BEER!

A friend of mine just brought me a nice 4 pack of Caffrey's Irish Ale. She was going home to visit her family in London and I finally remembered to ask her to bring me back some. I've missed it since they stopped importing it to the USA. Tomorrow, it's beer time!

Coffee Smells Good!

Out of all the culinary wonders out there, a good cup of coffee is near the top of my list. I've always enjoyed my coffee, but back in the day, Dunkin' Donuts was the epitome of a good cup. Then I went to Italy. Everything changed after that. I have had my Breville espresso machine for about 2 years now and I could not imagine living without it. I actually thought it broke once, and I was crushed. Luckily, it had just over-heated during it's de-calcification cycle, and was good as new after cooling off a bit.
I'm writing this now as I brew a nice latte to go with my lunch dessert. Today, I'm having some Miscela D'Oro Ciald'Oro espresso. This is a nice espresso. It does have a little more bitterness than I usually go for, but it is good. My favorite lately has been Lucaffe Caffe del'Ospite. This has a nice chocolately taste and makes a nice crema. Generally, I really like all of the coffees from Lucaffe. Apart from their somewhat racist packaging (see image below), I like this company.
Another great coffee is Segafredo, which may be my overall favorite.

Lost!

We just got back from Miami (where we had to cut our trip short - more on that might be explained later) and the airline lost my luggage. This is the second time in a row - the only things that stopped me from going ape$hit were: 1. It was two separate airlines (the first time it was Continental, and this time it was JetBlue), and 2. It was midnight and I was really tired. So, now I have no clothes or toiletries. For some reason, my bag was sent to Buffalo, NY, while the rest of our luggage (3 bags) came through fine to Newark.
Let's see if they come through on their promise to get me my stuff back today.
More pleasant ramblings about our trip will be up here in a little while.

NP: The sound of my son playing with his breakfast.