Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Tidbit of the Day: Chicago taxi fare hike starts today
You probably already know about this one. Starting today, taxi drivers are going to charge an extra buck to help them out with rising gas prices. Unfortunately for drivers, customers won’t be happy about the charge, and will probably tip less.
Thank goodness for public transportation. As much as Chicagoans complain about the CTA, at least […]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Cuba Libre Magnum
(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.)
Brand: Cuba Libre
Line: Cuba Libre
Vitola: Magnum (Robusto 5.5 x 55)
Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Body: Medium-to-full
Strength: Medium-to-full
Box Price: $75 (Box of 20)
Famed tobacconist Nestor Plasencia must have received news of Fidel Castro stepping down before the rest of us.
Well, that’s probably a stretch, but the Cuba Libre is a […]
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Nat Sherman V.I.P Selection Carnegie
(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.)
Brand: Nat Sherman
Line: V.I.P. Selection
Vitola: Carnegie (Toro) 6 x 48
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Brazilian, Dominican
Body: Mild
Strength: Mild
Box Price: $134 (Box of 25)
Another day, another Nat Sherman. Oh well, things could be worse.
This time, it’s the Nat Sherman V.I.P. Selection. As you’d imagine, for a cigar with vitolas […]
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Cigar of the Week: Nat Sherman 1400 Series Omerta
(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.)
Brand: Nat Sherman
Line: 1400 Series
Vitola: Omerta (Torpedo) 6 x 54
Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Body: Medium-to-full
Strength: Medium-to-full
Box Price: $36.00 (Box of 6)
Man, the Omerta. I remember smoking this one as I was wearing my New York Giants Superbowl championship hoodie the other day. (Yeah, I have to gloat a bit.)
Omerta, […]
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Video of the Day: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
I know I’m a bit late on this, but this song has been stuck in my damn head all day. Enjoy!
You’ve been Rick Rolled. Well, not really.
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Blogosphere Update: March traffic stats for DanielHonigman.com
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about my February traffic stats.
March definitely topped February. DanielHonigman.com received:
1,013 unique visitors
1,422 visits
2,315 pageviews
Some of the posts that helped put me over the top were:
- My announcement that I had taken a new job with the Chicago Tribune.
- My Mike Royko = God post, which I […]
