"Hillary has big chunky thighs as well, that has to be considered"
So thats an excerpt from a conversation I witnessed in a scrabble room, at Scrabulous, waiting for my game to start. I will refrain from comment. [BTW my login is Sciolist, feel free to challenge me.] Speaking of Scrabble, I found an anagram puzzle game you can download free. Its excellent; each letter combo has at least one potential bingo. More on that later. Back to work - adjusting for risks and WACC.
Dabblings & Diatribes
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Where ya Bean?
I've discovered that there are 3 primary metrics for describing coffee: Body, Acidity, and Roast. This is good news, except that I haven't been able to discern variations in these qualities, yet. My taste buds are now on high-alert. My Ethiopian beans are claimed to have high acidity, moderate roast and body. Eh, I'm not much a fan of anything "acidic," so I'm eager to try a Sumatra brew. Sumatra Mandheling features low acidity, medium roast, and a heavier body. That sounds like what I would enjoy. According to RareCoffee.com, its full bodied with strong, earthy tones and a smooth cream finish." Ooh yea!
I've decided that somewhere out there exists the perfect beans! How many drinks will it take for me to find that perfectly compatible coffee blend? Whew. It seems my work here has only begun.
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (2)
Today I brewed my newly acquired, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee beans. It's enjoyable; heavy bodied with very complex flavor. "This Ethiopian variety exhibits tones of tea rose and coffee blossom giving it a floral taste." I purchased a pound but only had half of it ground. Saving the beans to be ground later so I can preserve the freshness; I'm also contemplating employing the french press convention, which will require a slightly different grind.
The advice was "try the cheap beans BEFORE the Starbucks this time--appreciation factor will thus be enhanced rather than diminished." This strategy, as opposed to my previous experience - buying Verona Bold grinds and then stooping to Folgers; the cheaper and infinitely inferior alternative. Right, so I'm afraid its far too late for the appreciation factor to kick in now.
And I've had two cups already today :)
The advice was "try the cheap beans BEFORE the Starbucks this time--appreciation factor will thus be enhanced rather than diminished." This strategy, as opposed to my previous experience - buying Verona Bold grinds and then stooping to Folgers; the cheaper and infinitely inferior alternative. Right, so I'm afraid its far too late for the appreciation factor to kick in now.
And I've had two cups already today :)
Friday, May 2, 2008
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Not having a car is less miserable than one might imagine. At least in Athens. Today I biked to my favorite coffee shop, Cups Coffee, and studied there a bit before proceeding to my home meeting...ON MY BIKE!!!!
Yes, that was gratifying. Its dangerous, especially riding after sunset. To an alarming extent, I enjoy the thrill of it biking 25mph (a speeding radar sign thing clocked me today), but risks are offset by the fact that I'm being environmentally-conscious; such a deep concern to me.
Today I caved and bought the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, named I believe after the city where it comes from. It was expensive, and chosen at random. Not all coffee tastes the same, but I don't have the experience to differentiate. So its basically pointless to try to evaluate my tastes when my experience in this world of fresh coffee is so limited. Tomorrow at 5:30am though...we'll find out what it means to drink coffee. And it should be good, since the status quo for the last 2 weeks has been Folgers. I'm about ready to dump that crap in the trash - its bland and if there is such a thing as synthetic coffee grinds...they embody it. Well I'm off. Waking up early requires you go to bed before 2am, a plan I'm at risk of compromising. Cheerio!
Yes, that was gratifying. Its dangerous, especially riding after sunset. To an alarming extent, I enjoy the thrill of it biking 25mph (a speeding radar sign thing clocked me today), but risks are offset by the fact that I'm being environmentally-conscious; such a deep concern to me.
Today I caved and bought the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, named I believe after the city where it comes from. It was expensive, and chosen at random. Not all coffee tastes the same, but I don't have the experience to differentiate. So its basically pointless to try to evaluate my tastes when my experience in this world of fresh coffee is so limited. Tomorrow at 5:30am though...we'll find out what it means to drink coffee. And it should be good, since the status quo for the last 2 weeks has been Folgers. I'm about ready to dump that crap in the trash - its bland and if there is such a thing as synthetic coffee grinds...they embody it. Well I'm off. Waking up early requires you go to bed before 2am, a plan I'm at risk of compromising. Cheerio!
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