Quote Originally Posted by victory01 View Post
Yes, well put. It was a really bad year though, to the point where I'd feel I didn't 'deserve' a nice stick. Plus I don't have many super premiums, so I save them to make occasions extra special. Like I said, what you are doing and who you are with can make the experience. You can have a memorable smoke with an average stick experiencing a great moment, but I don't think a great stick can elevate a terrible moment.

That being said, I admire your optimism. I think I'll light up an Opus this afternoon.

Cheers, to another day above ground.
Well, I think I can relate rather well to a shitty 2011; 2012 isn't exactly looking like a "banner year" either. What I've come to learn is that all we have is the here and the now....nothing else is guaranteed. A fantastic stick at the end of the day does indeed, for me, elevate a shitty situation to at a minimum a bearable situation.