BetterMENt: Stepping Up To Better MENtal Health

Lance Lira, featured contributor to The Kendall Gentleman, in a professional headshot.

Growing up as a Gen X Texas boy, it was never considered to be ‘manly’ to show emotions (unless those emotions happened to be something to do with courage, perhaps). Sadly, this is a recurring theme with many fellow men I have visited with. Dealing with emotions is something that every human must contend with, … Read more

Paloma Fest

Jed Mazour holds up a string of doves in a Texas field during dove season, enjoying a Lone Star beer under a bright Hill Country sky.

With September around the corner, I am starting to let dove hunting creep back into my mind. Dove season comes about the same time as our peak exhaustion from the south Texas summer heat. The real dog days of summer.. The kind of heat that even a dip in my swimming pool won’t take my … Read more

Espada Ricasso by Montecristo 

A Montecristo Espada Ricasso cigar stands in a wooden ashtray next to a glass and bottle of Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask Scotch.

Espada Ricasso by Montecristo  This month’s review by Mr. Clay the Cigar Guy from The Cigar Society, is the Espada Ricasso (5 x 54) by Montecristo. This cigar has been in my rotation of go-to cigars since the first time I tried it four years ago. Today, I prefer to enjoy this great cigar in … Read more