Labor Relations
Ahhhhh yes, it’s the great American, yearly block party – an institution that has had neighbors gathering, even though some of them are f@#cking annoying beyond reproach.
This Labor Day weekend (or Labour Day for our friends to the north) was a perfect time for my street’s annual happy fest as the weather was amazing, the food was outstanding, and the cigars were consumed with great pleasure by yours truly and a few of my neighborly pals. Actually, we’re not too bad on annoying people, here. There’s one guy who brags about his kids so much that you’d really wish someone other than yourself would tell him to STF up once in a while. If I dare mention something about one of my kids, the dude will burst in with the many great things his darlings are accomplishing in life. I mentioned about my daughter starting college and he cuts in letting us all know that his son in high school is being recruited by 17,000 major universities, including those in other countries and even one on Saturn. It’s nauseating to listen to and I so badly want to tell him to zip his pie hole, but I just smile, nod, and picture him with an axe buried half way into his skull.
There’s such a great array of different types of food to devour and I am never bashful when it comes to filling the plate with as much as it can hold. The drinks flow, the kiddies run around like yard apes are supposed to do, and I glare at the hot mommies, pretending that I’m even remotely interested in what these broads have to say. It’s the weekend and I wanna talk football and the upcoming NFL season, so please don’t bother me with your Labor Day Sales at Penny’s and how much you loathe Jon who has cheated on that bitch, Kate.
Now I always bring a cigar box filled with quality smokes for the stogiphiles, and yard gars for the wannabees. Half way thru the night, I noticed that five of six of my high-end sticks were gone and I knew exactly what every guy was smoking. Found out that this prick who was invited by a friend pocketed them when I wasn’t looking. You know, I bring them for everyone to enjoy and if you ask, I always say yes, but you don’t smoke one then take four or five for the road, fer crissakes. Would you grab six-pack and stick it in your car? Would you bring tin foil and wrap some ribs and meatballs and stash them in your trunk? What a total dick. Unfortunately next time they’ll be under my watchful eye and I’ll have to make sure I personally offer them up.
Started the day with a wonderful Sancho Panza Extra Furte, Click Here to View and let me say that this may truly be one of the best cigars out there for the money. A very tasty medium bodied smoke at a ridiculously low price. A real nice go-to cigar.
Next was a tasty little La Gloria Cubana Wavell maduro Click Here to View I haven’t had one of these little bad-ass smokes in quite some time and it was so flavorful and packed a lot of smoke for a little dude. I kind of forgot how good they were.
After the home style ribs and kielbasa and kraut I charred up, something with deep rich flavor was in order and the Partagas Spanish Rosado Click Here to View was a great choice. This cigar is so highly underrated and when on my trip to General Cigar in the Dominican, even then CEO Daniel Nunez told me he didn’t understand why more guys didn’t love this smoke. I concur. The Honduran wrapper is a gorgeous reddish-brown color that just looks so damned nice and literally begs you to smoke it. For some reason it’s a cigar that not a lot of guys talk about and I think it’s got some real oomph (I was going to say “balls” but I figured most here wouldn’t like the thought of Honduran balls in their mouth. Just call it an educated guess on my part.)
Finally when dessert and coffee hi the table, I picked out a treat of my own. The amazing Camacho Tenth Anniversary Click Here to View is one of the finest, most flavorful cigars on the market, today. The construction is flawless on this box-pressed Honduran puro, and one tends to drool uncontrollably when cracking open the box. I had the torpedo, whose draw and burn were sheer perfection and the flavor went so well with my java and port wine. Damn, ain’t life grand? When you’re gorging on great food and smoking fine cigars, it sure as hell is.
The night ended at around 1:30am as I came in third in the eight-person Texas Hold ‘Em tournament. The highlight of the game was knocking out the a-hole who pilfered my smokes, with trip Kings, as I drew both cowboys on the turn and the river. He swore like a little ass-wipe and pouted like somebody just took a crap in his Tonka truck. F-him, I’m sure you’ll agree.
