...and for a long moment I'm reading that thinking "Caffeine Four? What? It's coffee: the sequel (to the sequel to the sequel)? Or, or a Star Trek thing? No? No, it's a, it's a...er....OH! Eye Vee! Carry on."

Cindy, thanks.

Fay, bwah! That made me laugh.

Almost awake now.

Oh, can Teacup Guy have some job~ma? It looks like they are getting down to a final decision on the job that he really wants and really deserves. They asked for writing samples last week and references this week. Those are good signs right? How good of an indicator is that that they are really interested in him for the position?

I think it sounds like a very good sign, sj. All the best to Dave!

...and for a long moment I'm reading that thinking "Caffeine Four? What? It's coffee: the sequel (to the sequel to the sequel)? Or, or a Star Trek thing? No? No, it's a, it's a...er....OH! Eye Vee! Carry on."

Heh. Sorry, it's upper level coffee. It's only for the highest level of coffee drinkers. To explain it to an initiate would compromise your safety, exposing you to illness, even pneumonia, and possibly death (it's entirely possible I've been reading too much about a particular cult this week—one which has no prohibitions on coffee drinking, as far as I can tell, and that might be the nicest thing I can say about it, so I'll end here).

In the "you have to have had coffee in order to be able to make coffee" sweepstakes, Cook's Country had a reader story from a woman who used dog food instead of coffee in the pot.

Just throwing that out there.

Cook's Country had a reader story from a woman who used dog food instead of coffee in the pot.

stares FOREVER.

...presumably her dog, meanwhile, was bouncing off the ceiling?

I have no room to talk. This morning, while the coffee was brewing, I got out a plate and fork for cereal. I have cereal every morning, so it's not like I was preparing for eggs and bacon.

{{{sj}}} I hope you get through today ok. And much luck~ma to Teacup Guy.

It must have stormed last night. How do I know this? Not because of the thunder and lightning it must have produced. Not because of the puddles of water in the streets. I know this, because in the middle of the night, my sweet little puppy dog was trying to jump up on my bed (he doesn't have enough running room to actually make it...I keep considering getting him some stairs, but that just seems silly). I heard his little paws hitting the side of the bed and woke up immediately, grabbed him and brought him up next to me where he cuddled into a little ball by my tummy and stayed there till the storm was over. Sweet boy.

It's weird, though. I can sleep through the phone ringing. I can sleep through the thunder and lightning. But, I hear his little paws on the side of the bed. Guess you're just trained for certain sounds.

I've poured the water right into the empty filter before, but I'm fairly sure I've never filled it up with chow.

I've poured the water right into the empty filter before, but I'm fairly sure I've never filled it up with chow.

This is why I usually try to get the coffee pot ready the night before. It's better for everyone involved.

I keep considering getting him some stairs, but that just seems silly

I'm not sure if it would work for Toto, but instead of stairs I have a little wooden stool at the end of the bed to help my old lady kitty Anna get on the bed.