Oh yeah I'm a coffee hound ..... bought a new bike last night (tuesday night) and celebrated with a latte at yeah, you guessed it, Starhuck's on the way home...... rode said new bike to the Mountain View and back today, and had a coffee at that cool coffee shop on Dana st.

I like the coffee at independent coffee shops, Bean Scene, Dana St. etc., but starbucks has it's place in the scheme of things ...... if nothing else it's a good place to meet ppl to buy or sell stuff!

Now, here's how to make some GOOD coffee: Get a small cheapo saucepan, and get one of those big mugs like they sell at Staryucks but they sell a lot of other places. Fill that to the brim with water and dump in saucepan. Boil the water and when it's boiling throw in a tablespoon of ground coffee, use that "French Market" stuff they use to make vietnamese coffee. Let it boil for 30 sec or maybe a bit less, just a bit you know? Then pour it throug a strainer, NOT a coffee filter, a STRAINER you've set on top of your mug, you'll get an almost full mug of Excellent coffee! Plus a lot of silt on the bottom, don't drink that.