Living the Pipe Dream
It was the great physicist Albert Einstein, who remarked that pipe smoking contributed to an objective and calm judgment in all human affairs. As a pipe smoker, you're operating in a higher plane than mere mortals, which puts you in an exclusive club. Einstein was not alone. Other greats in history were committed devotees of the humble pipe. Mark Twain and Franklin D. Roosevelt are names that readily come to mind. Even the fictional Sherlock Holmes often steeped himself in a cloud of pipe smoke to solve his cases. The image of a man puffing on a pipe showcases masculine energy and knowledge. It shows a man who has become a complete warrior; a man who has aced his rites of initiation into manhood. Pipes remain a symbol of sophistication, by many standards. There are non-trivial rituals of pipe smoking that contribute to that aura. These include: ● Choosing from several pipe and tobacco types ● Cleaning the briar ● Promptly loading the briar ● Puffing and tamping ● Sitting in a sub...