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PJ’s Maple Street Blend
PJ’s apparently started out in NOLA in the late ’70s, but has evolved into a large chain (not on the scale of Starbucks, but they have multiple locations in several states). I’m not sure where or when the beans were roasted. The bag had a lot of husks and bean fragments in it — I…
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Orinoco Old Man Winter
I bought a bag of this on a whim, not realizing that it was flavored. I got the best cups at grind setting 3 after initially starting at 5. This was OK black, but the maple/butter/cinnamon flavoring didn’t really work for me. It would probably be better with sweetener and/or creamer, but that’s not how…
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Good Time Earth Coffee
Getting caught up on a few coffees I have brewed (or am brewing) over the past few weeks or months. This one is somewhat unique. It’s made by Good Time Health, based in Finksburg, MD. The description from the web site is: “Organic Medium Roast Ground Arabica Beans from Mexico, are paired with the Fruiting…
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Zeke’s Snow Day Blend #2
This is my second bag, and my first time grinding the beans with the Ode. Last March, I ended up using a very coarse grind with 95°C water, with good results. With this bag, I again started with 95°C water, but couldn’t quite get it dialed in. Grind settings 5, 6, and even 7 all…
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Today’s Run
I believe that today’s weather was the coldest in which I have ever run. It’s possible that I ran in colder weather back in my 20s or 30s, but if I did, I have forgotten. I have, however, biked in colder weather than today’s (and may do so again tomorrow morning). I headed out at…
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Ride Notes
After an aborted attempt last week, I “rode” my hard-tail MTB to work today. I put “rode” in quotes because I ended up hiking about half of it. Last week, it was a little too soon after the snow fell, and there was too much deep snow for me to want to deal with. Today…
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Snow Commute
Today is my first work day of 2025. I took a little bit of extra time off during the holidays, and this week’s snowstorm delayed my return to work for 2 additional days. As a result, I hadn’t been to the office in 19 days. It’s nice to finally be out of the house again,…
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Favorite Geocaches of 2024
Once again, I’m posting last year’s favorite geocache finds for posterity. The running list that I keep during the year only had 8 caches on it, so I had to go back and find a couple more favorites to round it out to an even 10. 2024’s list is very front-loaded, as I found 9…
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Rise Up Winter Warmer #2
This is Rise Up’s winter seasonal blend, and I last had it in December 2023. The big difference this time is that I’m grinding the beans with the Ode instead of my hand grinder. I started off at setting 3+2 with 95°C water, which was a little bitter. 4+2 (this afternoon) was much better. With…
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Saturday Run
Today was likely my penultimate run of 2024. If the weather forecast holds up, and I stay healthy, I’m planning my final run for the morning of New Year’s Eve. The weather today was not fantastic — low 40s, gray, and wet. It has been drizzling off-and-on for the entire day, but there was a…