In Cartagena, Spain, where Licor 43 is made, they use it in a coffee drink called Cafe Asiatico. When I'm there I very much enjoy it as an after-work drink.
A question about the moka pot. We bought the 6 cup unit to make your espresso martinis about 2 months ago. But I'm curious as to how much coffee you put in the basket. A full basket of Cafe Bustelo made for an undrinkable product, at least in our opinion. Reddit suggested using perhaps a half basket. This works better for use in the cocktail. I'm curious, though, how much you put in yours. And then do you make lattes or drink it by the shot?
I use a full basket tamped down and when it's done I fill my cup about halfway, and top it off with boiling water...that may be totally uncool but it works for me
Full basket, tamped down. I like it as strong as possible. When I’m using it as a cocktail ingredient, I expect to be diluting the coffee with booze and water from shaking. In the morning… well, I’m up late and often up early.
Man, I've been using my Nana's porcelain pour-over set for almost 40 yrs or it's replacement-to-be-cautious. Nothing beats it. I make it strong but you can adjust.
No espresso pressure, no plunging French press that retains bitterness.
*A real Creole boy from NOLA was seriously impressed. If that says anything.
I prefer Sumatran, myself. Lightly re-toast beans just before fresh grinding.
Climax, Colorado, is a ghost town and former company town near Fremont Pass, known for the historic Climax Molybdenum Mine. The town was once the highest settlement in the U.S. and was a major producer of molybdenum, with its residential buildings moved to nearby Leadville in 1965.
Now that’s my kind of communion cup. Espresso, mezcal, and tequila sound like the Holy Trinity of bad decisions that turn out right in the end. Warm, smoky, caffeinated rebellion in a glass.
If Jesus had this at the Last Supper, Judas would’ve overslept the betrayal.
Y'all, just back from rally in Texas and it was HYOOGE!!!!!!! And so many driving by supporters too. HUZZAH! And so loud but PEACEFUL. Two police people there, playing with their phones. Nothing for them to doooooo!! 💪💪💪
I mean, it’s NOT a secret that project 2025 would happen. Everyone was warned. People keep saying the No Kings protest will be massive. That’s great but where were these people Last November when we needed them? Where was this support when it fucking mattered?
And WILL it it still be there next November in 2026?
Signs made, loading a backpack with them, noisemakers, some hand-rolled jazz cigarettes and a few other sundries. I'll let you know where to send the bail money.
Final Iguana Boss: Florida Man Claims Record With Massive Catch
Most South Floridians know the green iguana can be aggressive and territorial, so it’s best to give it and its claws a wide berth, even if it’s smaller than our posh purse puppies. But what if you ran into one the size of a small man?
If you’re Andrew Morales, also known as the Cuban Tarzan, you dive in and wrestle the behemoth like prime Steve Irwin on a croc. Morales, who works to remove invasive animals from residential areas in South Florida, recently caught what he’s calling a record-breaking iguana. And while there’s no official state record for the feat, he may have a claim solely based on the monstrosity depicted in his arms on Instagram.
"Antifa's Girlfriend is safely in custody after the daring, pre-dawn ICE raid upon her mountain top ski chalet where she was caught, red-handed, wiring detonators into bombs to be used in Red State Infrastructure!"
Meanwhile construction upon various mountain tunnel infrastructure projects ground to a halt as hard rock blasting crews were rounded up by ICE for deportation and ATF seized all the dynamite.
Meanwhile, yesterday afternoon, rush hour traffic.... Mrs. Thors and I are going to the fall festival at the elementary school where she works. There is a 6 lane highway and it has one of the longest lights in creation at the corner of Blanding blvd and Wells rd. I mean you will sit there four or five minutes waiting for the light to change.
anyhoo, there is a dude standing on the side of the road, facing traffic, on a cell phone talking to someone when he just whips it out and starts pissing onto the highway... FACING TRAFFIC... I says to Mrs. Thors "LOOK!" and I pointed and she was dicking around with her phone and I said "LOOK!" and pointed again and by the time she turned, he was giving it the old shake and piss is flying up and down and up and down and we are just laughing and in shock... he never missed a beat on the phone call...