So… what did you guys do to enjoy the great American holiday? I’m all ears so lemme hear!
Have a great shortened work week,
Tommy Z.
JR Cigrs Blog With the ZMan
September 7th, 2009 at 6:18 am
today it read like an infomertial…. AND no pictures of hot babes
September 7th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Not to mention the gender bending comments. Turning from his to hers on your annoying neighbor. Aren’t you sure which it is?
September 7th, 2009 at 6:27 am
I wish I knew what everyone was talking about.
September 7th, 2009 at 7:53 am
That Partagas Spanish Rosado is one of my favorite smokes. I always have a couple in my humidor . . . and right now, I think I am down to one.
Labor Day for me was just that — I worked my ass off closing up the pool for the winter, and then headed over to the in-laws (who I truly enjoy, with the exception of one sister-in-law who routinely drives me friggin’ nuts). Not as relaxing as it shoulda been, but nice nonetheless.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:45 am
“the dude will burst in with the many great things her darlings ”
This is what I’m talking about Z. Is it a dude or a her???
Anyway, Labor Day for me was reseeding p
September 7th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Okay Let’s try that again:
Labor day was reseeding parts of the lawn, trimming hedges then going to a cigar lounge to watch the Phillies blow one to the Astros. Come home and throw a couple steaks on the grill and have a beer and cigar with my son. Then Skype with the other “son” at Ft. Benning to see his new little girl just 5 days old. Now I’m watching a good game between FL and Miami with a scotch and another cigar. All-in-all not a bad day.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Greetings one and all, hope everyone had a Terrific Labor Day Holiday. Zman Thank-You for Sal & Carol (not-so-secret) recipe for Spare Ribs, They were DELICIOUS! We celebrated my mom’s 73-Birthday and the weather in the Mojave Desert is still HOT! Over 103% during the day and at night over 86%. Swim season for another month.My smoking pleasure were (VSG) sorcerer and Padron 1926 cigars and my beer was Indian Wells Lobotomy Bock (10.8% Alcohol)www.mojave-red.com Sorry about your cigars, the Government call’s it Re-distribution of Wealth(not) Stealing!
September 7th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
10.8% alcohol can certainly do things to a man.
September 7th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Bri, that Spanish Rosado is SO underrated and I don’t know why.
September 7th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
so this blog is now a tittie free zone?
September 7th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Hey Fiend…atleast we got to see one boob. Unfortunately it’s Z-Man! Tommy, I would have called out that cigar stealing SOB no matter who brought him to the party. I’m glad you whipped his ass in the card game. My weekend consisted of two rounds of golf; a picnic; my grandaughters; and a dozen or so cigars.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
thankfully, the one boob we did see was fully clothed
September 7th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Nice call on the Sanch Panza Extra Fuerte, Z. One of my go-to, favorite cigars. I love the Pamplona size…good stuff.
Friday, I played poker with the fellas and hit the bar by the house for last call. I ran into two dozen people I went to high school with. It was a bit surreal. Saturday, I grilled for my 80-something Polish in-laws. Kielbasa and pierogies on the grill. Yum. Sunday was my fantasy football draft and yesterday was spent chllin’ and grillin’ (filet mignons).
‘Gars I had over the weekend…Padrons, Rocky Patels and JR Alts.
Z…no pics of the neighborhood cougarage???
September 7th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Good frickin lord. Labor Day is over and school has begun. I pass a lot of bus stops on my way in and all I can say is that there are a lot of MILF’s out there. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but wow. At each stop there was at least one or two really good looking moms, but then I hit the mother load (literally). There was this one stop where there must have been 8 or 9 young moms putting their kids on the bus for the first time. They were all dressed to kill and hot as hell. I have to find out if there are any homes for sale in that neighborhood. Of course the bad part is that my morning drive now takes twice as long.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
We went up to College Station (home of the Fightin’ Texas Aggies) to visit a couple we met on a cruise last year. Also, Mik’e best friend Harold was there, but with a new girlfriend from the one he took on the cruise.
