CafÃ© du Jour!

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:06 pm

CafÃ© du Jour

Nearly everyone enjoys their morning ritual of having a nice, aromatic, hot mug of coffee in their hands. I prepare a small, freshly ground (sometimes freshly roasted), pot of coffee as I sit down to write every morning. It seems to take my mind off to a new place... I believe that it even aids in my creativity.

My coffee of the day this morning was the classic Guatemalan Antigua.

What coffee did you have today? :-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:13 pm

Not sure what 'vintage' mine will be. But black and oily works. Italian style, French style.... gasp. First coffee of the day is about 15 mins away.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:20 pm

AussiePam;1263414 wrote: Not sure what 'vintage' mine will be. But black and oily works. Italian style, French style.... gasp. First coffee of the day is about 15 mins away.

Sounds like a good ol' cup of motor oil!

Is that 10W30 or 10W40 you're having this morning? :wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:29 pm

Dunno G-Man, but it's gonna be a double shot - with balls.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:33 pm

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl DITTO..!!

[QUOTE]Dunno G-Man, but it's gonna be a double shot - with balls.[/QUOTE]

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:53 pm

AussiePam;1263422 wrote: Dunno G-Man, but it's gonna be a double shot - with balls.

That's gotta' be 10W40, at least! I know that 10W40 is not suitable for winters here, but I don't care what the season is! :yh_rotfl

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:56 pm

I have no idea what connection the season could possibly have with my need for COFFEEEEEE... About 2 minutes to go... and every fibre in my being is twitching with happy anticipation!

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:08 pm

My morning coffee started with Van Houttes Columbian, followed by a Carabou Sumatra french roast and I'm now enjoying a Kona blend Island coffee.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:14 pm

Blimey !!!!

At this point - I'll settle with anything with caffeine in it... NOW>>> PLEASE... direct into me veins... arghhhghghghghhh

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:49 pm

Im an el cheapo, I drink 7-ll's hightest Exclusive Blend.

With just a hint of sugar... yummy

Due to the recession and cut backs I have had to give up on Timmy Hortons

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:03 pm

Tim Horton's, only in Canada eh?:D

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:48 pm

Odie;1263491 wrote: Tim Horton's, only in Canada eh?:D

They used to have a Tim Hortons in New Haven, Connecticut...

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:51 pm

Mustang;1263432 wrote: My morning coffee started with Van Houttes Columbian, followed by a Carabou Sumatra french roast and I'm now enjoying a Kona blend Island coffee.

What??? I figured you for a cowboy coffee kinda' fella'! :wah:

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:59 pm

G-man;1263542 wrote: What??? I figured you for a cowboy coffee kinda' fella'! :wah:

Whatever the little woman wants to buy, I'll drink it!

One thing you learn being married so long is to just say thank you and not complain. :p Makes life so much easier!

Tan · Post by **Tan** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:21 pm

minks;1263485 wrote: Im an el cheapo, I drink 7-ll's hightest Exclusive Blend.

With just a hint of sugar... yummy

Due to the recession and cut backs I have had to give up on Timmy Hortons

I hear ya Minks

Tan · Post by **Tan** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:22 pm

Odie;1263491 wrote: Tim Horton's, only in Canada eh?:D

Yeah, thats right!:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:07 pm

Mustang;1263547 wrote: Whatever the little woman wants to buy, I'll drink it!

One thing you learn being married so long is to just say thank you and not complain. :p Makes life so much easier!

I'll have to remember that. I always seem to make life harder than it needs to be. :wah:

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:14 am

I just finished writing for the day... time to take another coffee break!

The coffee of the day today was... Celebes Kalossi... the old name for Sulawesi. A nice, full-bodied, buttery, rich, thick coffee. This is one of my absolute favorites.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:58 am

G-man;1263749 wrote: I just finished writing for the day... time to take another coffee break!

The coffee of the day today was... Celebes Kalossi... the old name for Sulawesi. A nice, full-bodied, buttery, rich, thick coffee. This is one of my absolute favorites.

Mr. High-Society!:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:17 pm

Odie;1263759 wrote: Mr. High-Society!:yh_rotfl

Hey! I drink all kinds of coffee... one day I just might slum and try some of that Tim Horton's stuff again. :wah:

I can already tell you what I'm having tomorrow. I just received a box of Royal Vinter from Gevalia today in the mail!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:43 pm

G-man;1263828 wrote: Hey! I drink all kinds of coffee... one day I just might slum and try some of that Tim Horton's stuff again. :wah:

I can already tell you what I'm having tomorrow. I just received a box of Royal Vinter from Gevalia today in the mail!

ahah! coffee delivered to your door?

