My wife and I went to the beach this weekend for an early celebration of our 25th anniversary. We’ve been to the Delaware beaches countless times, this visit to Rehoboth Beach, and we just love it out there.
AeroPress………
………the movie? Really?
Yup! AeroPress the Movie.
I’ve been meaning to get mine out, use it again and write a review. Guess I’ve just found some inspiration to do so.
straight out of Addis
One of my few readers dear friends (hi Rob!) was recently in Africa on business, and very thoughtfully brought me a bag of coffee from the ancestral home of coffee, Ethiopia. Caffe TO.MO.CA to be specific.

Tom Petty’s Perfect Cup of Coffee
Warren Zanes, Tom Petty’s biographer, has written a piece in Rolling Stone which captures their relationship, Zanes’ sense of less since Petty’s passing, and tells an awful lot about the kind of person Tom Petty was.
the Salt & Pepper Diner Essential Song of the Day for 10/5
This week’s song that deserves to be played 21x in a row comes courtesy of Magnetic Fields. Wanna go for a riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide……
thinking about accessibility
Last week the founders of Sprudge, a coffee website* that would be a much better use of your time than reading my drivel, released a book called The New Rules of Coffee.
* they call it “Sprudge Media Network,” but to be honest it sure looks like a website to me

mini-review: Takoma Bev Co

On a bucolic commercial block in the DC suburbs which just screams small-town American goodness, you’ll find Takoma Beverage Company, otherwise known as Takoma Bev Co. This shop has quickly become a mainstay of Takoma Park, MD, a progressive, funky town hard by the DC line.
happy national coffee day!
Never heard of it before but why not.
the Salt & Pepper Diner Essential Song of the Day for 9/28
A friend planted this song in my brain today, and I’ve had it on a replay loop in the car this afternoon. I’m about halfway to playing it 21x in a row, as this gem deserves.
review: Breville Infuser
I’ve had my home espresso machine for a few months now, so let’s take a look at how it’s going so far.
