MashedPotatoJeff

Haha, fair enough. I seem to have lost track of the years somewhere in there.

The creamers and syrups are very weird. Some people here are passionate about them too. It’s always a mixed bag when someone says they’re picky about their coffee.

My go-to is a big pour over, maybe 15g of coffee and 500mL of water. Of course, being American, I measure everything with plastic spoons from McDonalds instead of a scale. I like espresso too, but I’m not big on lattes. Generally no cream, sugar, or anything added.

On the other end of the spectrum is diner coffee. Usually strong but stale. It’s not my favorite but it has a special place in my heart.

If you ever do meet an American coffee snob ask them what they like. We have a whole variety of them.

It’s a good reminder of how influenced we are by our surroundings, even when we try to be aware of the effect. Or maybe especially when we try to be aware.

I was staying strong until I saw they were already sundowning windows 10. 10! They just came out with that shit. I have no intention of upgrading to the latest advertising package.

This is the first time I’ve thought about Tucker in months. In a way I’m glad, because it reminded me that he’s not often in my life anymore, but if we could all just stop mentioning him until he fades completely that would be great.

Wouldn’t you know it, I’ve been all over Europe and they don’t make it quite like I do at home either.

So what’s this Australian secret coffee? If you don’t tell me I know another Australian I can press.

We do have different types of coffee, but you might have to go to a specialty shop to get it like you do at home. If you’re talking about regular restaurants it’s probably good advice.

There are bikes out there with driven front wheels. Jeep and Hummer have even released bikes under their brands with this design. It has a shaft that travels through the downtube to the front wheel.

This is not a design that is taken seriously in performance biking, at least as far as I know. Maybe there’s a low speed rock crawling group that I’m unfamiliar with. But if you’re looking for something unique that can crawl up tough terrain, you might enjoy it.

I’ll leave the serious mountain bike recommendations to everyone else. There are plenty of good ones here already.

God damn crab people!

I’m going to go out of my way to make my solutions more crab-like now. Maybe they’ll get better.

It shouldn’t, the hotspot is well below eye level unless you’re on a recumbent bike. If I ever run into another rider at night I’ll let you know.

I should add that it’s on maximum brightness for the photo (5A); I don’t usually have it that bright to ride.

I agree! And I like to think that, as he looked over his several bottles worth of dressing in a beverage cup, he did learn to consider his words more carefully.

But I didn’t mind the whole experience. It’s not my dressing and it made for a pretty funny story.