Did Jeeves' answer it?:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:21 am

Odie;1263918 wrote: ahah! coffee delivered to your door?

Did Jeeves' answer it?:yh_rotfl

Hey Stop that! I've got a can of Folgers and I'm not afraid to use it! :wah:

Don't even suggest that I've got a Bryn Mawr accent either! :p

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:42 am

G-man;1263956 wrote: Hey Stop that! I've got a can of Folgers and I'm not afraid to use it! :wah:

Don't even suggest that I've got a Bryn Mawr accent either! :p

Folgers. That's what I consider real coffee. :wah: I don't understand how people wake up in the morning without caffeine.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:57 am

Peg;1263972 wrote: Folgers. That's what I consider real coffee. :wah: I don't understand how people wake up in the morning without caffeine.

Indeed it is real coffee for good ol' hard-working, honest Midwesterners like us, Peg!

I always try to keep some on hand and to be quite honest, I look forward to drinking it on occasion.

This morning I'm drinking the Gevalia holiday blend, though *ahem* that was delivered to my mailbox which is about 300 yards from my door, mind you :p (no butler, but I do have a very protective lil' black lab that notifies me when somebody so much as slows down in front of my house). It's not too bad!

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:39 am

I'm in a cloud this morning! I need a good coffee to cut through all this fog...

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:21 am

G-man;1263956 wrote: Hey Stop that! I've got a can of Folgers and I'm not afraid to use it! :wah:

Don't even suggest that I've got a Bryn Mawr accent either! :p

So Bryn is your Jeeves?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:25 pm

Odie;1264302 wrote: So Bryn is your Jeeves?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I've got no Jeeves... not even a sexy Mexican maid. :wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:00 pm

Maybe it's an antidote to the fast food type coffee, but I have noticed in the US, in big cities anyway, that there are a lot of gourmet coffee tasting places, where you can try and buy. We have less of those here - and mostly buy fresh coffee by the style. I know for instance that Italian cafes will serve a dark, oily brew that hits the spot with me. There's a chain that serves Jamaican blue mountain coffee which I also like. Right now it's Saturday morning, and I'm pre-coffee and dying for it. Especially after a swelteringly hot, high wind stormy night..... pant pant pant..

It is my solemn duty to cook a full English breakfast for himself in the weekend. It is his solemn duty to brew the first coffee of the day!! But he slumbers on....

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:55 pm

G-man;1264340 wrote: I've got no Jeeves... not even a sexy Mexican maid. :wah:

that's not what you told me.:sneaky::yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:38 pm

Okay, so this morning I had some Folgers dark roast. :p

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:42 pm

G-man;1268334 wrote: Okay, so this morning I had some Folgers dark roast. :p

to strong for me, I'd be jumping walls all day!:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:54 pm

Odie;1268336 wrote: to strong for me, I'd be jumping walls all day!:yh_rotfl

I was in a hurry this morning... had to catch up with a local novelist who agreed to meet with me and help me with this novel... btw, I'm almost finished with the first draft!!!

:D:D I've been working my ass off on this and it's just writing itself now! It helps that I had the first few chapters and the ending completed first. So far, the only people that might get pissed off at this novel are the Canadian police... so, I'll just have to watch crossing over into eskimoland if this thing takes off. :wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:18 pm

G-man;1268362 wrote: I was in a hurry this morning... had to catch up with a local novelist who agreed to meet with me and help me with this novel... btw, I'm almost finished with the first draft!!!

:D:D I've been working my ass off on this and it's just writing itself now! It helps that I had the first few chapters and the ending completed first. So far, the only people that might get pissed off at this novel are the Canadian police... so, I'll just have to watch crossing over into eskimoland if this thing takes off. :wah:

congrats on you first draft!:guitarist:guitarist

you must be so thrilled and proud!;)

what did our police do to you?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:04 am

Odie;1268367 wrote: congrats on you first draft!:guitarist:guitarist

you must be so thrilled and proud!;)

what did our police do to you?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Not quite yet, but very, very close! I just need to tie up a few more loose ends, provide more clues, and murder some more Canadians. :wah:

I'm glad that I finally figured it out... I tried to write a novel before and it ended up being a big mess with no end in sight and over 110,000 words. Who knows, I may give it another try if I can figure out how to make it all connect.

Somebody has to get the blame for all of those dead people! :yh_rotfl

Today the coffee is some Nicaraguan dark roast that I picked up when my gf and I were shopping in the mall... well, there was this cute, lonely, Asian woman selling coffee in the middle of the aisle and well, you know me... I picked up some, then flirted with her for awhile and got some free coffee for my effort!

