Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
Fabulous Truckee roaster Drink Coffee - Do Stuff (I ordered Bark at the Moon) The latest from Philz New beans, from my SF favorite micro-roaster Readers, here are the selections for June: two from high altitude roasters (Truckee, California) and two from roasters closer to sea level (San Francisco). As would be expected, but you … Continue reading Coffee of the Month Club (June 2022)
Apologies readers, but not enough time again to write a proper post. Suffice it to say that the weekend in Truckee was memorable: soccer golf (my favorite and least favorite sports) at Old Greenwood, Sermon on the Mount (with a fabulous speech on proportionality and the toxicity of cancel culture from someone wise well beyond … Continue reading Truckee Gold
The Perfect Hike
The latest addition It might be time for a regular column/post. I found inspiration from a speaker (Dave Barry) at the Fox Speaker Series (Redwood City, California). Once a week, on Saturdays, reflecting on the previous week and perhaps looking ahead to the upcoming one. As an experiment, I will commit to this for the … Continue reading Saturday Musings 4.30.22
Last Updated: April 24, 2022 A few have asked about the keys to great coffee. It's quite simple. Start with a durable and functional automatic coffee machine. Add water and quality beans. Press Start. Voila. Each of the beans below has a story. Liminal is a small-batch roaster that I discovered at the local (San … Continue reading Coffee Basics
Brewed Awakenings, Williams Arizona For a blog called The Daily Grind, would a reader not expect at least a few posts on coffee? Of course! Some might recall the Wendy's "Where's the Beef" ad campaign from the mid-1980s, featuring the iconic Clara Peller. So, where's the coffee? In Williams, Arizona, elevation 6,762' and population 3,176. … Continue reading Where’s the Coffee?
Perfection in a bag Not quite, but close. No, these beans will not help you navigate the rules of COVID, which seem to change by the day, or the hyper-volatile stock market, or illuminate the metaverse, defi, or crypto, but they will make the early morning videoconference less unbearable. For what it’s worth, I’m an early riser … Continue reading Magic Beans
Dear Reader, Time to rebrand. Why? Reflections was too serious a title and really said nothing about what you might find on this site. Reflections on what? Exactly. The Daily Grind is more apt, although, I concede, not terribly original. Perhaps slightly better than Central Perk. Let me know if you agree. That said, I … Continue reading The Daily Grind
New roast The San Mateo Farmer’s Market seemed, for lack of a better word, normal this morning. Tons of vendors, lots of people, a cool breeze from the Pacific, about ten miles away, the fog trying to surmount the coastal range. California officially “reopened” this week. Roughly half of the patrons were still masked, despite high vaccination rates … Continue reading Saturday Morning Coffee
One of my favorites It is not always the right or perfect cup, in the absolute sense, but the right cup for the moment. After a bone-chilling carriage ride to Ocean Beach (San Francisco), Mark Twain writes: “That coffee did the business for us . . . . As the generous beverage flowed down our … Continue reading In Search of the Perfect Cup
The Peninsula Hiking Club 