Archive for May, 2008

Video of the Day: Social Media in Plain English

Social Media in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo. [ READ MORE ]

Site of the Day: How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take in a Fight?

Funny. Check it out here. Tell me how many you can take! [ READ MORE ]

Cigar of the Week: Black Cat Prive Rouge

And now, for your Memorial Day cigar recommendation. Happy holiday, everyone! Brand: Black Cat Cigar Company Line: Prive Rouge Vitola: Toro 6 x 50 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Connecticut sun-grown Honduran Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $44.95 (Box of 20) Blended by Julio and Christian Eiroa of — no surprise for CigarJack readers — Camacho, Black Cat’s Prive Rouge cigar is another [ READ MORE ]

Tidbit of the Day: Mike Piazza retires from baseball

Yup. One of the greatest — if not the greatest — hitting catcher of all time. 427 home runs. 1,300+ runs batted in. A .308 lifetime hitter. He’s a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. [ READ MORE ]

Video of the Day: David Rodriguez, USMC (CBS Evening News)

This is difficult to watch, but important nonetheless (WARNING: This video is quite graphic, especially at 1:01 of the clip. Consider yourself forewarned.) [ READ MORE ]

Chicago 2016 Update: Chicago 2016 committee taps Ogilvy Chicago for Web site overhaul

It looks like Chicago 2016 is going for a new look. According to Chicago Tribune reporter Kathy Bergen, the committee recently hired Ogilvy Chicago to take over its presence on the Web. Chicago 2016 spokesman Patrick Sandusky said the Ogilvy is charged to “build a more dynamic and interactive Web site that will better showcase our bid [ READ MORE ]

Cigar of the Week: Fundacion Ancestral Pinar del Rio 1941 Torpedo

(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.) Brand: Tabacos de la Cordillera Line: Fundacion Ancestral Pinar del Rio 1941 Vitola: Torpedo 6 x 52 Origin: Costa Rica Wrapper: Costa Rican Binder: Costa Rican Filler: Costa Rican Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium-to-full Box Price: $296.25 (Box of 25) Tabacos de la Cordillera is an interesting, little-known company. (At least, it was to me before I received these sticks [ READ MORE ]

Cigar of the Week: Rey Miguel by Pepin Garcia (Black Cat Cigar Co.)

(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.) Brand: Black Cat Cigar Company Line: Rey Miguel Vitola: Toro 6 x 50 Origin: United States Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Medium Strength: Medium Box Price: $164.95 (Box of 25) I’ve been reviewing some local and boutique stores lately. The Bobalu Cigar Co. is one. Nat Sherman is another. I’ll be coming back to those later. The [ READ MORE ]

Chicago Epicurean: Jean-François Clouet gives tour @ Clouet vineyards

Met this guy yesterday at a champagne tasting at The Artisan Cellar wine shop at the Merchandise Mart. I got a bottle of the Andre Clouet Grand Cru Bouzy Silver for $40. Great bubbly, if you haven’t tried it yet. (It retails for $70 or so.) Only bad thing: It’s hard to find. As Clouet and [ READ MORE ]

Cigar of the Week: El Mejor Emerald toro

(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.) Brand: El Mejor Cigars Line: Emerald Vitola: Toro 6 x 52 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Honduran Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Full-to-full Box Price: $69.50 (Box of 20) I’m relatively new to the cigar world, so I haven’t seen too many crazy-looking cigars. So when I got my hands on the El Mejor Emerald, I didn’t really know [ READ MORE ]