Like and Watch the video. Let’s build up the community and break all records for viewership this year. 𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Community First A message to all, you don’t have to be a cigar smoker to be a part of the community.…
Stubbornness keeps getting mistaken for strength. It isn’t strength. It’s the absence of thought, wearing a strength costume. Watching leaders dig in this week bothered me more than usual. Not the specifics. The pattern. Refusing to be moved by anything.…
Show up or shut up! Read on. I have played the same D&D table every Saturday for a year and a half. I know my Druid’s numbers cold. I know when a Cleric gets back Channel Divinity, I know when…
Tolerate What Doesn’t Have a Pulse A distinction worth making, since I wrote before that tolerance is the weak version of acceptance. That’s true for people. It’s not true for everything. You tolerate heat. You don’t need to accept it,…
Like and Watch the video. Let’s build up the community and break all records for viewership this year. 𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Community First A message to all, you don’t have to be a cigar smoker to be a part of the community.…
An AI Out-Empathized a Human. That’s Not a Compliment. I told an AI something true. It answered with more understanding than most humans manage on their best day. That should worry you. Not because the machine got smart. Because we…
Every Sunday night, we gather for the best few hours in cigars. We’re live at 7:15 PM Eastern, and you know the drill: grab your favorite stick, reach for your cutter, and prime that torch. Don’t just watch, smoke with…
Everything I wrote this week turned out to be about that same fork in the road, just wearing different clothes each time. Adapting isn’t the same thing as giving up. I keep seeing people treat the two like they’re the…
People are scared right now. AI is writing the emails, cloning the voices, finishing the sentences, and the reaction I keep seeing is a kind of panic performance. Look how human I am. Look at my face on camera. Look…
Before we light up: A vibe this good shouldn’t be kept a secret. If you’ve got a buddy who appreciates a heavy smoke and a clean pour, share the show and invite a friend to the club. Hit that share…
