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Rainy Tuesday

It’s pissing down rain. We’ve been in a “drought” here in Austin, but despite the plentiful rain the last two weeks, we’re constantly told “don’t let the rain fool you, we’re still in a drought!”. I don’t know about that. … Continue reading

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On Being A Business Owner

It seems that people think owning a business is all flowers and rainbows. You get to set your own hours! You get to hang out and smoke cigars and drink wine all day! You must make so much money! These … Continue reading

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Need Beer? Good Luck in Texas!

I’ve been having a tough week. Fumee has been stressing me out to the point of being nauseated. I’m working non-stop and I have a lot of financial obligations that at times seem overwhelming. For instance, today I work a … Continue reading

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Laws, Press and Plays

Today was a good news/bad news day. Smoke Free Texas was introduced today and contains NO exemptions for cigar lounges. However, I’m not very worried because they will likely make that the first amendment to the bill. I spent the … Continue reading

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Tightrope

I am really struggling with balancing my life. Yesterday, I saw my husband for 45 minutes. I was at Fumee working from noon until 3 AM and came back the next day at 10 AM. I am overwhelmed with the … Continue reading

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Smoke Magazine Scan is Here!

Finally, here it is. A nice article, he mentions pretty much everything we do in it!

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C'est La Vie of Me

Today I had the night shift at Fumee. Not a soul came in until 9 PM. I was just about to start cleaning things up for closing time when one, two, three, four people walk in. Ten minutes later I … Continue reading

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Open for Business

Well the Fumee Cigar Lounge is finally open for business. We began this adventure in March of 2007, opened online in October of 2007, and we opened the lounge in November of 2008. It’s been a long journey, but now … Continue reading

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Sleeeeeepppp

I haven’t blogged much in the last two weeks, partly because I don’t have the time with all of the arrangements for the cigar store. I haven’t had time to do dishes, laundry, clean the litter box or generally make … Continue reading

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What I Did Today

Today I set up Fumee for 14 hours… but take a look at the results: We’re on track to open in 8 days. Scary! I got my hair in a can of stain tonight and didn’t notice until it was … Continue reading

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