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Thursday Morning Thinking with The Undertaker’s Humidor 💨⚰️☕
Fellowship, Friendship, Cigars, and the Final Goodbye
One of the hardest calls an Undertaker can receive isn’t from a stranger. It’s from a friend you’ve shared cigars, laughter, and life with.
Yesterday, you were sitting across from each other, watching blue-gray smoke curl toward the ceiling, the orange glow of a cigar’s cherry dancing between stories.
Today, that same friend is calling because someone they love has died.
And suddenly, the fellow they know from the cigar lounge becomes the man they’re trusting to care for their family.
That’s when fellowship becomes something much deeper.
There’s something special about the ritual of a cigar.
The snap of the cutter. The hiss of the torch. The first draw as rich tobacco smoke fills the air.
Then comes the best part.
The conversation.
I’ve spent countless hours in cigar lounges and on patios, surrounded by leather chairs, coffee cups, overflowing ashtrays, and friends solving the world’s problems one puff at a time.
Somewhere between the first light and the final inch, strangers become friends, and friends become family.
But after 40 years in the funeral business, I’ve learned those friendships sometimes bring a different kind of responsibility.
Sometimes the phone rings.
It’s someone you’ve traded cigars with, laughed with, and watched the evening smoke drift away with.
Only this time, they’re not asking what you’re smoking.
They’re telling you someone they love has died.
The cigar gets set down. The laughter stops. And the Undertaker becomes more than a friend.
He becomes the person they’re trusting during one of life’s darkest moments.
That’s an honor I never take lightly.
Here’s my Thursday morning thought:
We cigar smokers spend plenty of time talking about wrappers, flavor profiles, perfect draws, and razor-sharp burn lines.
But maybe the most important thing about a cigar isn’t what’s burning between your fingers.
It’s who’s sitting across from you while it burns.
Because one day, that familiar chair may be empty.
Their favorite cigar may still be resting in your humidor.
And all you’ll have left are the stories you shared through the smoke.
After four decades of caring for the dead and comforting the living, I’ve learned this:
You’ll forget plenty of cigars you’ve smoked. But you’ll never forget the people you wish you could share just one more with.
So light something good today. Call an old friend. Pull up another chair.
And if you see the Undertaker sitting in the corner of the lounge, come share a smoke.
I’d much rather share a cigar with you today than have to take care of you tomorrow.
Life is short. The ash always falls. Friendships are what remain.
Smoke slowly, my friends. 💨⚰️
— The Undertaker’s Humidor
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