Coffee Philosophy

I make espresso and lattes (instead of drip) after dinner for the same reason a bartender would rather make an Old Fashioned, a Caesar, a Martini, or even pour a Guinness than serve a bottled beer. It allows one to display their craft AND connect with the guest for several minutes during preparation. That ain't so bad, is it?

Last drops.

M. Kalus' beach shot

Photo credit.

We Are More.

I Believe. We All Do.

Let the Games begin!

English [language] preservation

The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that the English language is as pure as a crib-house whore. It not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary.

James Nicoll, March 21, 1992

Books come to life - NZ Books Council

Blues blast from the past.

1967 - Hound Dog Taylor & Little Walter. Harp mic is too loud, but a great recording and 'vid.'

iPhone --> Netbook

Classic Tom Waits

The line "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy," is my 2nd fave TW quote (behind "I wish champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.")