From: nelson steven d <?????????????????????????>
Subject: Personal Bio for Pipes Digest

Hi, Steve,

Sorry it's taken me so long to get this personal info out, but this is my 
first free time in quite a while (thank gawd for spring break!:))  
Anyway, thanks for adding me to the mailing list.  I've really enjoyed 
the two issues I've received so far.  Here's the requested info:

I'm a graduate student at the University of Illinois, going for my 
master's in the teaching of chemistry.  Yep, I want to be a high school 
chemistry teacher (ooo, scary).  I've been smoking a pipe since my senior 
year of high school, when my mother, of all people, gave me my first pipe 
before my senior prom.  I started collecting pipes, but from the 
perspective of gathering pipes that I personally like to smoke, rather 
than any conscious effort to develop any sort of complete collection.  
Currently I have a moderate number of pipes (about 15 or so) and have 
only recently become interested in the more serious aspects of 
collecting.  I also smoke cigars, and my tastes run a little towards the 
more expensive brands.  My current favorite cigar is an Arturo Fuente 
Hemingway, although I like to try other types, and often ask the 
knowledgeable staff at Jon's Pipe Shop in Champaign (a truly outstanding 
place) for recommendations.  Smoke in peace!

Steve

Steve Nelson               |  "It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club
?????????????????????????  |   than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, 
			   |   and he is previously acquainted with the other
			   |   members."     --  E.B. White    


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