If you want the fun and fuel economy of a motorcycle, but aren’t quite ready to go the Hog route, Yamaha has released a scotter that comes with a little street cred. The TMAX’s fuel-injected, liquid-cooled, four-valve-per-cylinder engine boasts forged pistons, carburized connecting rods, and ceramic-composite plated cylinders. It’s a horizontally positioned 499cc parallel twin, […]
Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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5 Vegas Cask-Strength Toro (6″ x 52 box-pressed) Unless I’m missing something, referring to a cigar as “cask-strength” really doesn’t mean anything in the context of tobacco, unless, I suppose, it was soaked in whiskey. No whiskey here, but 5 Vegas promotes this as the company’s strongest cigar, so that is the connotation that is […]
Posted on April 18th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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Ah, the power of the press. No doubt because of my stated displeasure with the March selection, the April Cigar of the Month Club shipment from Cigars International is much better and provides an interesting selection. First comes the Partagas Black Label Clasico (5.25″ x 54), which received a nice review and a 90 rating […]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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Will I finally be able to fly directly to Cuba to enjoy Cuban cigars on the beach? In a measured break with a half-century of U.S. policy toward communist Cuba, the Obama administration lifted restrictions Monday on Cuban-Americans who want to travel and send money to their island homeland. In a further gesture of openness, […]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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I like beer as much as the next guy, but c’mon . . . A Salinas, California man accused of selling his 14-year-old daughter into marriage for beer has pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment. OK, he was also supposed to get $16,000 for his daughter, but the beer was no doubt the most important part of […]
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. said Monday its chief executive will step down May 1 and will be replaced by an executive from car battery and interiors maker Johnson Controls Inc. Keith E. Wandell, 59, replaces James L. Ziemer, who is retiring after 40 years at Harley and four years as its CEO. Wandell is currently […]
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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I try to reward myself with a good tasting combo after achieving a million dollar verdict in court. On Friday I got a verdict for 700,000 GBP (convincing an American court to award British pounds was itself grounds for celebration), and at the current exchange rate that’s damn close to a million bucks, so I […]
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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Perhaps too much information? I just learned that Bill Clinton and I have something in common, and it’s not Monica Lewinsky. I’ve reported here that while Gurkha cigars can be inconsistent, the Grand Reserve Gurkha Cigar is one of my favorites. Turns out it is also one of Clinton’s favorites, and it was that cigar that […]
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Aaron Morris
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