> > > The fire is now 1/3 contained at 17665 acres, so
> > > apparently the Santa Anas didn't happen overnight.
> > "contained" huh.  
> 
> As of 9/18 it was declared beaten. About time, too:
> it took two weeks.
>
On to the next, as the saying goes.  
 
> > Which tells you how good the coffee is.  Or isn't.
> 
> I looked at her fancy Rancilio grinder, with the
> transparent bean reservoir, and the beans really
> did look like the products of a forest fire.

Who knows, these days.  Put some green beans up in wine country and you
might just get some smoky burnt beans along with your smoked grapes.
 
> > Oddly, giving stimulants (some of them anyway) too folks with ADD calms
> > them down.  
> 
> Yeah. When I was in college, I discovered that
> amphetamines put me into a sleeplike trance, as
> did coffee; beer, on the other hand, kept me up
> all night. I wouldn't want to live through
> anything like that again.

That sounds like an odd state of affairs.  Normal for one of us, in other
words.
 
> +
> re Ants and was
> 
> > > I wouldn't even give a penne for your thoughts.
> > Worth a farthing orzo.
> 
> Nyuk, nyuk, gnocchi.

Had to noodle around a bit to come up with that one....