At least he did it for a captive audience and there are probably loads of people who have a lovely story to tell the grandkids someday, lol. Once when my husband and I were on the M25 on our way to Gatwick, a guy had pulled over to the shoulder and was standing there pissing on the highway. Unfortunately, we were doing about 70 mph so I didn't really get to see what he was working with...
Other than that, I live in England—seeing dudes pissing wherever they get the urge is kind of old hat now. And kinda gross.
Friend of mine just called, he's in a little town on the river half way between Louisville and Cincinnati and he saw a notice for a NKs protest there. He's amazed. That is a red, red area, agricultural and some big steel companies are biggest employers. He may decide to come down here to the 'Ville and go with me, but I told him somebody has to get pics of that one for sure. It will be small to say the least, but hey...we'll take it.
Apparently in bright red Brainerd, MN the No Kings is projected to bring out even more than the last time, when—amazingly—people lined both sides of the highway going through town for about a mile and a half. My son desperately wants to go to it but he'll be working, but he said my DIL is going and taking the three kids with her (they made their own signs last night, but I don't have any photos of them yet). Apparently the kids are too young to be on Soros' payroll or be eligible for the mass-produced signs with the beautiful wood.
Day off. I’m leaf peeping with the family in Amish country. Questions here.
"I’m leaf peeping with the family in Amish country. Questions here."
How dare you.
Wait, is that a question?
Pretty good up in our quadrant last weekend.
Who wrote the Book of Love?
Stephin Merritt and Magnetic Fields
https://youtu.be/0Nh28saKYwI?si=6fD3dRaT3uwZwOxt
Kelly Link.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/239722/the-book-of-love-by-kelly-link/
Who wrote "Rumble"?
Well, Link Wray, unless I'm missing a joke.
In Cartagena, Spain, where Licor 43 is made, they use it in a coffee drink called Cafe Asiatico. When I'm there I very much enjoy it as an after-work drink.
Can I use The Devil's Panty Squeezings in this instead of proper Tequila and Mezcal?
Not in 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 recipe... That's more for those empty pocket day-before-payday, vomit out the window lost-our-lease affairs...
aka Whimsical Wednesdays.
No.
This sounds wonderful but I’m an old fart and my caffeine intake is limited. The boozes all sound divine including the bitters, yum,
Sacrilege, I'm sure, but for nighttime cocktails we use illy decaf.
A question about the moka pot. We bought the 6 cup unit to make your espresso martinis about 2 months ago. But I'm curious as to how much coffee you put in the basket. A full basket of Cafe Bustelo made for an undrinkable product, at least in our opinion. Reddit suggested using perhaps a half basket. This works better for use in the cocktail. I'm curious, though, how much you put in yours. And then do you make lattes or drink it by the shot?
I use a full basket tamped down and when it's done I fill my cup about halfway, and top it off with boiling water...that may be totally uncool but it works for me
Full basket, tamped down. I like it as strong as possible. When I’m using it as a cocktail ingredient, I expect to be diluting the coffee with booze and water from shaking. In the morning… well, I’m up late and often up early.
Man, I've been using my Nana's porcelain pour-over set for almost 40 yrs or it's replacement-to-be-cautious. Nothing beats it. I make it strong but you can adjust.
No espresso pressure, no plunging French press that retains bitterness.
*A real Creole boy from NOLA was seriously impressed. If that says anything.
I prefer Sumatran, myself. Lightly re-toast beans just before fresh grinding.
I think I'm in lurve.
Oh, he was H.O.T.
But he still didn't get it, haha. Have always been so picky ;-)
Are Amish leaves more peepable?
"We were in Amish country when the leaves started peeping..."
Not quite Hunter S Thompson
Absolutely.
Are Amish peeple more leaveable?
Absolutely.
