The above modifiers refer respectively to Scotch, Bourbon, and coffee. Having written about the first two, I figured it was time to mention coffee. I drink single-cup coffee at work, made in my pretty blue Senseo, as pictured here. I love the neatness of the whole thing; no grounds to dispose of, no filters to buy, no pots to clean to prevent science projects from taking root therein. And believe me, in my college days, I believe I manufactured cures for all the world’s diseases in the leftovers in a drip coffeemaker I was too slothful to clean.

I started out with a Melitta one:one, and thoroughly loved it. The local Target, however, became incredibly remiss in not stocking the pods that fit this particular unit. I had ordered pods directly from Melitta, and that worked well; the problem was they had an auto-delivery of a six-box assortment of pods, so I was buying six boxes at a time. I had several other coffee drinkers in close proximity to my office, so that was good. Then, these other coffee persons moved to different areas of the building, or got transferred miles away, so the necessity for a stockpile of coffee became less.

Also, after about 3 years, I figured it was time to upgrade, so the Senseo is now ensconced in my work area. And it’s great. I came across a blog dedicated to single-serve coffee a week or two ago, and subscribed to their feed. A recent post there mentioned that one could get a Senseo for free. I followed the link, answered a few not-too-prying questions, and was rewarded with a mail-o-gram saying that I had qualified for a free Senseo. I provided them the shipping address over the weekend, and in 3-4 weeks, should have another machine.

Love these internets; where else can you find a blog dedicated to the world of single cup coffee?

-k-

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