Thursday, January 30th, 2003
Oh, horror of horrors! When I did my usual zombie-trance coffee making ritual this morning, the trusty drip machine would not work! It’s about five years old and has been a great machine, but I fear the electronicals are a bit wonky. Being a “modern” design, it couldn’t have something as simple as a plain old switch.
Of course, there is only one worthy replacement. The Technivorm (website). Yes, the Original ‘Smitdesign’ hand-built by Technivorm of Amerongen, the Netherlands, will soon be cranking out the java juice in our home. I admit it: I am a coffee snob, and I hate bad coffee. For something so essential to life in the waking world, it makes no sense to me to compromise and complain.
I just hope I can make it until then. Snorting the grounds is not as effective, but I may not have the grind right yet.