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[=x-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-] [<<>.<<>><<>>,<>.<<>><<>><<>><<>.<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>] [=x-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-] Stardate: 20220106.1348 Location: Living Room Input Device: AlphaSmart dana.wireless Software: Alphaword Audio: Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (side two) Visual: Living room with holiday decor and various musical instruments. Emotional State: Content +5pts coffee booster [=x-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-] I am typing this on the dana.wireless by AlphaSmart right now. I had to reset the clock since this device becomes amnesiatic when it runs out of power. The reset date was 01/01/2000. dana is 22. She doesn't seem that way to me and she certainly doesn't look it! Happy Belated Birthday, dana! Wishing you many more years of ruminating with me to come! This morning I cleaned my coffee grinder. It is a Mr. Coffee burr grinder that has bins for the input and output, degree of coarseness settings and auto shutoff for how many cups you want to grind for. It's good enough. Last time I cleaned it was quite some time ago. There was much coffee dust and oils caked into the damn thing, so I cleaned her out real good. It is important to keep the coffee crafting hardware clean. The maintenance task took me back to a time when I was quite fixated on the methods of preparation and the various hardware and paraphernalia involved with crafting a "perfect" cup of coffee. The espresso machines, auto drip makers, milk frothers, DIY coffee roasters, percolators, manual hand grinders, gravity bong chemistry sets, etc. Also, the type of roast and the region the beans come from. Or even the digestive tract of a mongoose that the coffee cherries passed through! Now that there was a sh!tty cup of coffee!!! I was a "barista" in a former life, before they were even calling them "baristas." I worked for a local coffee roaster when I was in college and learned about the art of coffee and crafting numerous coffee beverages. This vocation helped further my journey as a chronic coffee drinker. I think I would consider myself a lifer, unless I am told otherwise by the doctor. These days, I usually drink a 12 cup pot of freshly ground, auto drip coffee. Some days I don't have coffee at all. Sometimes I switch to tea. For me, the "perfect" cup of coffee is the one that tastes good to me. There are various tricks of the trade and can be guides to figuring out what tastes good, but what really matters is that I enjoy my damn good cup of coffee! PRO TIP: To clean out oils from your grinder, especially if flavored coffee was ground, grind plain Rice Krispies cereal through the grinder. This should help absorb the oils and remove the taste of previous grounds. [=x-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-]