This is how I make coffee.  I start with fresh beans.  If you like sweet coffee, this is the kind to buy: Biggby’s Creme Brulee.  Seriously, do yourself a favor and get some.  When we can afford them, we buy them.  Right now, we’re using Dunkin’ Donuts regular blend that we bought at Costco in a five-pound bag.

We have the Krups Pro Grinder- ( Read more... )

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Today:

• Off to a doctor's appointment (hopefully we'll get new pictures of the baby, but I'm not holding my breath)
  
• Pick up coffee / hot chocolate on the way (Drew: "It's coffee day! It's coffee day!")
  
• Pick up some stuff from my office that I couldn't get home on my bike
  
• Swing by the grocery store
  
• Decorate cookies for Santa
  
• Mass this afternoon
  
• Grill ( Read more... )

I ride my bike to work. It isn't that far. I ride to and from the People's Church, basically, where we meet up in the evening to pick up Drew, drive home together, and then drop off together in the mornings. It's a nice set-up. It maximizes the time we all get to spend together, and it's a really nice thing to be able to pick up and drop off ( Read more... )

I know that Stipe pointed out that "what we want and what we need have been confused," and for the most part, I agree with him. But on one point, my want has become a need and then has flipped back to a combination of a wanton need. (see what I did there?) I'm beginning to worry that the 16 ounces of sweet, delicious coffee that I consume each ( Read more... )

This morning I am learning the harsh lesson that no amount of skim milk can substitute for the sweet, delicious richness that is half and half. Oh my dear morning coffee! I'm sorry I have forsaken you!

I'm sitting at my desk, almost perfectly still, except for the tippy tappy of my fingers on the keyboard, listening to My Morning Jacket. I'm at work and pretty tired. Actually, I think for simplicity's sake, I'm just gonna go ahead and call "All Time Tired." Sortof like Whiff makes me call "All Time Bank" when I play basketball, since I'm ( Read more... )

I'm bringing coffee and donuts to work today to celebrate the successful completion of Phase I of the carpeting project.

Beaners and Krispy Kreme.

That's the way to start a Friday.