Good morning everyone, the espresso coffee is on and it's Friday. We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's, the usual crowd was there enjoying primo stogies. A couple of us are flying to Phoenix today to attend the annual Wings for Warriors gala (black tie event) which is now sold out this Saturday evening: https://www.facebook.com/WingsForWar...type=3&theater

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night...ts-70224514413

Sports wise this weekend, the NASCAR racers are in Fort Worth, TX, the NY Rangers are taking on the Nashville Predators Sunday and the NFL has a full day Sunday as well. I hope all of you have a great weekend and enjoy....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Tuesday. We had a great time at Phoenix, got home late last night. The event was a huge success and I was honored as the 2019 top fundraiser of the year (thanks to everyone's help and support). The weather was perfect and we got plenty of down time to enjoy numerous cigars and relax as well. I hope everyone has a great week and all....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's already "Hump Day". I see that "mother nature" is definitely turning up the cold as we have frost warnings and possible snow tomorrow evening for the first time this year:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...1#.XcKkXal7mi4

This evening, Beth and I are going to the Ship Lantern Inn for dinner for the first time being it's "Restaurant Week" (HVRW) this and next week. We try to hit a new spot when HVRW comes but we also go back to the ones we enjoy:

https://www.valleytable.com/hvrw/restaurants?f[]=field_regions_term:-)7&f[]=field_regions_term:-)8

I hope you all have a great day and enjoy it as well....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which we all know that we'll be at Hudson Valley Cigars / Schlesinger's Cigar Bar this evening. We had a great time last night at the Ship Lantern Inn, the food was top notch and the ambiance matched perfectly. I see that tonight's rain / snow mixture is looking more like rain as the colder weather is staying north of us. It's still time to get the snow blower ready and bring the salt bucket out along with the snow shovels. Enjoy everyone and be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's Friday! We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's, Las Tetens was there for a while gifting us with his new cigars and stuff. Congrats to the NY Rangers for winning last night 4 - 2, next game is Sunday at 1300 (1 pm). The NASCAR racers are in Phoenix, AZ this weekend, only 2 weeks left in the season to crown a 2019 Champion. Army football this weekend here at West Point tomorrow versus UMASS, it's gonna be a cold one. Lastly, the Eagles have a bye week and take on the Patriots next. I hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy it as well........ :-)
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Happy Birthday Charlie! :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Tuesday again. We had a great weekend overall: Army won big time over UMASS 63 - 7; Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag in Sunday's NASCAR race making it to the final four in next Sunday's championship race; Sunday we had our West Point Cadet (freshman) over for a while watching football and barbecuing steaks; yesterday we went to the New Windsor veterans wreath laying and then over to the American Legion to spend some time with fellow vets. Tonight, the NY Rangers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at 1930 (7:30 pm) which should be a good one home at Madison Square Garden. I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". Congrats to the NY Rangers as they won 3 - 2 in overtime last night. They'll be taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow evening. I hope everyone has a great day and stays warm as the temps are below freezing especially with the windchill added into the factor....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's Thursday which means we'll be at Hudson Valley Cigars / Schlesinger's Cigar Bar this evening. Last night, a number of us went to the Liberty Street Bistro in Newburgh, NY for restaurant week. The food was top notch and we highly recommend to all the visit the area:

http://libertystreetbistro.com/

Enjoy your day all and remember to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a great time at Schlesinger's last night as the place was packed. I see that the NY Rangers lost to Tampa Bay Lightning last night big time 9 - 3, lets go fellas and turn things around tomorrow evening against the Florida Panthers. NASCAR has their final weekend starting tonight with the truck race to determine who will be the champions in the top three series:

https://www.nascar.com/

Army has their last home football game of the season tomorrow against VMI, it should be another good one. We have to be in work at 0430 and go hot in the EOC by 0500. Definitely a long day but it's all worth it supporting the leaders of our future. Enjoy the weekend everyone, smoke a favorite or two if you get the chance........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday already. The weekend flew by as we worked all day Saturday, Army won 47 - 6 over VMI. Next game is the 1st of December against Hawaii which will be played at the Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, HI. Yesterday, we had a number of our family members over for an early Thanksgiving dinner, got plenty of turkey and the fixin's left for this week. I hope you all have a great week and enjoy as well........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's been raining and snowing on and off all night. No accumulation as the temps are hovering around 34 degrees according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...6#.XdPGg6l7mi4

I hope everyone has a great day and please remember to be safe out there today........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's "Hump Day". The NY Rangers take on the Washington Capitals this evening at 2000 (8 pm) at Madison Square Garden in NYC, lets go fellas and do this. Enjoy all....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which means we'll be at Hudson Valley Cigars / Schlesinger's Cigar Bar this evening. Congrats to the NY Rangers on winning last night 4 - 1 over the Capitals, they'll be back at tomorrow evening against the Ottawa Senators starting at 1930 (7:30 pm). I hope everyone has a great day and some of the local S/BOTL can join us tonight....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a great time last night at Schlesinger's, the place was packed and the S/BOTL are getting into the holiday spirit. Sports wise this weekend, we have the NY Rangers on tonight as stated yesterday against the Senators and tomorrow evening against the Canadiens; Sunday is full of NFL games to include my Eagles against the Seahawks at 1300 (1 pm). Enjoy your weekend all and I hope you get to enjoy a favorite cigar or two or........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday. We had a great weekend, went to the Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) at the German Club in Poughkeepsie, NY:
https://www.facebook.com/events/416689012344788/
Yesterday, we spent the afternoon with 800+ fellow veterans, friends and family at the annual Hudson Valley Honor Flight Lunch of Honor at Pier 9 in New Windsor, NY:
https://www.facebook.com/events/490390744888738/
Sports wise this weekend, the NY Rangers took 1 out of 2 games and the Eagles fell to the Seahawks yesterday. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving week and enjoys........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's looking like we'll have a nice weather day today according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...6#.Xd0Daal7mi4

Congrats to the NY Rangers on their win last night as they beat the Minnesota Wild in overtime 3 - 2. They be back on ice tomorrow evening against the Carolina Hurricanes starting at 1900 (7 pm). Enjoy your day all and remember to be safe out there........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". We'll be heading over to Hudson Valley Cigars this evening being that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Schlesinger's will be closed. They'll have the NY Rangers game on and hopefully they put up a "W" against the Hurricanes tonight. Enjoy your day everyone and don't sweat over the small stuff........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's back to work Friday as the Emergency Operation Center has to be manned. We had a great day at Beth's sisters house yesterday watching football and enjoying a festive meal fit for a king. The NY rangers won Wednesday in OT and they take on the Boston Bruins today at 1300 (1 pm). Enjoy your day all and don't get pulled into all those Black Friday deals........ :-)
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Good morning! Around here the cigar shops don't have Black Friday deals, so I'm safe from going on a spree.
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