Obama hails passage of children's health insurance

And add 30 cents to each cigar.


WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack is hailing Senate passage of legislation providing government-sponsored health care to roughly 4 million uninsured children.
A day after the bill was approved 66-32, Obama released a statement saying the action amounts to "a down payment on my commitment to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable health care."

The measure authorizes an additional $32.8 billion over the next 4 1/2 years for the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The House plans to take up the same bill next week.
Obama's statement said the Senate vote is especially significant at a time when "the worsening economy causes families to lose their jobs and health insurance."

PUFF.COM up and running

The new website Puff.com is now up.
It was the merger of www.top25cigar.com, www.clubstogie.com, www.cigarlivevideo.com, and www.cigar-review.com.

GOD OF FIRE Don Carlos 2006 Tubos 91.76

Dang it, I hate it when a $20.00 cigar actually smokes this well. I just cannot afford to stock up on that many of them. My son-in-law John and I both lit one of these the other day and and both of us agreed that this is a great cigar. The burn and draw were very nice and you could tell this is a well made stick. We could taste a little pepper flavor at the beginning and the flavor was better as you smoked it.

Cigar.com website has this to say:

God of Fire is one of the most limited production lines made by the famous Fuente Family in the Dominican Republic.
A joint effort between the industry’s top cigar maker (Fuente) and top accessory maker (Prometheus), God of Fire is one of the rarest cigars produced by the Fuente Family. In an effort to outdo each other, father and son, Carlos and Carlito Fuente set out to make the best cigar they could, tailoring every aspect of the cigar from its size and blend to suit their respective tastes. The resulting blends are the core of the God of Fire line and are released in such small quantities that they rarely surface for sale. When they do, they sell out in a matter of days.

Product keywords
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , MEDIUM-FULL , NATURAL

J.C. Newman Cigar company

Great CNN report on how cigar factories are trying to stay afloat. Let alone with SCHIP lurking ominously in the future. Even though not hand rolled, it is amazing to watch how these are made. I will try some and rate them in the near future.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/12/26/cigar.smoke.factory.cnn

Outlaw Cigar Kansas City

Had the chance to stop by Outlaw Cigar Store in Kansas City. This is a great cigar store with a very large selection of cigars. Since I am in Louisville which has banned smoking indoors, it was great to find a store that still has a smoking lounge. They also have a wide variety of accessories.

Best of all is the monthly smoking events. You just have to go online at http://www.outlawcigar.com/ and order their calendar. You will not be dissapointed. Fortunately I had the foresight to pick up an extra for my son-in-law who loves his calendar.

How to be 'Cool' with HVAC

OK, this is pic of my little brother and his fellow heating and air co-workers trying to be cool in Dallas on a work trip. How was the cigar Pete?