Sol warned "you should be swinging from your ceiling fans in no time". Thanks for the heads-up BUT no one warned me that I would speed and risk getting stopped by the sheriff! I usually drink my addiction as soon as I get up but this AM I was late and drank it before getting in the car to go to the gym. Thankfully it was the same sheriff from the turtle incident; he gave me a verbal warning. I guess he thought speeding wasn't as harmful as turtle relocation. Michael, I was hoping you would chime in as you are the coffee guru. I'm two months in and still experimenting using various suggestions you all have offered. I... like medium roast purchased a grinder prefer medium ground add a pinch of salt to the batch add sweetener and flavoring to the batch so I don't have to bother with that every morning just add the creamer don't like Fresh Market coffees accidentally bought a pound of decaf and notice the difference but didn't know what the problem was until my batch was used up and I went back to the bag to use the remainder of the pound and saw that it was decaffeinated bought 2 pounds online from CoffeeAM; haven't tried it yet but the company seems to offer many options I am definitely hooked which is scary 'cause what if this was something harmfully addictive?

"It appears that the IRS takes the position that U.S. citizens living anywhere in the world owe them something." No, only the US citizens who earn certain types of income outside of the US need care. "They've been saying that Canadian banks should let them know of any U.S. citizens using their services, of which citizenship they become aware." This doesn't apply to just Canada, it's global. It also doesn't apply to "US citizens using their services"... It applies to US citizens earning certain types of income. "The banks have been complaining that this is going to cost them millions per year ..." Oh well, that's a shame. If foreign banks don't comply, their citizens who have accounts in US banks will be withheld against, too. "... and the IRS says that, if they don't cooperate, that every cross-border transaction which they initiate will incur a 30% tax liability." That statement is correct - every cross border transaction will NOT be affected. I could go through the rest of the OP and show where it's wrong but I won't. and then i could go thru snidely's and show where it will be out of date after July 1 but I won't. I'm a US citizen working for a Candian institution making the new laws happen. This post was edited by jmc01 on Thu, Feb 6, 14 at 5:02

I am not sure if this is the one, but Terri PacNW posted about this and I have made it countless times and everyone that has tried it (at the KT and IRL) love it!!! I just made a gallon of it for a family get together this past week-end and they all thought it was awesome! I just made a very simple "iced" coffee recipe to go with breakfast this morning...You could certainly pour it over ice in the blender and make a frozen coffee. 8-10 cups of strong fresh brewed coffee 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (low fat, fat free..whatever) Blend, chill..pour over ice...

We've been using a Ghirardelli chocolate cake recipe for birthdays since the 50s. For frosting we always use some strong coffee as well as some milk. It's perfect. Dad's theory was that the purpose of cake was to deliver the frosting, and that mocha frosting was the best of all. :) He has a 4 yr old great-granddaughter, born many years after he passed away, who shares his opinion about the function of cake..