Yep, I gotta say, I love smoking my pipe. It's one of the things that can be worth fronting a little bit of extra money for, especially for the real nice tobaccos. I'm a fan of Virginia-Perique mixes, really great stuff. Cornell & Diehl's Bayou Morning flake is some really good shit. To me, there are two modes of living: life when I'm smoking pipe everyday, and life when I'm not. The difference in mental disposition is striking; when I am smoking regularly, I'm less of a fatalist, more relaxed, and my anxiety goes away.
The best part is that it's not slavishly addictive like cigs are... I mean, yeah, it's addictive, maybe in the same way hot showers or chocolate is. Enjoyable enough to want to keep doing it, but not where I'd piss and moan about not having any once I was out, like cigs.
I'm real glad I quit chew and went to the pipe, that shit was devilish..