I took some big choice Angus fillets up there to grill, along with some good wine and a bottle of The Macallan single malt. We ate on the back patio overlooking their lake, and then my daughter and her hot friend showed up from Austin to go to the football game.
We had a few ‘gars and got pretty damn loose. I had Fonsecas, and my buddies had little Upmanns I brought. Played golf the next day, the got in their hot tub late Sunday nite.
Sunday, we had my folks over for some homemade beef stewmade w/ fresh veggies we bought at the roadside stand on the way home. Finished up watching the awesome Fla. St. vs Miami game.
Coming to work today sucked! Can’t wait to go home for a scotch and a great cigar. Also am buying a box of the new Camacho Connecticuts on the JR Dutch Auction. Those should be awesome, when I get them.
September 8th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I came back home on friday night after 8 days away. I now know for sure that my son’s limit is 6 days. Him and his dad seemed to really have missed me, which touched me to pieces. I had no real plans for the long weekend, except for cleaning and laundry and some cooking. We ended playing an afternoon of golf and having friends over for both dinners , saturday and Sunday. THe nights are surprisingly warm, which lead to the enjoyment of a R&J Regalias de Londres on Saturday and a Don Kiki Brown on Sunday.
I mowed the lawn on Monday, we played a little basket in the street, then went for a short hike at Mt. Wright, before heading home to have a sushi orgy.
A great weekend with my family. A fun way to reconnect after a long absence.
I love the Don Kiki’s…
I’m glad you posted a pic of yourself Zman…
September 8th, 2009 at 1:09 am
yeah, all of our lives have been so greatly enriched by having seen Zman’s mug yet again. I gotta go wash my eyes out with bleach…
September 8th, 2009 at 1:42 am
You go do that, Garfiend. I hear car battery acid does wonders.
September 8th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Lucie, I’m showing you my nice ash.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Labor Day for me was firing up the charcoal, soaking the hickory chips, and grilling chicken, steak, and bratwurst. Ah, I love the summer! Started out with a Partagas Limited Reserve I found in the back of my humidor, and followed up with an El Rey Del Mundo robusto larga. Man, I wish it were yesterday again.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:16 am
“I mowed the lawn on Monday, we played a little basket in the street, then went for a short hike at Mt. Wright, before heading home to have a sushi orgy.”
Lucie, every part of that sentence sounds like sooooo much innuendo…..
September 8th, 2009 at 2:26 am
So… I should have written : I trimmed, we made some hoops, I climbed then we ate some raw stuff. Better ?
LOL…you SURE have a very naughty mind Brian !
September 8th, 2009 at 2:32 am
It seems like everyone’s weekend was better than mine. I shall have to make it up next weekend.
Now, I just have to get the wife to mow, do some hoops, and have an orgy.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:41 am
September 8th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Well, Lucie. I’ll tell you how dirty my mind is…..that second version sounds pretty dirty to me, too. Geez, I need help.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Everybody needs a little trim, then someone to climb on their raw stuff for an orgy!
September 8th, 2009 at 3:24 am
Come on… who would pay to see Garfiend rub bleach in his eyes?
September 8th, 2009 at 3:53 am
I’d much rather see Lucie’s sushi orgy, as I described above.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:48 am
We have ourselves a potential problem:
1) Do we watch G’fiend wash his eyes out with bleach
or
2) see a little trim and an orgy?
Can we have both, please?
September 8th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Both would be quite gratifying.
September 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
you would find buggering a Dachshund to be quite gratifying
September 8th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
zman says: “Come on… who would pay to see Garfiend rub bleach in his eyes?”
I’m in! Let ‘er rip ‘fiend!!!
Hey, Z and ‘fiend…youz guys are Giants fans. I picked up Brandon Jacobs in the second round of my draft the other day. What is the the word? Is he gonna get the ball the majority of the time or is Bradshaw gonna steal carries?
September 8th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Yeah. They’re Giants fans. Poor saps.
September 9th, 2009 at 12:19 am
The only thing sadder then a Giants fan is a Mets fan.
