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| A tribute to the Martini and the Cigar |
| A great martini needs to be made with gin, not vodka. A great martini needs to be very, very, dry with only a hint of vermouth. A great martini needs to be shaken, not stirred so that the little thingys on top of the poured beverage are miniture ice/gin crystals. A great martini needs to be served in a stemmed glass so that the heat from one's hand does not warm it. |
| A great cigar needs to be made from first class tobaccos. A great cigar needs to be a "long filler" cigar. A great cigar needs to be smoked gently and purposefully, never rushed. A great cigar has no calories. |
| One of my cigar/martini heros was the late George Burns who passed away at the age of 103. He allegedly smoked 12 cigars a day, and drank 5 martinis a day. Clearly such imbibing is too much for us normal mortal souls, but he was above normal. And, keep in mind that the liberals will point out to you that, "With a lifetime of over smoking, and over induldging in adult beverages, look what happened to him. He died." Finally, the liberals tell the truth. |
| All of which leads us to one of the premire organizations for martini and cigar lovers, BALLS. You can take the jpeg of the certificate, paste it into a graphics program, put in your name using an appropriate font, print it out, and then you can thusly become a member of BALLS. Then, you can reduce it and print out one for your wallet. And yes, we even have a female member, and are looking for others. |
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