I belong to a great forum for those of us who enjoy pipes and cigars. It's called Smokers Forums. It's a great collection of folks who appreciate the finer aspects of tobacco.

I have a thread there, thanks to the suggestion of one member who is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, where I simply post, well, much the same as I often post here, just a few things about my travels around the country. I named the thread "Where the Pipe Smolders" in keeping with the theme of the forums even though it lives in the "Off Topic" section of the forums, Kind of a take off on the soap opera names.

I rarely pay attention to things like the number of posts in a thread or the number of reads, but tonight I noticed that thread has 431 posts and 5,768 reads. I find the reads number to be amazing. I think it's a really boring-assed thread. It's just the crap I do out here every day and the places I visit from time to time. I truly find it hard to believe anyone could have the remotest interest in what I consider to be my boring, everyday experiences.

Well, folks need something to read I suppose. I am just happy to be a member there as I find the fellowship to be invaluable and all of the members to be Ladies and Gentlemen of the highest caliber.