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frick thank you for the reminder. I either missed or didn't get the renewal email but just put mine in. Thanks!

Ballsy call but hell yeah it worked. That's a dagger

Don't think I've ever had shrimp n beans. This looks good though

Their fans were jacked up for sure. They wanted it baaaad. There were plenty of "bad" fans encountered, but no more than what I'd expect playing any other sec team, really. For every 3 fans trying to stir up shite on the walk back there was another being apologetic.

I honestly had a chuckle on the walk back because there were a lot of fans who sounded like the flip side of the ole miss milk girl. "I HATE LSUUUUUU.!!!" but with a rage filled happiness instead of dispair. It was bizarre.

Someone seriously needs to turn their damn speakers down. The fans in the stadium were respectably loud but not impressively so. The speakers just about blew my ears out all game though.

I think Louisville is gonna have a pretty good season, but as much as anything it's gonna be because they have one other team worth a damn left on their schedule. So they'll maybe drop one after this game and probably make their conference championship game. They are not a bad team by any means but they haven't been particularly impressive from the bits I've watched.

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For those that missed it:

We've got some keurig latte maker thing at our house which sort of works because the wife likes lates and wants goofy flavored coffee while I like black (or maybe a dash of milk) coffee that tastes like coffee. The problem is that after years of use anything that comes out of it tastes like some abominable mixture of all the 1000 different types she runs through it. Even after I try to clean it which she has no interest in doing.

All that to say I think I need my own coffee maker, and I think maybe I want a French press but I have never used nor drank from one. I figure there's bound to be some coffee sages here that can help fellow out.

I really like the taste of (good, or at least decent) coffee, but I'm caffeine sensitive. I drink 10oz of half caff coffee and that gets me going. When I'm at work and drinking fully leaded I can only go with about a half a mug. More than 2/3 and I get wired.

Therefore I don't need something that can make a lot. Just one good mug really. Also, even though we have a keurig we almost never use packaged pods. We have a few little filter things you load up with a scoop then rinse out. I also only drink coffee at home a few times a week (2-4), so I don't really want to splurge on a bunch of fancy whizbangs for something that I likely wouldn't use every day.

I was thinking maybe I'd like to get a French press. It allegedly it makes a good cup of coffee. I already have a kettle. I figure I can make a good 10 or 12oz for myself and the wife can continue to drink her flavored coffee milk abominations.

What I don't know is all the intricacies of French press use. I typically just buy pre-ground coffee and bonus points if it comes half caff or I just mix a decaf and regular. Do I have to start buying whole beans and grinding or can I get away with continuing with pre ground? Also how much of a PITA is it to clean afterward? Is it possible to extract less caffeine from the grinds using a French press, while still extracting plenty of flavor?

Am I maybe on the wrong course and should be looking at something else instead?

Learn me something, ye knowers of coffee, for I am a simple minded sipper in search of a good cup.

$200/person seems steep to me. The idea seems cool though. I don't see the offsite prep as a bad thing though. That lets him/her come in and start cooking rather than spending an hr+ taking up space in your kitchen and making a mess. For $200/person I'd expect to get a ton of really good food and/or bountiful supply of a paired wine.

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