoke cigars. So, I spend a lot of my free time on BOTL. And without knowing jack about cigars, most of my posts are nonsense, or about the general discussion topics. I'm not really sure where I'm going to go from here. Maybe I should take a break from BOTL, or just try to sit in the background and keep my thoughts to myself.
Brotherhood: I've noticed more and more threads lately where people are airing grievances (sorta like this one) and I find that troubling. Not that people are voicing concerns, but that there seems to be more and more concerns to be voiced. Sometimes I let these things that really shouldn't even be on my radar affect me to the point I get angry at the offenders. That's just not healthy.
Finally, and not the least in my mind: I've only smoked 3 cigars since Thanksgiving; and 2 of them were a bit disappointing. Mostly, it's been because of the weather, sometimes just too busy. Either way, it just plain sucks.
Anyway, that's it for now. I just felt the need to purge some of these thoughts. Thank you for any understanding, and please keep the blasting to a minimum.
