I know several gym owners that have done just that, however they all live in warmer climates than MN! I'm going to be moving a majority of my members to online training, where I provide the workouts and they do them at home. That'll get them by until we're allowed to open back up.

The Gov of MN has just declared that all non-essential businesses must shut down, including fitness centers/gyms. Fuck me. Just what a brand new, struggling business owner needs. What's worse, is that I'm a boutique, small, 1-on-1 training gym that has already taken steps to avoid the risks...

Most stores here in Mpls/St Paul are quite cleared out. Very little left except healthy stuff. Ha! Canned goods cleared out, pasta cleared out, baking supplies (like flour) gone, frozen pizzas cleared out. Lots of produce left, plenty of "low carb" breads & tortillas left!

On the verge of freaking out a bit. I just opened my own gym back in November and have had numerous setbacks along the way, include a shitty business partner I had to fire/pay off. And now this. The bright side is that my gym is all personal and small group training, so never more than 4...

I'm in the midst of clearing out an overseas locker that I started back in '08ish at the peak of my cigar buying lunacy. Now they're closing down that service, so I must start shipping them all home! Hence I have a ton of stock coming home from '07 & '08.

Sweet! Last package of current shipment arrived! I've re-started a coolidor for now! 😳

I'm not sure when they stopped making these, the ones in the pic are from July '07

Ha! Just wait until you see what else is on the way...

Yes, I'm still slowly pulling stuff out. The last email I got essentially said they would be shutting down the locker system entirely for overseas customers, so not only can I not add anymore stock so they'll keep it open, I just have to completely close it out. Time to sell some smokes or...

This is awesome, those were the good ol days! I haven't seen much from him in a long time, but I used to know him pretty well through a couple motorcycle boards as well as here.

First delivery (of a few on the way) came in today! Still playing tetris in the humi to get all these to fit...

Most recently it was the Minnesota Orchestra last night with two fantastic pieces, Ravel Piano Concerto in G major & Bartok Concerto for Orchestra. Great performance! I grew up surrounded by, and playing music. Ended up with a music performance minor in college, but don't really play...

Oh I'm still here! Always lurking and watching from the background! Thanks everyone! I had a nice smoke and a glass of Blue Label last night, after coaching my son's hockey team to their first win of the season!

Let's see if I got these photos aligned properly, for your enjoyment. Two more boxes came in today from the ongoing "empty my overseas locker" project. ?

The arrival of the '07 box of Siglo III's prompted me to grab one of the last '05 Siglo III's I had deep in the humi, what a great smoke out on the front porch during a crazy thunderstorm, with a glass of Hibiki 17!

Don't be like me. If fact, don't be like me 2x. I had a cigar in my singles drawer that had no band and I had no idea what it was or where it came from. It was a cameroon wrapper, large presidente cigar, turned out to be a great smoke that I enjoyed. It had to have been at least 5-10 years...

Everytime I post a picture it loads up and displays rotated 90 degrees. I took the photo the correct orientation, it shows up on my computer in its folder in the correct orientation, but when I post it, it's sideways. Grrrr...

Got another box out of the Aussie humidor today, just arrived and I'm looking forward to digging in!

I've been on a kick to try some things I haven't had before and add to the "collection". Well, the Oban I've had and loved for years, just never actually had my own bottle of it. Here's a few things I've picked up recently:

Picked up a few treats in Venice from a great BOTL at his shop. If you're ever visiting I highly recommend checking out the "House of Cigars" and the owner.