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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
In one of my humor essays from 2010 called "More...

In one of my humor essays from 2010 called "More Random Things I Notice," from Head in the Sand... And Other Unpopular Positions, I wrote this about coffee:

"During one week, I see a news story...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
My stepdaughter suggested I get a Nespresso...

My stepdaughter suggested I get a Nespresso machine and milk frother, and it's made me a proper coffee snob now. Every morning I have a lovely Nespresso with frothed milk in one of my favorite...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Also a hot coffee fan here. I do like and drink...

Also a hot coffee fan here. I do like and drink iced coffee, but not in the morning. That's a totally separate type of drink to me and does not belong as part of my morning routine. Hot coffee for...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Re: Anybody serious about coffee?

That's "off" right now (or "nighttime") with the moon icon. It heats up to about 82 degrees F., which is really toasty without being uncomfortable. :)
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Oh yes! It's automated too (since it's encased in...

Oh yes! It's automated too (since it's encased in self-leveling concrete and does need a few minutes to heat up so you can feel it). So we typically have it set to go on about a half hour before...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
THIS POST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COFFEE and...

THIS POST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COFFEE and SHOULD BE IN McCLANE'S POST ABOUT BUYING A NEW HOUSE. :D



I fought it at the time because we had been without a working shower/main bathroom for...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Well, these are things mostly just tied to our...

Well, these are things mostly just tied to our home network/LAN and not the WAN. And nothing with the locks/keys. Those are all old school.

But hey, if the FBI wants to start hacking into the...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
You would think so! I mean, the toaster is mere...

You would think so! I mean, the toaster is mere INCHES away! :D

We have so much of our house automated now that I have to warn guests that lights seem to randomly go off and on by themselves, the...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
AGREED. That's for weak-willed tea drinkers. :D...

AGREED. That's for weak-willed tea drinkers. :D Blech.

I'm back to good ol' Maxwell House here at home. And I got a new coffeemaker that automatically works with Alexa. I know many coffeemakers...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
I actually do know people who fix them—I'm in a...

I actually do know people who fix them—I'm in a Facebook group that's just for Selectrics—but none of them live near me, and I ain't sending a Selectric through the mail! (Granted, I got several of...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Re: Anybody serious about coffee?

To be fair, if it had issues, it might have been tough to fix. They are notorious for not being very user-friendly once something major goes wrong. And with a bajillion parts, a LOT can go wrong. I...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Funny you should mention the Hermes. I actually...

Funny you should mention the Hermes. I actually have one of those, which I bought from the guy at the head of the table in my type-in picture.

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I don't care for typing too long on a manual...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Starbucks will do in a pinch if I'm traveling,...

Starbucks will do in a pinch if I'm traveling, but I don't go there on purpose when I have other options. :)

Café Kolache is a delightful place to be and work. And have meetings. And have...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
Re: Anybody serious about coffee?

It's definitely busy-busy-busy all the time. It's a cute little building, clearly just big enough to house the donut/doughnut-making, the coffee-making, and a few employees. So, no real parking lot,...
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Anybody serious about coffee?
Posted By Austruck
A Dunkin Donuts was constructed a few miles from...

A Dunkin Donuts was constructed a few miles from my house about six months ago. It's drive-thru only. No going inside at all unless you work there. I'm wondering if that was a conscious...