Wife asks, 'Why don't you open a cigar shop?'

[ColdCuts]

Yesterday, while taking a stroll with the missis she asks, 'Why don't you open a cigar shop?' To which I respond, 'Ha! Yeah, right! That's the craziest thing I've ever heard of. How could I open a cigar shop?'

And then I got to thinking, you know, what the hell. Maybe I should open a cigar shop. I don't know. It sounds like a dream come true. Other guys have cigar shops. Why not me?

What have I got working against me? Well, I've got no money, I've got no idea how to start or operate a business, I'm forty-five years old, and there's a virtual war on tobacco in this country. Alright.

What have I got working for me? A genuine passion for cigars, a desire to stop working so hard to make somebody else rich, and faith in the American Dream. And that's it. Is that enough to get a successful B&M off the ground?

What do you think? Am I a fool to even think it? Could it be done in nanny state New York? Should I give up before I begin and just keep bartending into my 50s? My 60s?

All opinions and advice welcome. Thank you.