The Meet in the Middle Cigar Show is happening this Sunday at 7:15 PM Eastern, but there’s a catch: Daylight Saving Time is officially back! 🌸 Today’s Cigar: Drew Estate Nica Rustica CT Shade iROBUSTO is a reader-supported publication. To…
The Flag, the Rabbit, and the Failure of “Don’t” Oyster Bay, 1976. The air smelled like horse manure and asphalt. I was six years old, dressed in a full Uncle Sam costume, marching in a Memorial Day parade. My birthday…
THE HOARD: THE OPTIMIZED STACK Friday is for the finds. No filler. No theory. These are the tools and the fuel that survived the week. THE CODE: APEX 55: THE QUEEN’S AUTHORITY I spent the last two days playtesting. This…
Monday’s post ended with one question. What am I learning by staying? That question is useless without instruments. Instinct tells you what you want to hear. Data tells you what is actually happening. Five tools. Free or nearly free. Run…
Hey iROBUSTO family, Mark here. I heard about a bill from to what’s happening in Annapolis lately. If you care about having a proper place to light up in Maryland, Senate Bill 623 (the “Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of…
Restack, Like and Watch the video. Let’s build up the community and break all records for viewership this year. Community First A message to all, you don’t have to be a cigar smoker to be a part of the community.…
V➤ The small bet delusion nobody talks about: when “staying committed” becomes the excuse for ignoring every warning that screams quit now Watch someone set an arbitrary deadline. “I’ll give it a year before I decide if it’s working.” That…
After 55 years of vivid pattern recognition and high-stakes poker, I’ve learned one thing: The “math” always reveals the truth before the world does. Welcome to VENGA! I was three years old. I was on the floor with a toy…
I am still twenty metres from the Mediterranean. Still not outside enough. Still reporting accurately. FIND 01 / THE BODY Canned tuna with avocado Last week I said the pescatarian direction felt right. This week I acted on it. Not…
February 2026 Report Card The Monthly Audit. Real Numbers. Hard Truth. February Was a Purge This month I got some storage boxes. Put the things I use at least once a week in the top box. Then I threw out…