September 9th, 2009 at 1:11 am
The last couple of years, it hasn’t seemed too bad to be a Giants fan. Better than being a Texans fan or (God forbid) a Cowturds fan.
September 9th, 2009 at 1:23 am
Men, men, men…do not make fun of Giants fans or Texans fans or Cowturds fans even.
Sincerely,
-Darren
Lions Fan
September 9th, 2009 at 1:27 am
Jacobs will get the bulk of the carries. He does tend to get banged up though, so you gotta watch for him missing some games.
September 9th, 2009 at 4:07 am
DinD,
I can understand why you don’t want fans made fun of. But the Texans backup QB was the Lions starting QB last year!
And I wasn’t making fun of Texans or Cowturd fans, just the teams themselves. And I was kind enough to leave out the Lions altogether. Besides, y’all will be better than last year.
Hopefully, the Texans will be as well, and the Cowturds will suck big green donkey d*cks.
September 9th, 2009 at 5:59 am
The bleach sounds like fun. Count me in as a fan. But I don’t wanna hafta fly up there, rent a car, get a hotel room, etc. Can you video tape this please? Preferably in HD, than you.
September 9th, 2009 at 7:11 am
rather than see duckboy rub bleach in his eyes, i would rather see lucie rub baby oil on the “twins” make sure it is recorded in hd so i can see all the details…
September 9th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Everytime I look at that pic of bbq ribs. . . my mouth starts a waterin’
September 9th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Hey Madfermaduro ! If you want to see the “girls” ” live”, please make some space on your schedule for Sunday Nov. the 8th. I’ll be in Detroit and Darren accepted to open his Mancave for us to have a little herf. Beer, pizza, good cigars and the Unique Me to warm the atmosphere ! lol
And you can stare all you want to my boobs, I won’t care !
September 9th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Darren, I hope it’s cold up there by Nov. 8, so the boobies will be staring back at y’all.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Zman is always staring at my balls. I wish that he would stop it.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
If they didn’t hang out of the bottom of your pants leg, he probably wouldn’t.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
BTW, I don’t feel quite so sorry for Zman if he can afford to keep stuff like a box of Camacho 10th Anniversaries lying around, and host countless neighborhood BBQ’s so he can ogle the neighborhood MILF’s.
September 9th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
With Zman, he uses the Camachos as lures for the neighborhood FILFs. Figure it out. LMAO!!!!
September 9th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
brian b Says:
September 9th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Everytime I look at that pic of bbq ribs. . . my mouth starts a waterin’
Hell, every time I imagine Lucie’s boobs, my mouth starts a waterin’.
September 10th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Let’s just say there is wayyyyyyyyy more meat on my ribs than there is on the ones on the pic ! lol
September 10th, 2009 at 12:51 am
NFL starts tonight, but this weekend . . . . Sunday to be exact . . . . good times. I intend on smoking two racks of ribs on the grill for about 4 hours, hopefully they’ll be done in time for half-time. And hopefully I’ll still have an appetite by then.
September 10th, 2009 at 12:57 am
“FILFs” LOL
September 10th, 2009 at 2:47 am
lucie, i am trying to figure out a way to get to detroit to see you and the girls……
my night was filled with the “girls” dancing through my dreams….
September 10th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Rich…Round trip, no stop : 282$ US.
http://travel.travelocity.com/flights/AirSearch.do?SEQ=12526087044018102009
September 10th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Party?
This weekend?
Detroit?
September 10th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Not this weekend. Nov. 8th.
September 10th, 2009 at 3:38 am
There really ought to be a way that we can edit/delete our own posts.
September 10th, 2009 at 3:44 am
LOL 1 I think it’s kind of funny to see you talk to yourself like that !
Yep ! November the 8th, it is a Sunday. In the afternoon. I reserved Darren’s mancave and I will offer pizza and beer. Would you come ????
September 10th, 2009 at 4:36 am
How big is the cave, and is Darren willing to share Lucie’s bounty? He’s been noticeably silent about all this.
