adventure every day
Just returned from a fairly brief road trip from the area of the WATCH (Tampa Bay) up through Florida, across lower Georgia, up to Birmingham, Alabama, and back again. Great weather, no real issues, and got to check out a couple of exceptional parks; Red Mountain Park (outside Birmingham) and Providence Canyon State Park (just...
As is almost always the case, December raced by like Steve McQueen driving at La Mans. So it is good, as we cross over into the new year, to take a little time to relax with a cigar and a drink, and think about the interesting things to come. We were able to do a...
“All men dream – but not equally. Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity. The dreamers of the day are dangerous men for they may act their dreams with open eyes to make it possible.” – T. E. Lawrence, Colonel...
An excellent pencil made from very good materials and always with consistent quality. A great alternative for when one is deep in a swamp or any time when you may be conserving your pricier pencils. The lead is on the harder side of the HB scale. Please be aware that the 9800 does not have...
We are very pleased - and excited - to announce the opening of our physical retail shop at The Second Time Around Consignment Boutique located in Seminole, Florida. Over the past few years, The Second Time Around has established itself as an excellent consignment house featuring quality furniture, home goods, and clothing. Now, with their...
Both the Corsairs Club and the Corsairs Trading Company are based in St. Petersburg, FL, so what better place for our first ‘Local Trek’ suggestion (challenge? puzzle? ramble? – call it whatever makes you the happiest) than a spot just to the side of the heart of downtown. This one is interesting because, although the...
The Blackwing waxed canvas (pencil) pouch is a fine example of the type of products we search high and low to find; well designed and well made from great materials, and priced as a quality product rather than a luxury product. It’s roomy enough to hold a good selection of pencils (and pens, and erasers,...
This is the first in our series of cigar quotes and references from literature. Leading the pack is the classic adventurer, man of science, and famed curmudgeon; Professor George E. Challenger, the driving force behind Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1912 novel The Lost World. He may not have respected a single one of his academic peers,...
It would be hard to overstate just how nice theory11’s NPH (for Neil Patrick Harris) playing cards are. The graphic design, for which Neil Patrick Harris provided art direction, is sharp and elegant and full of fun little details that make exploring this deck feel like solving a mystery. Add to that the fact that...
I should start by clarifying that I have not used every pencil in the world (sadly). I do use pencils all the time and I do go out of my way to try out every pencil I can get my hands on. This is because I like pencils and because, for years now, I have...