baby brother and his partner (now officially his husband, as of 21 1/2 hours ago, woot!)

What, what??? AWESOME!

Also, my family gift giving continues to annoy me.

BTW TAR fans, the last challenge is well worth watching.

Ooh, thanks, JZ.

What I really should do is spend it on my yard. Feh.

Genreally a latte means esspreo strenght coffee with steamed milk. in roughtly a 50/50 mix.

Around here a chai latte means a spiced tea with milk- once again the tea brewed is really strong. Most coffee places use a presweetened concentrate.

If you are looking for a basic chai - like my friends from india make:

take a teabag or teaspoon of strong tea.(per cup) dump it in a pan with water ( 6 onc per cup) - boil. add milk( I usually use 4 onc per cup) Heat. If you are going to use the spice they go in before the milk - the simplest form is cardamom ( whole). but there are more complex reciepes out there.

Given the hours your DH works, Beth, that's insane

yup. though I will say that on the whole there is a lot less voluntary overtime now. It usually only happens if a client is in need now

A cafe latte is a shot or two of espresso with steamed milk and foam (just a little foam = latte, lots of foam = cappuchino).

I know nothing about tea lattes.

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Technically, if it's a 50/50 mix, it's a cafe au lait. A latte is mostly milk.]

Most coffee places use a presweetened concentrate.

Coffee bean does not, bless them. They brew.

take a teabag or teaspoon of strong tea.(per cup) dump it in a pan with water ( 6 onc per cup) - boil. add milk( I usually use 4 onc per cup) Heat

Excellent. Thank you. I will do this at home. I also sent a whiny e-mail to the Coffee Bean folk complaining about their pervasive sweetness. I'm having that sort of day.

Jessica is right - it is not a 50/50 mix for a latte. D'oh. But it has to be strong enough to taste the coffee. and oddly when I get one at starbucks it tastes sweet. and I can't drink it.

I'm hoping I'll get a decent bonus this year, as everyone has been very complimentary toward my work in contrast to the "Who is to blame?!?" theme of the last half of 2004. Recent very good news from conferences and an overseas press check may put the higher-ups in a generous mood as well.

I've never worked at a place that had a Christmas bonus. And this is the first place I've ever worked that had any kind of bonus at all (we get one contingent on making certain profit goals. Unfortunately, they changed the formula last year and the company's more egalitarian model was corrupted by the parent company's "reward those who have more status" model).

Technically, if it's a 50/50 mix, it's a cafe au lait. A latte is mostly milk.]

But that would be with brewed coffee, rather than espresso.

Re TAR: Someone must have a screencap of the Weaver's final board.