Let's answer some questions...

1) Why the name "The Bartley Sessions"- Well, my middle name is Bartley. I absolutely hated this name as a child. Way to be unique Mom. You went all normal with Matt and then slapped an old British name in the middle. Now as an adult, I kinda did it. It seems sorta fancy, don't it?  Sessions comes from me having no idea what to call this blog and I was listening to the "Lillywhite Sessions" album bootleg from DMB. It stuck.

2) Family? Well if you are reading this, you most likely know me. If you are a potential stalker, let me clue you in. I'm married to Bethany and have three daughters. My wife is currently "knocked up" (by me, just to be clear) and we're hoping it's a boy because frankly, I can't take any more freakin' estrogen around here.

3) What kind of things will I read about it here?- My family, cigars, Walt Disney World, drinking at WDW, football, stupid people, my problems with religion and politics, your problem with religion and politics, movies, and whatever the hell else I think of.

4) Favorite Beatle? I don't have one. I love em all. I mean John Lennon was a womanizing douche but so would I be if I was that awesome.

5) Favorite TV Shows- LOST, How I Met Your Mother, 24, Spartacus, Man v Food, No Reservations, etc.

6) Craziest place ever? EPCOT parking lot

7)What does number 6 even mean? Perverts ;)

8)Any pets? I hate them both. Dobby the house pug and Snickers the stupid freaking cat.

9)If  you could live one day over and over? Well, for sheer hilariousness, it would be "Drinking around the Monorail" during the F&WF with Molly, Travis, and Joey. The next day I hurt too much.

10 Current favorite Cigar? Casa Blanca Presidente

Cigar smoking 101

I  have only smoked cigarettes once. I never cared for the smell or taste. How then at age 35 did I decide to start smoking cigars? I'm not even sure. My granddad smokes em from time to time. So does this guy:

I think the groundwork was laid by my Father-in-law though. He converted an antique wooden "ice box" into a humidor and that bad boy holds hundreds and hundreds of cigars. He's shared a few of his quality sticks with me (Man that sounds gay in a completely tolerant sort of way). Yet it wasn't until a few months after my last visit with the Colonel that I decided I wanted to be a cigar man. My first purchased cigar was from a convenience store. Okay that thing was nasty. Still I felt that I wanted to continue this pursuit. I went online and order some cigars from bestcigarprices.com. I ordered some Buccaneer Rum Runners.

These guys weren't too expensive and I enjoyed the flavor! They were a mild cigar but it had flavor and no nasty after taste.  After this, I was sold. I asked my wife for cigars and a humidor for Christmas and couldn't wait to get my loot. On Christmas morning, she gave me  a travel humidor and had a cigar genius pick me out about 20 different kinds.

My father-in-law also surprised me with one of his personal desktop humidors which can hold about 100 cigars. Along with a cigar cutter, expensive lighter, and a few other essentials, I was now set to be a cigar man. I just ordered another four or five brands and added them to my humidor so I will be sharing my completely amateur opinions on which cigars I like and don't as the time goes by.

The Bartley Sessions

Welcome to The Bartley Sessions. This will be the place where I ramble on about whatever I feel like. Blogging is perfect for self-absorbed folks, wouldn't you say? Most likely I'm going to complain about things but in some instances I might even offer insight. Consider those days as ones where I decided to drink a bit too much.

Until Later...