LSshoe

I think Louisville is gonna have a pretty good season, but as much as anything it's gonna be because they have one other team worth a damn left on their schedule. So they'll maybe drop one after this game and probably make their conference championship game. They are not a bad team by any means but they haven't been particularly impressive from the bits I've watched.

Love me a stout defense

For those that missed it:

We've got some keurig latte maker thing at our house which sort of works because the wife likes lates and wants goofy flavored coffee while I like black (or maybe a dash of milk) coffee that tastes like coffee. The problem is that after years of use anything that comes out of it tastes like some abominable mixture of all the 1000 different types she runs through it. Even after I try to clean it which she has no interest in doing.

All that to say I think I need my own coffee maker, and I think maybe I want a French press but I have never used nor drank from one. I figure there's bound to be some coffee sages here that can help fellow out.

I really like the taste of (good, or at least decent) coffee, but I'm caffeine sensitive. I drink 10oz of half caff coffee and that gets me going. When I'm at work and drinking fully leaded I can only go with about a half a mug. More than 2/3 and I get wired.

Therefore I don't need something that can make a lot. Just one good mug really. Also, even though we have a keurig we almost never use packaged pods. We have a few little filter things you load up with a scoop then rinse out. I also only drink coffee at home a few times a week (2-4), so I don't really want to splurge on a bunch of fancy whizbangs for something that I likely wouldn't use every day.

I was thinking maybe I'd like to get a French press. It allegedly it makes a good cup of coffee. I already have a kettle. I figure I can make a good 10 or 12oz for myself and the wife can continue to drink her flavored coffee milk abominations.

What I don't know is all the intricacies of French press use. I typically just buy pre-ground coffee and bonus points if it comes half caff or I just mix a decaf and regular. Do I have to start buying whole beans and grinding or can I get away with continuing with pre ground? Also how much of a PITA is it to clean afterward? Is it possible to extract less caffeine from the grinds using a French press, while still extracting plenty of flavor?

Am I maybe on the wrong course and should be looking at something else instead?

Learn me something, ye knowers of coffee, for I am a simple minded sipper in search of a good cup.

$200/person seems steep to me. The idea seems cool though. I don't see the offsite prep as a bad thing though. That lets him/her come in and start cooking rather than spending an hr+ taking up space in your kitchen and making a mess. For $200/person I'd expect to get a ton of really good food and/or bountiful supply of a paired wine.

Love me some Panzer General II

Larry needs to break away from TD and start his own site: LarryDroppings.com






But for real, please NEVER do this

Back when I was in college I enjoyed the pizza during the waking hours. I enjoyed occasionally getting wrecked on their shroom tea in the night hours. I know it's been closed for a good while but it had been a long while before that since I last went.

My car is 10ish years old. In that time I can probably count the amount of times I've washed it on one hand. I just don't care. I clean the inside out a handful of times a year.

First game in 07 was actually a Thursday night game at miss st.

It was a game we won something like 41-14 but somehow felt like we played "bad" while doing so. Weird game.

Second game and home opener was VA tech. Was an awesome game for sure and lots of fun, but another thing often forgotten was that shortly before the game (I think within a few weeks) there was a shooting at the school which might have had that team less focused. I think LSU beats them handily regardless but I wouldn't be surprised if that had them distracted and lead to it being an absolute beatdown.

Yeah until after signing day or he makes an announcement I'm not going to get my hopes up. But would be awesome if he did make it here.