[12:01] <BluesKaj> Hiyas all
[13:53] <bregma> oops, late start this morning!
[13:53] <genii-around> That's what coffee is good for!
[13:55] <BluesKaj> right genii-around ...heading to the kitchen now
[14:01] <bregma> it's what last-minute requests from you daughter to be driven in to work 'cos she forgot and was up late watching Star Trek with her boyfriend will do to you
[14:01] <bregma> the coffee is always assumed
[14:01] <bregma> medium-roast Hawaiian today
[14:02] <genii-around> Good choice
[14:02] <bregma> I prefer the mellowness of a Costa Rican but I thought I'd mix it up a bit
[14:04] <genii-around> My coworker is getting me more into drinking tea these days, since I'm supposed to be cutting down on the caffeine
[14:05] <bregma> you'll probably want to switch to tisanes so you're not tempted to drink more tea to make up the difference
[14:06] <bregma> licorice is good, it has the bitterness
[14:06] <genii-around> Todays tea is blackberry, pretty good actually
[14:10] <bregma> problem I have with tea is the lack of the full, rich body and the balance of acid, bitter, and flavour ... tea is thin and has just bitter and flavour
[14:11] <genii-around> Yes, coffee does seem to be much more substantial
[14:13] <BluesKaj> getting tired of these 30 degree days , frankly I'll be glad when sept rolls around
[14:14] <genii-around> Since my office is in the basement where it's cool, I don't notice it much on weekdays. But yeah it gets tough to sleep when you're drenched in sweat
[14:15] <bregma> I have a huge backlog of wood to split and stack before September, I'm hoping for some cool days
[14:15] <bregma> sorry about the pun there
[14:18] <BluesKaj> we have A/C but I like being outside and puttering around the yard ...I have some tree trimming to do and it 's just too damn hot for that kind of work.
[14:24] <BluesKaj> We northern types aren't used to these temps , but with the world warming cycle etc we'd better aclimatize or just keep suffering.
[14:49] <dscassel> I like tea, but I wouldn't try to sell it as a coffee replacement. It's kinda its own thing.
[14:50] <dscassel> Also, I never really developed a taste for coffee (sorry, genii-around :)
[14:51] <genii-around> To everyone, their own :)
[14:51] <bregma> I'm only just acquiring a taste for fine whiskey
[14:53]  * BluesKaj acquired a taste for fine whiskey yrs ago , too bad my liver doesn't agree