Archive for October, 2005

Coffee Geek Gets Brewed

Perhaps in a fit of nostalgia for simpler times, Mark Prince at CoffeeGeek has authored a “how-to” article that has nothing whatsoever to do with espresso… but instead offers a spiffy step-by-step walkthru –with photos — of how to brew a cup of coffee with a pourover filter. …

NaNoWriMo?

In a fit of optimism (read, insanity) I’ve registered for the annual writing marathon at NaNoWriMo — or National Novel Writing Month.

The goal: fifty thousand words in thirty days. Now, it’s more or less expected that much (all) of the participants’ writing will be sheer (utter, complete, total) …

Out of This World

It’s crisp, it’s cold and it’s clear skies in Vermont (a very welcome change) and Mars looks like a pumpkin in the sky.

Pretty.

Something New Under The Sun: Clover

“But what about me?” says you, a fan of fine, single origin coffees.” I mean… there’s oodles of cool new tools for the espresso-hound — PID temperature control, ever-more-fine grind control, bottomless portafilters, pressure-sensitive tampers — but what if I simply want a really great cup of brewed coffee?”

It’s a …