Can I take the opportunity to give a shout out to a personal favorite, Mal de Amor?
I don't know how well it will work in your concoction but I wouldn't even consider any other mezcal neat.
Have fun chuckling at the lascivious names of towns there.
Hooper, have you experimented with the new 'low alcohol' gins and vermouths? I'm curious how a martini made thus would taste.
Like the ice melted in your drink, even when strained...
Back when I lived in Pennsylvania and worked at Penn State, I always got a kick out of seeing the sign for Intercourse.
I dated a girl from Climax Michigan. Her brother got suspended from school for a week when he painted "Happy Endings " over the city limits sign.
I saw the Climax Blues Band in Walla Walla Washington while working on my higher education. The happy ending was the third encore.
There's a Climax NC as well. I've only ever driven past the exit on the interstate, so I don't have any fun stories about it. Sorry.
Also one in Colorado that deserves the name.
Climax, Colorado, is a ghost town and former company town near Fremont Pass, known for the historic Climax Molybdenum Mine. The town was once the highest settlement in the U.S. and was a major producer of molybdenum, with its residential buildings moved to nearby Leadville in 1965.
I smoked some low THC weed once and vowed never again!!!
Unless it gits you high, it ain't RIDE OR DIE!!
lol
I have. So far I have been universally disappointed.
How about the opposite end with navy strength?
"Navy strength"
😳
Excellent, mostly. I can dilute down.
I'll save my money then!
I have drunk non alcoholic gin, it’s nice, but it doesn’t taste like gin.
The one I’ve used works okay in a gin and tonic. But you’re mostly tasting herbal tonic.
I was reading a history of gin earlier today, and apparently the alcohol free ones are legally not allowed to be called gin.
I didn't know this was a thing
I thought there was only alcohol-free wine; I didn't know about the "sperrits"
https://www.secondsip.com/
20% ABV!
Also too https://www.haymansgin.com/product/low-alcohol-gin-london-light/
Here's an oddity to mull over.
Something from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/something-from-space-may-have-just-struck-a-united-airlines-flight-over-utah/
Now that’s my kind of communion cup. Espresso, mezcal, and tequila sound like the Holy Trinity of bad decisions that turn out right in the end. Warm, smoky, caffeinated rebellion in a glass.
If Jesus had this at the Last Supper, Judas would’ve overslept the betrayal.
There is brilliance here.
Y'all, just back from rally in Texas and it was HYOOGE!!!!!!! And so many driving by supporters too. HUZZAH! And so loud but PEACEFUL. Two police people there, playing with their phones. Nothing for them to doooooo!! 💪💪💪
I get a kick out of the teeny tiny places that are hosting events today. Shoutout to:
Gustavus, Alaska, population 628.
Pinedale, Wyoming, population 2005.
Brule, Wisconsin, population 188
Not to rain on everyone’s parade but here’s why I’m not excited as everyone else is about “No Kings”.
Protesting is great but VOTING is better. If you truly don’t want a king, don’t fucking stay at home on Election Day.
Protests don’t matter if they don’t translate into votes.
Protest & vote. But yeah, i can feel you not feeling it.
totally agree. i think most people who attend rallies vote- but not all. This is going to require sustained involvement until next November
I mean, it’s NOT a secret that project 2025 would happen. Everyone was warned. People keep saying the No Kings protest will be massive. That’s great but where were these people Last November when we needed them? Where was this support when it fucking mattered?
And WILL it it still be there next November in 2026?
Signs made, loading a backpack with them, noisemakers, some hand-rolled jazz cigarettes and a few other sundries. I'll let you know where to send the bail money.
where are you protesting?
By the Free Stamp, downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
The picture is worth the click
Final Iguana Boss: Florida Man Claims Record With Massive Catch
Most South Floridians know the green iguana can be aggressive and territorial, so it’s best to give it and its claws a wide berth, even if it’s smaller than our posh purse puppies. But what if you ran into one the size of a small man?
