What sort? Standard 'tater or something more exotic?
Are you fucking kidding me?
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There are those few of us with the exact opposite problem. I too am grateful for having a full head of hair at my age. But the amount of new hair growth is just ridiculous. My eyebrows need trimming as often as my beard. Which could be used as a comb over if I do go bald. Hair patches have spouted in other areas that require a beard trimmer to maintain. Ear and nose hair have turned into something from the bottom of the ocean. And manscaping in now mandatory just to keep the hair to junk ratio in check. Can’t have more hair in your crotch than balls. Oh and it’s all turning from red to gray. Wonder if transginger is a hair color option when I have to get my DL renewed ?
i gotta do my eyebrows too, and i'm not even 40. what's up with that? i've threatened my wife that I'll just let them go full wizard
Hopefully you have more luck than me.
Was just trying to post that exact same image. Stupid smart phone..."need"
Start waxing and combing that shit man. Embrace!
Yup, that’s the deal. My dad is 83 and that is what I have to look forward to. Yay
Man, any natural god given opportunity to scare children and keep people from talking to me, I'm jealous of. Hate seeing such wasted talent.
Present, but unsure if I'm accounted for.
Speaking of things going on in the world currently, my wife got a new student from Ukraine 2 days ago. Poor kid is a bit of a mess, understandably so, and just wants to be normal/not talk about home but when the class is currently going over things around the house in Spanish it's kinda tricky.
Oddly so did I, second time watching it and yeah, damn good movie, and well worth a watch.
Speaking of things going on in the world currently, my wife got a new student from Ukraine 2 days ago. Poor kid is a bit of a mess, understandably so, and just wants to be normal/not talk about home but when the class is currently going over things around the house in Spanish it's kinda tricky.
Nah, Magic Moab Super Gravity
Kyle Mears, late 2016:
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And apparently Kenny Smith in 2011? WTF?
I remember when Mears did it, and I recall there being a big stink about it for whatever reason. Moab locals were pissed, Mears & Nate Hills both took down videos of it from Instagram.
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I'm taking this conversation to today's thread
FWIW, I think @jonKranked is correct. Start by investing in a good grinder. That Baratza Sette he has is really nice for low-retention, meaning you don't wind up with stale coffee from yesterday in today's brew. You also get easily reproducible grinds so you can really dial in a bean for your extraction technique (whatever that may be - a pour-over, a mokka pot, an aeropress, a cheap espresso machine, or an expensive espresso machine).
I also echo his sentiment about getting a classic, time-proven machine that can be easily fixed locally, and has good parts availability. Espresso machines aren't rocket science and are generally pretty reliable. But the more plastic you use, and the more delicate the ensemble is, the more problems you will encounter. That Gaggia Classic is by all accounts a really solid machine. I would also throw in the Rancilio Silvia into the conversation.
But if you already know all that, and think you may, at some point jump in off the deep end, have a look at this forum: Home-Barista.com • Forums . It's sort of the ridemonkey of coffee. I'd recommend getting a dual boiler e-63 machine and a proper single-dose grinder. You're looking at a $3-5K upfront investment, but you'll enjoy amazing coffee, all the time. in fact, you won't want to go out for coffee anymore since you won't be able to find coffee as good as at home out of the home. Again, this is only if you think you might really pursue the geek factor to the extreme, because why bother dropping one or two grand now, if you're going to wind up dropping another three to five grand a little farther down the road.
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But I just changed my avatar after 15 years
things i really like about my grinder:I'm taking this conversation to today's thread
FWIW, I think @jonKranked is correct. Start by investing in a good grinder. That Baratza Sette he has is really nice for low-retention, meaning you don't wind up with stale coffee from yesterday in today's brew. You also get easily reproducible grinds so you can really dial in a bean for your extraction technique (whatever that may be - a pour-over, a mokka pot, an aeropress, a cheap espresso machine, or an expensive espresso machine).
I also echo his sentiment about getting a classic, time-proven machine that can be easily fixed locally, and has good parts availability. Espresso machines aren't rocket science and are generally pretty reliable. But the more plastic you use, and the more delicate the ensemble is, the more problems you will encounter. That Gaggia Classic is by all accounts a really solid machine. I would also throw in the Rancilio Silvia into the conversation.
