Monthly Archive for October, 2009
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Uh oh.
If you’ve noticed my new pop-up ads, blame Macanudo Cigars.
I got this free sample pack of four cigars, and liked them all. And since they are a little pricier than my usual cigar, you have to chip in.
The samples I tried were ( descriptions provided by Macanudo.)
- Macanudo Café
No other cigar tastes like a Macanudo because no other cigar is made like a Macanudo. Only the makers of Macanudo spend the time and effort it takes to grow, cure and age their own Connecticut Shade wrappers. And only the makers of Macanudo age all of their tobaccos twice, just as it used to be done in Havana during the golden age of Cuban cigars.
- Macanudo Maduro
Macanudo Maduro offers you all the richness of the fullest-flavored Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and all the smoothness that you expect from the leading premium cigar brand.
- Macanudo Robust
Macanudo Robust is unlike any other cigar you have ever tried because it delivers a robust flavor with all the smoothness you have come to expect from a medium-bodied Macanudo Café cigar.
- Macanudo Gold Label
Macanudo Gold Label is a limited-edition line of Macanudo cigars that adds a unique, new taste to America’s best-selling premium cigar brand.
I like them all. And not just because they were free. Macanudo have the deserved reputation of being a premium cigar.
These were all tube cigars, 5.5 inches long with a ring of 42. They are small cigars compared to my usual brand. However, the good-things-come-in-small-packages rule of thumb applies. (All these cigars are available in a range of lengths and rings.)
I like the way the Macanudos looked and felt. They lighted easily and had a nice draw, staying cool until the last puff. The ash stayed with the cigar until I set it free.
If I had to choose, I would choose the Gold Label. It’s a hand made cigar with golden leaf wrapper that is grown in Connecticut (Yankee leaf!) I hate to say this, but this is a very mild, almost sweet, cigar.
“Capa Especial” is the Spanish term for this wrapper of uncommon taste which, when combined with filler and binder tobacco of complementary character, results in a cigar that lives up to the tradition of quality that is Macanudo.
Apparently these cigars are only made once a year. Naturally, it is the most expensive cigar of the samples, costing about $6 each depending on your source and quantity.
So start clicking those Google Ads and refresh your browser often to show that pop-up.
By the way, if you are cigar smoker, you will want to pick up the sample pack which includes a details on how to win the chance to play roulette in Vegas for a million bucks.
When I planned on having my Total Knee Replacement (ta-da-dummmmm) I planned it for this time of year. Normally October in Kentucky is about 70 degrees, low humidity and nice breezes. Great weather to sit outside and ponder the benefits of a Total Knee Replacement.
The weather now is 15 degrees below normal, cloudy, rainy and windy. Next week when I am in the hospital, it will be 70, etc. etc. and then back to 15 degrees below normal, cloudy, etc. etc.
But I totally forgot about the option of going to a hotspot for my Total Knee Replacement. One of those medical tourism deals, until an ad showed up here ——>
Look at all these options!
- Med Journeys
Med Journeys offers low-cost, world-class medical treatment overseas; coordinated by an experienced and knowledgeable organization…
http://www.medjourneys.com
- Atlantic Health Group
Atlantic Health Group is a hospital owner operator with a unique medical proposition; brand new US quality hospitals, US surgeons…
http://ahi.us.com
- Patients Without Borders
Patients Without Borders offers referral and coordination services for medical travel as well as pre-operative and post-operative …
http://www.patientswithoutborders.us
- Angeles Health International
Angeles Health International is the innovative new medical travel division of the largest private hospital network in Mexico. We …
http://www.angeleshealth.com
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- Costa Rica
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- Mazatlan
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- Guadalajara
I’ve always wanted to go to Guadalajara. And the Costa Rica hospital looks pretty nice too…and the Mazatlan one too… Of course, my recuperation period for my Total Knee Replacement (ta-da-dummmmm) would probably be extended a few weeks longer. But sacrifices should be made when considering one’s health.
Mexico! Costa Rica!
Rats. I’ve seen Sicko.
I knew it would be cheaper. I’ve heard of medical tourism. Yes, I am kicking myself (with my good leg!)
Nancy announced yesterday that at noon today we were going to see The Informant.
When we showed up at the box office, (I met her there) she said we were going to see The Invention of Lying. I questioned her and she got flustered and said, no, she mean she wanted to see Brad Pitt. Which is The Informant.
We never saw it.
The projector bulb burned out and they couldn’t replace it. So we had our choice of any other movie – plus two free tickets.
It was good karma.
The Invention of Lying is a four star movie (out of four.)
The movie starts out silly, gets sillier, then funny, then mysterious, goofy, poignant, clever, sad, sweet, and ends happily.
It’s the story of how a girl like Jennifer Garner choses to spend her life with Ricky Gervais rather than Rob Lowe.
The cameos by a bunch of mega-watt stars are a treat, but the movie doesn’t depend these tricks. It’s just a wonderful piece of writing that kept me smiling or laughing all through the movie: even the sad parts kept me smiling.
We both loved it and the only other couple in the theater seemed to like it too!
See it.
Extras: I checked Runpee.com for The Informant, but of course didn’t have the chance for The Invention of Lying. They are launching a mobile version soon.
I’m standing at the urinal when Dad and three sons came in. Dad told Jeremy to use the little one. Jeremy announced, “Pew, that thing stinks, but I’m going to pee on it anyway.” I told dad I would be spreading the word.
Bye-Bye Birdie is reappearing on Broadway after being played in community theaters and high schools for decades after the show closed in 1961. By today’s standards, the 607 Broadway performances would be considered pretty unremarkable.
But add in the tens of thousands of times Bye Bye Birdie has been acted by amateurs and semi-pros and it would be among the elite.
Nancy and I had some fun with a creation of Bye Bye Birdie which played at the Lyric Theater in Boonville, Missouri.
I can’t remember if the official name was Lyric Theater or Thespian Hall back then, but the place has a storied history, and thanks to a very rich man from Kansas City, it was restored from a broken down movie theater to a very nice playhouse now known as Thespian Hall.
Nancy had a part in Bye Bye Birdie, continuing her run of successful stage performances. But enough about her, let’s talk about me.
I had some fun promoting the play.
For background, “Birdie” refers to Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-type, that is leaving for the Army. His publicist decides he should have “one last kiss” before he leaves. Bye Bye Birdie is the story behind the kiss.
I decided that it would be tres-cool if “Conrad Birdie” made a special guest appearance in Boonville before opening night. “Birdie” made his arrival in a private plane, motorcaded to and through the downtown followed by throngs of squealing teenagers, and performed a couple of songs.
It was all a big put on, well documented by the local newspaper, and remarkably successful if I do say so myself. All of the participants in the charade were actors in Bye Bye Birdie. Since I had some connections with the newspaper, it was played it as if it was real, and made the front page.
We had the town talking and scratching their heads whether this “Conrad Birdie” actually existed.
He did, but his day job was managing one of the local grocery stores.
Another one of those goofy things young people do and recall as “the good old days.”
