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"My grandfather Charlie made me who I am today. He taught me everything from fishing to farming to being a gentleman and staying humble. He taught me how to be...

"Hands down, my dad! My dad smoked Swisher Sweets for years, when I started my cigar hobby, he would always give me a hard time about 'smoking those dog turds!'...

"My grandpa has always been an inspiration for me. He has instilled core values on how to treat everyone as a person and never to judge or act differently towards...

"Cigars definitely have a way of bringing families closer together, whether immediate, or by marriage.I know this is true from personal experience, in the sharing of my passion for cigars...

"It was my final year of high school when my father left my mom and me. On Christmas day, no less. And it's almost bizarre after all this time to...

"Happened last year I was looking for another job one that I could keep my wife at home and she can raise our kids. I went down to the interview...

"When life presents me with unpleasant experiences that negatively impact my mood and happiness, there is an inspirational sentence that helps me surpass that trying period - 'Remember that tomorrow...

"My Poppy Steve was always a wild guy. Shot firearms, a veteran and always had a cigar in his mouth. A real guys guy. Teds story about his grandma seemed...

"Nan'a Collares was a stern faced, loving, no-nonsense caring lady. She became more than just a teacher. I was a know-it-all 16 year old when we first met at Escola...

"The person that inspired me growing up was my father. My dad taught me a lot of important lessons growing up. He has a strong work ethic, and expected the...

"My uncle Eraldo & aunt Ann took in me & my widowed mom. He & my aunt had four children, yet they treated me as a son. Uncle Eradlo often...

"I had a Grandfather much in the roll of your grandmother. He was a very strong man and lived to 102 yrs of age. He was a Christian and lived...