It's pretty damn good coffee, too! Fresh roasted!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:14 am

G-man;1268539 wrote: Not quite yet, but very, very close! I just need to tie up a few more loose ends, provide more clues, and murder some more Canadians. :wah:

I'm glad that I finally figured it out... I tried to write a novel before and it ended up being a big mess with no end in sight and over 110,000 words. Who knows, I may give it another try if I can figure out how to make it all connect.

Somebody has to get the blame for all of those dead people! :yh_rotfl

Today the coffee is some Nicaraguan dark roast that I picked up when my gf and I were shopping in the mall... well, there was this cute, lonely, Asian woman selling coffee in the middle of the aisle and well, you know me... I picked up some, then flirted with her for awhile and got some free coffee for my effort!

It's pretty damn good coffee, too! Fresh roasted!

did you say murder more Canadians?

maybe the Grinch killed them?:sneaky:

or, Odie?

or Leyla?

or?....could it be? been almost close to?:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:44 am

Odie;1268543 wrote: did you say murder more Canadians?

maybe the Grinch killed them?:sneaky:

or, Odie?

or Leyla?

or?....could it be? been almost close to?:yh_rotfl

Don't give anything away! You haven't even read it, yet! :wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:42 pm

G-man;1268559 wrote: Don't give anything away! You haven't even read it, yet! :wah:

I was only giving you suggestions!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:31 pm

I'm too far along for such suggestions, maybe on the next book... it may be a collaboration with an ex member of FG.

Btw, a little murder never hurt anybody. :yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:07 pm

G-man;1268850 wrote: I'm too far along for such suggestions, maybe on the next book... it may be a collaboration with an ex member of FG.

Btw, a little murder never hurt anybody. :yh_rotfl

need any help?:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:57 am

Odie;1268854 wrote: need any help?:yh_rotfl

With what? Do you have more experience than I do? :-3

The coffee of the day this morning: Kenya AA

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:13 pm

G-man;1269063 wrote: With what? Do you have more experience than I do? :-3

The coffee of the day this morning: Kenya AA

not yet.:sneaky:

:yh_rotfl

never even heard of that coffee, how many do you own?:wah:

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:24 pm

Odie;1269122 wrote: not yet.:sneaky:

:yh_rotfl

never even heard of that coffee, how many do you own?:wah:

It's always the quiet ones ya' gotta' watch out for... you're probably safe. :yh_rotfl

I like variety with my coffee the same as I do my women... although, Kenya DD is better than Kenya AA for the latter. :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:19 am

The coffee of the day: Sumatra

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:30 am

G-man;1269521 wrote: The coffee of the day: Sumatra

coffee of the day Maxwell instant!:yh_rotfl

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:14 pm

You're actually gonna' let me get away with that comment? :p

Today's Special? Mexican Maragogype... some free stuff the Asian chick in the mall gave me. It's not too bad, but a bit lighter than I prefer.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:27 pm

Gman,

I love, love, love coffee but only drink it in the morning. Soooo, I'm not into fancy coffees.

I grind my own coffee beans and at times use the boden products for cappaccinos and have expresso machine for expresso for after dinner and company sometimes.

I still love the old fashioned coffees....Maxwell House and Forgers. I buy A&P french roast and Dunken Donuts coffee and grind the beans at home.

It's lovely to wake up and smell the coffee:D

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:19 am

This mornings coffee is a dark roast Kenya Kilimandjaro.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:07 am

G-man;1269259 wrote: It's always the quiet ones ya' gotta' watch out for... you're probably safe. :yh_rotfl

:eek::yh_eyebro:yh_whistl:yh_wave:yh_tongue

:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:08 am

G-man;1270129 wrote: You're actually gonna' let me get away with that comment? :p

Today's Special? Mexican Maragogype... some free stuff the Asian chick in the mall gave me. It's not too bad, but a bit lighter than I prefer.

another Asian chick?:-5:-5

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:41 pm

Odie;1270391 wrote: another Asian chick?:-5:-5

She's quite a bit older, but... Asian women never seem to age.

This morning I had some Ethiopian Yirgacheffe in my new coffee brew station... it was absolutely perfect! It's a Cuisinart with the burr grinder on top and fully programmable. My other coffeemaker broke... just imagine me repeatedly pressing the brew button until all the water went through. I was getting quite a workout, but I imagine I'd end up with "Nintendo-itus" from repeatedly pushing that damn button! :wah: