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Cooler Cat

By Jimmy Johnson


This classic from 2008 is, predictably, based upon an unvarnished memory. Today, my coffee comes from a Mr. Coffee-style apparatus, and I drink it from a mug. My father’s coffee came from a stove-top percolator, so it was much hotter, and probably better. Speaking of stoves, I finally am back at my drawing board after having to be away the better part of two weeks, but the much-delayed book project is alone on the front burner here. I hope to wrap it up in early October. I’ve made similar predictions in the past, and it is true work has been done, but it’s way past time to deliver this thing. I owe you, and I’m on it. I’ll be talking more about this as the project swings into high gear.
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42 responses to “Cooler Cat”

  1. MarkinTTown Avatar
    MarkinTTown

    CarlZ, my favorite is a Melitta 4 cup drip made from Gevalia. Coffee is hot and seems more flavorful since the cone filter concentrates the water. You can find them on ebay since they are no longer being made.

  2. Steve from Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    I received a BREAKING NEWS alert from my wife. The Keurig would not dispense her coffee this morning! Fortunately she works in an office building and should be able to get her daily “fix”.
    Meanwhile I have been looking online as I think either calcium from the water or the coffee grounds have caused a blockage. She cleans it regularly, but that doesn’t mean that the calcium can’t form. I hope to use a small toothpick and hopefully trace the path to clear it. If all else fails, I will turn it upside down and shake it!

    I cannot drink coffee, but I am smart enough to know that my wife does.

  3. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    My high school Latin and World History teacher used the expression “Do you want it all saucered and blown” if she thought we weren’t willing to put in the work we needed to.

  4. Ursen Avatar
    Ursen

    Good grief all this talk of coffee, now I have to go make some. Keureg or drip? I have gourmet coffee for drip and it has been several months so drip it is.

  5. Sideburns Avatar

    Steve, the mineral deposits you’re writing about are commonly called “lime.” To de-lime the machine try running a cup or so of white vinegar through the machine with an empty pod, followed by regular water, with the same empty pod. And, if you have fairly hard water, you may need to do this every month or so to keep it from building up.

  6. emb Avatar
    emb

    White pelicans on the Miss. R., from MN twd. WI. Peace,

    https://explore.org/livecams/falcons/falcon-nest-cam

  7. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

    And, now, to deliberately sabotage the conversation:

    I have found that the instant coffee available at Aldi is far better than the majority of coffees I’ve drunk in diners, high-end restaurants, fine hotels, or just about anywhere.

  8. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    As others have noted here, drinking coffee that way is common enough, especially in the South, that the phrase “saucered and blowed ” has entered the language, meaning a job is complete or preparations are complete.

    In a conversation with Jackie this afternoon, I was reminded of a favorite expression of mine that is not often heard…”Needs must when the Devil drives.”

  9. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Back from Tulsa again. We are doing this virtually daily. Met with surgeons. We are go for
    Surgery on Sept. 25. The two suspicious areas they thought might be cancer apparently aren’t.

    We are exhausted and have not begun treatment yet. I cannot express how grateful I am to have Ghost in my life. Without him I would literally have died for it was he that inspired me to do all the things that I had not been doing. A routine mammagram was one. I had not gone for three years.

    Ghost is the most loving and lovable man I have ever known. He is truly my soul mate and I can only thank Jimmy for our coming together.

  10. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Well, shucks, ma’am.

  11. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Heh.

    http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Elderly-man-pushes-suspect-off-roof-ends-police-12194218.php

    Suspect: “But, but, muh rights to be an a-hole…”

    Long day. G’nite, all.

  12. Steve from Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    So the culprit was coffee grounds. Sometimes the needle on the machine sucks up the grounds. I very gently inserted a thin needle and ran hot water. A bunch of grounds came out with the hot water. It grossed my wife out, but not enough to brew her coffee this morning. As I said, I can’t drink coffee and don’t care for the taste. I have been bringing an Instant Breakfast drink every morning and drink it on the way to work, but this morning, I left it on the counter. There is an Einstein Bagel shop near my office so I got a really nice bacon and egg bagel. I really enjoyed it, but had to spend several minutes flossing my teeth. It was a nice change of pace.

  13. emb Avatar
    emb

    Cassini has deliberately plunged into Saturn. Lots of good info and recap at:

    https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/

    If, while you are scrolling around, it hangs up, just leave and go back. Website may be crowded, if that can happen. If technology improves rapidly, it’s worth remembering that all the onboard tech is about 20 yrs old. Good trip, job well done. RIP.

    Peace,

  14. emb Avatar
    emb

    Harvey washed this up. Unfortunately, best photos are in this German site. You can copy the Latin name and then search for a site in English. Wiki has one. It’s a member of the same order as other eels. Bon apetit.

    http://www.dofaq.com/ch/aplatophis-chauliodus

  15. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Ghost and I are going to take a sushi class at the culinary school tonight. He loves sushi.