I vote french press. It is a nice gift for a hostess - it takes up very little room in the cupboard and is there when the next coffee addict comes to visit.

After having brunch in SF with a bunch of the bayareaistas, I wrote about finding this board in my blog

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nothing earthshattering, and stuff we agree on.

I drink tea too, but I second the idea of a french press if you want to have coffee. You can get one for under $20.

Health~ma to your niece, Ginger.

I have one of these.

Earlier I was in Trader Joes and "Bennie and the Jets" came on and I swear half the store was going, ssssssssssssssss

Now I have a home made bloody mary with a pickled asparagus. Plus I already have a batch of beans (black-eyed peas included) made so I don't have to worry about cooking on the first.

Am I the only 'freak' that doesn't drink coffee?

No. I have never met a coffee I liked.

Hence my lack of knowledge that "coffee bags" are "ick."

I don't drink coffee! I'm a tea girl all the way.

Hugs and ~ma all around, since I've been mostly absent since before Christmas and I haven't even skimmed, aside from the last few posts.

And extra special health~ma for your niece, Ginger. Sometimes it *is* lupus, but fingers crossed it's not.

I rarely ever drink coffee. I can't get through a day without at least 1 cup of tea.

I've had no tea today. Perhaps that's why my head hurts.

My computer is back! It's working beautifully. It's lightning fast and the graphics are fantastic. I'm in love again.

Laura, I hope you go. You're such a wonderful person it would be terrible for them to miss the opportunity to bask in your presence.

They are throwing about all types of possibilities, including lupus, but I know that it's never lupus.

On one of the last pre-strike House eps, it turned out that the patient actually had Lupus.

My computer is back! It's working beautifully. It's lightning fast and the graphics are fantastic. I'm in love again.

Woo Hoo!!!