Coffee and Bluegrass

I'm really pleased with this photo of Derrick Turnbow the day the Brewers won in Denver. I shot it from 6 rows below the mile line at Coors Field.

Still running on joy and fumes. Haven't slept more than 5 hours in a night in weeks. I hope it doesn't catch me up anytime soon. I'm having too much fun, even when I'm not spending time with the lovely chef, whom I am not dating.

What could be better than drinking good coffee and listening to Yonder Mountain String Band? OK, maybe beer or whiskey with YMSB.
I've rediscovered my love of bluegrass with YMSB and the Old Crow Medicine Show.
I've rediscovered my love of coffee with the weather cooling off. Coffee in the morning. Tea in the afternoon. Coffee at night. I know my stimulants of choice. Mochas or strong coffee black are the only way to go.

In refinding my joy I've been talking about coffee a lot lately with my barristas. I'll drink any of it, even from convenience stores. But when the stars are out, the coffee must be good. I prefer the East African and Indonesian coffees: Ethopian, Sumatra, Kenya will do in a bind. I like the earthiness. Most of the barristas have said they like the Central American coffees with their floral/fruit notes. Panama and Costa Rica are my favorites from the western hemisphere. I'm drinking a nice Columbian now, but would prefer something with as much punch as the tunes.
I also like single malt Highland Scotch, the more peat the better. 70% chocolate. Yams. Spinach (blast the e coli outbreak).
I guess earthy foods are the appeal.

I've also been working around spam filters lately. It's forced me to clean up my electronic mouth. I had a problem today, though. "Heartless Bastards" is a tough band to get past the filters. I said, "Heartless (Illegitimate Ones)", my sister-in-law replied "Heartless out of wedlock children." She's good people.