If you’re Andrew Morales, also known as the Cuban Tarzan, you dive in and wrestle the behemoth like prime Steve Irwin on a croc. Morales, who works to remove invasive animals from residential areas in South Florida, recently caught what he’s calling a record-breaking iguana. And while there’s no official state record for the feat, he may have a claim solely based on the monstrosity depicted in his arms on Instagram.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/photo-florida-mans-record-iguana-friend-is-majestic-and-terrifying-40494734/
I would lose my shit if I saw that thing roaming my neighborhood.
Good lord!
You could feed a family of six with that beast!
[Urgent press release from DHS]
"Antifa's Girlfriend is safely in custody after the daring, pre-dawn ICE raid upon her mountain top ski chalet where she was caught, red-handed, wiring detonators into bombs to be used in Red State Infrastructure!"
Meanwhile construction upon various mountain tunnel infrastructure projects ground to a halt as hard rock blasting crews were rounded up by ICE for deportation and ATF seized all the dynamite.
I kissed Antifa's girlfriend and I liked it.
"Greg Gutfeld Dumps Cold Water on the ‘No Kings’ Protests: ‘An Imaginary Solution for an Imaginary Problem’"
Oh well if we lost Gutfield we better just pack it in
"If there's a man with his finger more on the pulse of public opinion than Glen Gunfield, I don't know who he is!"
Maybe that George Santamaria that just got sprung.
He did invent polling.
That was pole-ing.
Meanwhile, yesterday afternoon, rush hour traffic.... Mrs. Thors and I are going to the fall festival at the elementary school where she works. There is a 6 lane highway and it has one of the longest lights in creation at the corner of Blanding blvd and Wells rd. I mean you will sit there four or five minutes waiting for the light to change.
anyhoo, there is a dude standing on the side of the road, facing traffic, on a cell phone talking to someone when he just whips it out and starts pissing onto the highway... FACING TRAFFIC... I says to Mrs. Thors "LOOK!" and I pointed and she was dicking around with her phone and I said "LOOK!" and pointed again and by the time she turned, he was giving it the old shake and piss is flying up and down and up and down and we are just laughing and in shock... he never missed a beat on the phone call...
With that attitude, I could be at the rally here today
My guy, I mean, we said always call your mother...but there are limits.
At least he did it for a captive audience and there are probably loads of people who have a lovely story to tell the grandkids someday, lol. Once when my husband and I were on the M25 on our way to Gatwick, a guy had pulled over to the shoulder and was standing there pissing on the highway. Unfortunately, we were doing about 70 mph so I didn't really get to see what he was working with...
Other than that, I live in England—seeing dudes pissing wherever they get the urge is kind of old hat now. And kinda gross.
Ok, I am out for a bit. Everyone be safe out there. Wave an extra sign for me! I may be back this afternoon to see the pics!
What's all this talk about No Kinks protests?
Not really sure. They don't appear to have released on album this century, so they already seem to have their wish.
The Day of the Puritan.... we celebrate it now because Columbus day is so gauche.
Friend of mine just called, he's in a little town on the river half way between Louisville and Cincinnati and he saw a notice for a NKs protest there. He's amazed. That is a red, red area, agricultural and some big steel companies are biggest employers. He may decide to come down here to the 'Ville and go with me, but I told him somebody has to get pics of that one for sure. It will be small to say the least, but hey...we'll take it.
Apparently in bright red Brainerd, MN the No Kings is projected to bring out even more than the last time, when—amazingly—people lined both sides of the highway going through town for about a mile and a half. My son desperately wants to go to it but he'll be working, but he said my DIL is going and taking the three kids with her (they made their own signs last night, but I don't have any photos of them yet). Apparently the kids are too young to be on Soros' payroll or be eligible for the mass-produced signs with the beautiful wood.
ok time to gear up.
kickoff protest starts in about an hour.
Be safe, be smart.
Back with pictures later this afternoon some time.
(if all goes well, anyhow)
Peace and out
I'm chickening out, sorry.