Whats up with Coffee
For the longest time I did not drink coffee at all. I drank soda, I enjoyed tea, but I didn't like coffee. I would watch everyone line up at the coffee maker in the morning, and wonder why they liked it. I told myself it was just addiction driven consumption. Certainly there is some of that, but obviously I was being silly.
Over the last few years I started getting the occasional sweet drink at StarBucks. I would get the occasional lattes, mochas, and Frappuccinos. And, eventually I decided to try a cappuccino. That was the thing that finally got me. I started to love the creamy, rich, sometimes chocolatey drink. As I slowly reduced sugar in my diet, I increased the number of cappuccinos I would get. In the before times, I was getting a small cappuccino almost every day of the week at lunch.
Around the time we started working from home, I started making coffee at home. I started with the Hario V60, a hand grinder, and an electronic scale.
I normally make some version of a pour over, or I'll make French Press, and lately I make the occasional AeroPress. I make one cup at a time. I have 2-4 cups a day, probably too much.
I find that I prefer medium roast blends of coffee. I really like a Harris Teeter Kona Blend and my current favorite is Charleston Organic.
Now I need another cup.
Brian Eno and David Byrne - The Carrier
Midnight Oil - Antartica
The Last Campfire
Really loved this little game. Easy puzzles in a new and interesting story. It's short, but complete. I'd love to see more of their world in the future. I played it on the Mac desktop via Apple Arcade. My only complaint was a concern if my progress was saved, it was, but was not obvious. Took me around 5 hours to complete.
Rush - The Speed of Love
Pokey LaFarge - Something in the Water
What makes her crazy I don't know
Never seen anything like her before
There must be something in the water
Courtney Barnett - Sunday Roast
It's all the same to me
Just bring yourself
You know your presence is present enough
I got a front row seat
It's all the same to me
I spend a lot of my time
Doing a whole lot of nothing
The Beatles - I Feel Fine
Dream Theater - New Millennium
"How can you keep your head
And not go insane when the only light at the end
Of the tunnel is another train"
"The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect. So hard to earn, so easily burned" Rush - The Garden
"I turn sideways to the sun
keep my thoughts from everyone
It's a jungle, I'm a freak
Hear me talk, but never speak" New Order - World