Do you have $20,000 and an insatiable desire to have the best cup of coffee in universe? James Freeman did. Check out this article from the NYT on premier coffee makers: WITH its brass-trimmed halogen heating elements, glass globes and bamboo paddles, the new contraption that is to begin making coffee ...

I can smell dinner; it's almost ready--the garlic is pungent, and the spicy red pepper makes my nose tingle. This day marks 3 weeks of us living in Colorado, and the time that has passed is full. I know an update is long over due, but if you ...

It's time for some big news from the Poindexters; our five year plan has come to fruition sooner than we expected, but we're NOT pregnant--it's something else that is big and life-changing. Britt and I have decided to move to Denver, Colorado in mid August, specifically the week of August 13th. ...

Two favorite things of mine are superb fiction (and its defense, consumption and propagation) and good sophisticated beer (again: its defense, consumption and propagation). Take a few minutes out of your day to go read excellent posts on both subjects: On Beer and Redemption You see, I was about 23 years ...

R. Sherman of Musings from the Hinterland recently responded to several querries from a fellow blogger--it was a self-hosted interview of sorts. The idea is to spread to the interview process along, so in that spirit R. Sherman asked for volunteers to be interviewed. I was interested at once and ...