But if you already know all that, and think you may, at some point jump in off the deep end, have a look at this forum: Home-Barista.com • Forums . It's sort of the ridemonkey of coffee. I'd recommend getting a dual boiler e-63 machine and a proper single-dose grinder. You're looking at a $3-5K upfront investment, but you'll enjoy amazing coffee, all the time. in fact, you won't want to go out for coffee anymore since you won't be able to find coffee as good as at home out of the home. Again, this is only if you think you might really pursue the geek factor to the extreme, because why bother dropping one or two grand now, if you're going to wind up dropping another three to five grand a little farther down the road.
-it's a flow through grinder (grinds/dispenses straight into my portafilter)
-LOTS of grinder settings, so it was easy to dial in
-built in scale. i like this a lot more than i was expecting. doses within spec every time.
the ONE thing i did have to get for it was a dosing funnel, it made a huge difference. it did have a tendency to spill excess, and the funnel has stopped it. i did have to find one specific for my setup (the gaggia portafilter has the lock tabs clocked differently and the grinder has this curved holder thing, so normal dosing funnels don't work) but i found someone that designed one for my exact configuration. dude was in like israel or something but it was only $20.
found the exact dosing funnel:
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Another nice thing about those Baratza grinders - they have a "Repair Program" that they will fix your grinder up for a set fee. My old Maestro grinder blew a system board and due to some old design quirks, it was going to be a major PITA to try to replace the board myself (even though it was available for $12) - so I sent it back to Baratza and for $40 they replaced the board, put a new switch in, and replace the actual grinding burr with an updated model.
I already don't want to go out for coffee anymore, that's part of my trepidation in spending a grip right now, I already virtually never get coffee anywhere but home so my potential cost savings is non existent. This will actually be making my daily shot much more expensive.
Pretty sure I'm talked into going good grinder since my current burr grinder is on the fritz anyway.
perhaps. but also oh so much more enjoyable!
you won't regret it.
Home sweet home…just in time for siesta.
perfect!
perfect!
Season results were just updated. Haley moved up season rankings 13/22 > 8/22. Is consistently faster than 4-7 (in overall standings) and back by 5, 2, 1, 1 points correspondingly. She might be up to top-4/5 overall w/in 2 races. 1-3 are too far ahead to catch unless they miss races.
Given she seems to have gotten her emotions under control with this race, it's on like Donkey Kong!
Given she seems to have gotten her emotions under control with this race, it's on like Donkey Kong!
@AngryMetalsmith i found some advice on ultralight backpacking for you:
A paperback book? Tear out the pages you have already read, for the past is but an illusion. Snacks? Bring only one breadcrust, and trust Providence not to leave you starving. A baggie with a full ounce of weed? That’s fine, actually. Hang on to that.
A paperback book? Tear out the pages you have already read, for the past is but an illusion. Snacks? Bring only one breadcrust, and trust Providence not to leave you starving. A baggie with a full ounce of weed? That’s fine, actually. Hang on to that.
No giant monoliths to roll down here in Angryland, but there is a wee bit of dirt ribbon that needs to be chased. Time for bikies.
As did I a few years ago. The room of names lost there was tough to see. I really wish everyone could see those places. Maybe we would have some more compassion for each other.We visited that camp when we were on our Euro holiday a long time back. Extremely moving being in a place like that.
Fuck Putin.
You’re going to meet me there with a mountain bike and some shoes right ? I don’t think I can go five months without riding.
if you're serious, the section i'm talking about traverses a ridge line, and on the north side of it is a lift access bike park. red marker is the bike park, yellow highlight is the AT.
State [package good] Beer store in Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe) is the best one for miles around...
Never rode Blue Mountain, though I think I had my first and ultimately unsuccessful ski lesson there in the early-80s.
Mom's old house was in Andreas PA, a scant 20 miles away:
Never rode Blue Mountain, though I think I had my first and ultimately unsuccessful ski lesson there in the early-80s.
Mom's old house was in Andreas PA, a scant 20 miles away:
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there's a bunch of good breweries closer to me. blue is about an hour and 20 min from me.
Vacation land Boise, Idaho. Had to take my bike to a lbs here in town after yesterday's rock garden tuck n roll. Shop says they'll have the drive train sorted by the end of the day. That is the bad ass stuff right there. Didn't even name drop my homies until after he had agreed to help me out.
Nachos were found and destroyed. Parks and ice cream have all been had.
What a place I tell ya. @SkaredShtles
Nachos were found and destroyed. Parks and ice cream have all been had.
What a place I tell ya. @SkaredShtles