Although I won’t be able to come, because I will be lounging on the beach in Aruba then with an umbrella rum drink in one hand, and a cigar in the other, hopefully watching thong bikini clad ladies pass by without getting caught.
But I’ll be thinking of y’all huddled by the fire with nothing but a small heater and Lucie’s ample bosom to keep you warm.
September 10th, 2009 at 4:55 am
September 10th, 2009 at 6:25 am
lucie, i am trying to get some time to spend with a friend in november or i would book that flight TODAY. i’d even bring a couple of my papayos for everyone
September 10th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Too bad I’ll miss the Papayos….
………………….. and YOU
September 10th, 2009 at 7:11 am
girl, you are the only reason i’d go back to detroit….
we’ll have vegas in the spring…
and i’ll save a papayo just for you, and a couple of my super premiums.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Stop drooling, Maduro. You’re making a peckerhead out of yourself. I think Fiend has some bleach you can borrow.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:41 am
hey you mullet headed twit, just because i’d rather spend time with her than with you doesn’t make me drooling. in fact i’ll bet it’s safe to say any of the guys here would pick her over you.
btw, you started work on next week’s instalment of this riveting saga that is the meandering of your mind?
September 10th, 2009 at 7:43 am
AND i have spent time in detroit, crossing over to windsor, ont. i would rather spend time in jersey (barely) than there.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
NEW JERSEY ROCKS!!!!
September 10th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Yes, there are rocks in New Jersey. Very insightful observation.
September 10th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Rockheads, blockheads, bleach heads, peckerheads, mulletheads, talking heads, meandering heads, heads up your asses. Sounds like New Jersey has ‘em all. I guess Jersey gives a lot of head.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:14 am
At least we don’t kill armadillos on the roadways.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Yeah, if Zman finds an armadillo on a roadway, he takes it home, buggers it and then kills it.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:40 am
It’s amazing how much information you have on me.
September 11th, 2009 at 2:08 am
You keep e-mailing me about your ‘love life’. I can’t always delete them fast enough.
September 11th, 2009 at 2:52 am
Or beat off fast enough, obviously.
September 11th, 2009 at 3:27 am
I wish this blog had a “eating popcorn” icon.
[eatingpopcorn]
September 11th, 2009 at 3:29 am
:drama:
September 11th, 2009 at 3:30 am
crap. this blog really sucks. I want more toys to play with while Z & Barf-fiend go back and forth.
September 11th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Again. i wish this blog had a “delete” function.
September 11th, 2009 at 4:04 am
In Louisiana, if they find an armadillo on the road, they make gumbo out of it.
So Boudreaux asks Thibodeaux : “Why dem Scuba divers always fall backways off dem boats?”
To which Thibodaux replies: “You dumb Coon-ass – If dey fell disaway dey’d still be in de’ boat.”
September 11th, 2009 at 4:27 am
armadillo is good eats! and it comes in its own cooking vessel..
September 11th, 2009 at 5:57 am
And they love the National Beer of Texas – Lone Star Beer. I’ve even seen a dead armadillo upside down on the side of the road, and somebody put an empty Lone Star bottle between its paws, like it was lying there drunk.
Hilarious.
You’ve heard of beer can chicken. How about beer bottle armadillo?
Yummmmmmmmm!
September 11th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Here’s a picture of the happy little fella with his Lone Star Beer.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2704642930103464964CYXrxR
September 11th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
They look like a heavily armored possum. with a beer.
September 13th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Brian B, your Jest looked quite good.
RL7, your Texans looked like armadillo shit.
Just my observation on this first weekend of NFL goodness.
September 13th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Yeah, the JETS look good (naw — GREAT), but what would really look great is a new blog to read . . . .
But 84 comments in a week is the best you’ve done since April.
September 13th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Hey, when we suck, we do it up right! No half-ass sucking for us. It’s all or nothing.
And then we go suck down a few six packs to drown our sorrows and armadillos.
October 27th, 2009 at 1:22 am
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