How to make the best cup of coffee

June 22, 2026
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☕ I love me a good cup of coffee! But what do the experts say about what the best cup of coffee entails? I did some research. Now, let me go on record and say I do not follow these directions entirely or even mostly. But they're good to know, because hey, one day? I just might take it a bit more...
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Putting technology in its place

February 25, 2012
M and I went out to do errands the other day and I forgot my phone at home. As he drove down Bascom Avenue, me in the passenger seat, I found myself reaching for my...
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The milk of human kindness

February 24, 2012
I live in a suburban area of the northern California city of San Jose. People in my neighborhood have careers, usually in high tech, or they're comfortably retired....
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Shape your world

February 23, 2012
Here's the deal.You can sit on your ass and do nothing.You can whine till you're blue in the face.You can actively avoid doing anything to move your life forward.Or...
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Sacred & profane: Ash Wednesday in New Orleans

February 22, 2012
Ash Wednesday is a big day for me, and not just because I was born Catholic. Some 22 years ago I went to Mardis Gras with a group of gay men (and one other straight...
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Uncertain moorings

February 22, 2012
Beach Scene / Bonnie Fields Such an evocative water color --- I can't stop looking at it.I see three people out on the water, lost in the fog.The concept of...
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Finally all in

February 21, 2012
All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I amSo many stories of where I've beenAnd how I got to where I am -The Story / Brandi Carlile I've...
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Drink the wild air

February 21, 2012
Ralph Waldo EmersonEmbracing the totality of life is what it's all about.There's plenty of darkness around usbut it's warmer in the sunshineand living there makes for...
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Boats on the water

February 20, 2012
Red, White, Blue by Laurence Young Colorful small boats like these sit waterside in Italian villages,their colorful paint weather-faded. But still, they take...
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Defining sisterhood

February 19, 2012
Four Sisters by Rick MobbsI've been lucky to have shared my lifewith many wonderful womenwho have given mewarm sisterly energy.I think women crave a bond with...
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Grief binds us together

February 18, 2012
Grief by Andrassy Kirta, Janos Standing alone in her grieffor as long as it takes to rememberit is also a thingthat binds us together-StorypeopleA channeler once...
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