W. Doug Bolden
The Random Things
Things I simply don't know what else to do with
A (Nearly) Random Listing of Favorites & Essentials
GIN: Tanquerary. Seagrams. Bombay Sapphire. Tonic. The complete absence of lime.PIPES: McLelland's Christmas Cheer. Grand Oriental line. McLelland's in general. Reiner's Long Gold Leaf. Chocolate Flake. Big Spring Vanilla. G.L. Pease's Cairo. Penzance. Tsuge. Meerschaum. Bent briars. Straight corncobs. The Humidor Pipe Shop. TEA: Mao Feng. Kaffeeklatsch (shop). Early Grey. Irish Breakfast. Imperial Gold Oolong. Keemun. Flowering Tea (on occasion). Twinings. Bigelow. Constant Comment. Pouchong.
(and everything else...) Ciphers and codes. Hiking. Frozen pizzas. Giant fighting robots. Cats. Weird colors we get at sunsets. Giving massages (from time to time).
Fake Music Albums (and possibly Movies)
I don't know what it is that makes me want to do this, but every once in a while I get the idea to sit down and "make" a fake album (and occasionally movie). It will usually just be the cover, titles, some sample lyrics, and so forth. If I was to actually try and write the songs, I would probably be bored of it, so I stop with just enough to make it seem plausible.
Tobaccos and Pipes
I smoke a pipe, though not a super whole lot. I enjoy it. I kind of just like collecting the tobacco (some of which I may never smoke, just keep as a historical thing. These are my random thoughts on the hobby, and other things I have written that deal with it.
What remains is the "original article" that I turned into an entire section, a review of an online shopping experience, and a link or two.
A Moderately Casual Smoker: What Pipe Smoking Means to Me
My Pipes and Other Tools
Tobacco Reviews
Alas, my old reviews page, with its couple of dozen reviews, is down but I'm starting a new one. Since I now stick to a couple of regular blends, it might take forever for it fill up, but I'll see what I can do.
Shops
Review of an Excellent Pipe Smoking Website: SmokingPipes.com
Finally, I would like to take time to link to Huntsville's own Humidor Pipe Shop, where I have gotten some great blends and some great pipes. Look them up if you are in the area.
Easter Eggs
There are some easter eggs built into this site, and I wanted to go ahead and point them out. In order to not ruin your fun, through, I figure I will just give you clues to where to find them, and then include "spoiler text" (highlight box below to read it) that says exactly where they are:
- There is one (actually two) on every page.
- One is found by clicking on a link to a page from the page itself.
- One is inside a list, about the reasons of the list.
- One is only found on the "Home" page, following the white rabbit.
- One is found by trying to go back home from life.
#1 refers to hidden, spacer text below the menu and below the article (the left and right side, respectively). It serves the practical purpose of keeping the columns from running to the bottom of the browser, as well as references back to my labyrinth article.
#2 refers to clicking the "on Zombies" link inside the "on Zombies" page. It will take you to an alternate page, which is a rant of mine.
#3 I'll still make you find, heh. But I will say that it is one of the pages linked to on the lower portion of the menu instead of the upper.
#4 is found by clicking on the white parts of the labyrinth logo on the menu portion of the page.
#5 is found by clicking "Home" from "on Life".
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