Unfortunately, I'm not one of them. My name is Sam, I'm a software engineer living near Annapolis, MD, and I am cultivating a taste in cigars and pipes. My experience is quite limited at this point - I have smoked all of three cigars (2x Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne on my B&M's recommendation, 1x Arturo Fuente Short Story), and a handful of bowls of one pipe tobacco (Captain Black) in a cheap corncob. I'd love to have some more selection - I can't wait to get in on the newbie sampler thread, but that waits till I have a humidor of some sort set up and seasoned and have gotten to know you folks a bit.

In non-tobacco interests, I enjoy alcohol, sushi, science fiction, hats, Halo, writing, fountain pens, playing violin and guitar, and railing against the USA's failed pseudo-two-party political system.