Before I retired, I wondered how much longer I could keep going. You're right about the stress, and also about the parental notions that it's the...
I never did Special Ed, but I know what you mean. For a while I worked in a school that was only for the kids who couldn't make it in the regular...
Exactly. I was an English teacher and in the beginning was allowed the freedom to use critical thinking skills as part of the curriculum. But...
MS-DOS and two 5 1/4" floppies to boot it up. Every program had a disk, and start up took a long time. Then, the lovely sound of the modem...
One of the problems with homeschooling in today's world is that many just sign the kids up for online classes and assume it's all good. I've been...
Yes, I did. Got quite a laugh out of that (and did some checking on how valid the idea might be). So much irony and sardonic humor in that...
I hope you do get back into it. I have three main suppliers, but things did nosedive around Covid time. It's a hobby for this old guy. My...
I made a cooling basket a while back. The only problem is that the cooling cycle not only cools the beans, it cools the circuits inside. The...
The best thing about the Gene Cafe is that you only have to set the time and temp, then wait until you think the color is right. You can raise and...
Another roaster! I roast with a Gene Cafe. It's one of the simplest to use, but it does take practice and I've learned to keep notes. It seems...
I had heard about the bacteria. I wasn't real big on making tea that way.
My "upbringing" was similar to that. When I was young, I worked in a steel mill. Most of us bought coffee from the coffee machines in the break...
What kind of beans do you prefer?
Yes, it certainly does. When I lived up North, people liked to make 'sun tea' with little to no sugar. They would put tea bags into a large jar...
Am I the only snob here?
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