Pipe Smoking

That was the year my work commute was transcontinental with every other weekend home. I made my connection from Los Angeles in Tampa with little time to spare and was barely settled before the jet launched into the stormy evening above Tampa on the way home to Tallahassee. Familiarity had…

Majorities are a force to be reckoned with. Rarely do they form out of thin air, and more often than not, individuals inadvertently or with purpose instigate them and direct them. They wield enormous power as they lay out before us what is good, and what bad. What is valuable…

On March 22nd 2018 Reddit moved to ban all questionable market places and subreddits. This includes the usual places that you would expect like /r/deepfakes and places where potential adult interactions could occur. But they also banned the pipe market place, cigar market place, scotch and whiskey. Basically Alcohol, Tobacco…

From mountains to bones, from diamonds to ocean floors, they are a part of all planets in our solar system, including our own — they are all around us. …

Light it up-and-up Today, the very word “smoking” makes people cringe. Decades of propaganda and culture wars against the habit-forming hobby have successfully dwindled its once-widespread popularity. But an obscure resurgence has occurred. Above the heads of hipsters and old men alike, a puff of smoke has again emerged. …

20th of February is the International Day of Pipe Smoking since 2008. Pipe smokers everywhere “raise their pipes together to foster friendship, benevolence, and tranquility across all borders,” according to the United Pipe Clubs of America. “On this day we (…) celebrate the noble art of pipe-smoking and the (…)…

One of the pleasures of the pre-digital world was printing from my b+w negatives in my home darkroom. There was nothing better than to go down with good negatives, mix a batch of chemicals, put a record or tape of Stan Getz Focus (Verve 42282 19822) and light up a…