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March 28th, 2008 at 04:10 am

Saving log - $4 tip box + $35 Drp + $40 Drp
Spending log - $5 coffees + $10 lunch

We nearly got snow last night. Snow in late March is apparently rare, but not unheard of. Sister, in Milwaukee, told me last week (one snowstorm ago) that this winter she's gotten nearly 96 inches - they're coming close to the 1880's record, 117 inches.

The rest was social butterfly day - DH had heard about drip coffees made with Clover machines, so we had Clover coffee together before work. Then lunch with lawyer friend. He came back with good news - his baby brother's leukemia is in remission.

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3 Responses to “social and weather reports”

  1. SMB Says:
    March 29th, 2008 at 04:02 pm 1206806520
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    I've heard something about Clover machines, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. What are they? And how was the coffee?

  2. baselle Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 12:27 am 1206836861
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    Clover machines are stainless steel versions of a french press. It means you can make drip coffee in the same way as you can espresso - one at a time, within a minute. The flavor is very powerful and fresh. And because of that, you can make drip coffee with particular beans (most drip coffee is a blend) and treat coffee beans a bit like tea, grapes or chocolate - particular estates and countries. We had a New Guinea which was good, but there was a taste that I fondly associate with Folgers. The barista didn't really want to hear that. Big Grin

  3. SMB Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 04:54 pm 1206982490
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    I had a Clover coffee at Zoka this weekend. J had a funny comment after reading the helpful brochure that explained the Clover process: "Do you think we've reached the point where we're over-engineering our coffee?" and then went on to state that perhaps we'd "jumped the coffee shark." But he had one, too, and liked it well enough.

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