The Coffee House

limr · Sep 14, 2016

Morning, hosers. Happy Hump Day!

I'm having a fairly unsatisfactory cup of coffee at the moment. I had gotten a pack of one-use K-cups that you fill with your own coffee. The last office I worked at had a machine that didn't accept them, but this one does, so I brought them in along with some espresso roast. The flavor is fine but overall it's just too weak. I'll finish the pack because there's no point in throwing them away unused, but I'll have to remember to just use less water. After that, I'll just use my refillable K-cup.

The good news is that I wasn't late this morning. In fact, I was 15 minutes early. So today, I balanced out Monday's late arrival (15 minutes) and if I can manage the same feat tomorrow, I'll have balanced out Tuesday's lateness as well. That will please me

table1349 · Sep 14, 2016

Pęhévevóonä'o hóvahéhasęstse,

Another lovely day in San Antonio. The temperature is in the mid 80's as I type this. This is the change over day. Wife starts her conference this afternoon so as of 1:00 p.m. I am free to just be and go as I please. So glad we drove down her instead of flying. Other than the Alamo and Ripley's we have seen almost everything here on the river walk. Probably go to the Alamo and Ripley's this afternoon since they are next door.

Tomorrow is mine to do with as I please. Haven't decided yet what I will do as there is much to choose from.

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2016

limr · Sep 14, 2016

pixmedic said:

Oh my god, I die :heartpump:

I can't imagine how comfortable that is for Possom, though when one of your cat snake powers is the ability to melt your own bones and form your body into interesting shapes, then I suppose it's fine. And Bear looks just SO happy!

Gary A. · Sep 14, 2016

@ Sharon: Hey, There is a World Cup of Hockey!

JonA_CT · Sep 14, 2016

There is the World Cup of Hockey! I hope the actual games are better...the tune-up match I watched the first period of last night was pretty ho-hum. It seemed like even the production team was mailing it in.

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2016

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2016

Ferret distraction!

Gary A. · Sep 14, 2016

Gary's first picked pomegranate.

snowbear · Sep 14, 2016

Well, the summit is over. Useful information, overall, for both the participants and the sponsor organization. This was first real foray into the world of Emergency Operations (aka those disaster "War Rooms")

I know I had to have been tired on the way home. I decided to take the train, this AM. If you're not familiar with our Metrorail system, the routes are color coded. I parked at the southern terminus of Green, transfered to Red and went two stops to Union Station. That gives me about a four block walk to DHS. Coming home is just reversed - Red to Gallery Place/Chinatown, then Green to Branch Avenue.

There are areas where the color lines share the same track & stops. This was done, I guess, to keep from having a couple of short branches, so Orange an Blue (and now Silver) share the same route for a good portion of the system, and Yellow and Green share a bit but Yellow also shares the road with Blue. If anyone cares, here's what the system looks like.

There was a baseball game today. I inadvertently got on a train that was an "Anacostia Special" which means it ends well before Branch Avenue. I figured it was for the game, however the stadium is at the Navy Yard stop, before Anacostia, but Metro does what it wants and I don't worry too much in order to stay out of the local Cardiac Care Unit.

I didn't really want to wait at Anacostia to grab the train I really needed (not the best area) so I figured I'd jump off at L'Enfant Plaza and wait there. The next train arrives in six minutes, so I get on and settle in for a nice ride. Before I realize what is happening, we come out of the tunnel and cross the Potomac River. NO! Green goes UNDER the river! I had done something I have never done before -- I had erroneoudsly gotten on Yellow instead of Green. Next stop - the Pentagon. I get off, go upstairs (single width tracking so Southbound is below the Northbound track), an go back to L'Enfant Plaza.

Remember the game? All of those SOBs who have been crying about needing baseball in DC were out there, clogging up the platform. There is no way in Georgetown I'm going to get on any of the next three trains. So I go back across the platform, jump on a train going north for a couple of stops, go back over to Southbound and grab the train. Guess what . . . yep . . . jammin' Yellow, again. Back to L'Enfant; and by now the baseballers are gone so I finally get my Branch Avenue train.

Now, good night.

limr · Sep 14, 2016

snowbear said:
Well, the summit is over. Useful information, overall, for both the participants and the sponsor organization. This was first real foray into the world of Emergency Operations (aka those disaster "War Rooms")

I know I had to have been tired on the way home. I decided to take the train, this AM. If you're not familiar with our Metrorail system, the routes are color coded. I parked at the southern terminus of Green, transfered to Red and went two stops to Union Station. That gives me about a four block walk to DHS. Coming home is just reversed - Red to Gallery Place/Chinatown, then Green to Branch Avenue.

There are areas where the color lines share the same track & stops. This was done, I guess, to keep from having a couple of short branches, so Orange an Blue (and now Silver) share the same route for a good portion of the system, and Yellow and Green share a bit but Yellow also shares the road with Blue. If anyone cares, here's what the system looks like.

There was a baseball game today. I inadvertently got on a train that was an "Anacostia Special" which means it ends well before Branch Avenue. I figured it was for the game, however the stadium is at the Navy Yard stop, before Anacostia, but Metro does what it wants and I don't worry too much in order to stay out of the local Cardiac Care Unit.

I didn't really want to wait at Anacostia to grab the train I really needed (not the best area) so I figured I'd jump off at L'Enfant Plaza and wait there. The next train arrives in six minutes, so I get on and settle in for a nice ride. Before I realize what is happening, we come out of the tunnel and cross the Potomac River. NO! Green goes UNDER the river! I had done something I have never done before -- I had erroneoudsly gotten on Yellow instead of Green. Next stop - the Pentagon. I get off, go upstairs (single width tracking so Southbound is below the Northbound track), an go back to L'Enfant Plaza.

Remember the game? All of those SOBs who have been crying about needing baseball in DC were out there, clogging up the platform. There is no way in Georgetown I'm going to get on any of the next three trains. So I go back across the platform, jump on a train going north for a couple of stops, go back over to Southbound and grab the train. Guess what . . . yep . . . jammin' Yellow, again. Back to L'Enfant; and by now the baseballers are gone so I finally get my Branch Avenue train.

Now, good night.

Yuk! Sounds like when I got on the wrong bus a couple of times in Istanbul. I knew it was bad when I saw the "Welcome to Asia" sign in the middle of the bridge.