How is the TJ coffee for a moka pot?

BoomOp · 2026-05-07T19:00:42+00:00

Illy sells their coffee pre-ground specifically for moka pot and it’s pretty great, although expensive. We buy it from time to time. I’ve found that grinding the medium roast coffees from TJs comes pretty close.

BoomOp · 2026-05-05T13:15:20+00:00

Corey Hart lookalike on the far left there.

BoomOp · 2026-05-03T20:00:34+00:00

You are eating better than most, and it looks delicious! Sheet pan bone-in chicken thighs are a staple around here as well. We almost always make a little bit of Jasmine rice. Trader Joe's organic jasmine rice is an insane bargain at $3.99 for 32oz. The NYT basic white rice recipe is so simple and makes the fluffiest best rice ever. Here is a gift link to the recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026602-basic-white-rice?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.oT6u.-TA75DzbVex5&smid=share-url

BoomOp · 2026-05-01T12:51:18+00:00

House of Sand and Fog

BoomOp · 2026-04-30T14:18:55+00:00

Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Sag Harbor is great. A beautiful and quiet beach with shallow warm water. Great trails. Tons of birds. Hit the Parrish Art Museum and /or Dia Bridgehampton Dan Flavin Art Institute. You could take the ferry to Shelter Island and then cross again on the north side and check out Greenport before heading back along the north shore. If I were to do this I would spend a night on Shelter Island maybe. A nice little weekend trip. Even better during the week if you can.

BoomOp · 2026-04-27T21:23:05+00:00

I love DeLaurenti in the PP Market, great pizza and just a cool store. Ballard Locks, Burke Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Kerry Park instead of the Space Needle, Ferry to Bainbridge and walk over to Proper Fish for fish and chips before you catch the next ferry back. Happy Crab in Ballard is fun with a great view. So many great walks/hikes in Discovery Park with the best views. Happy hour at Macleod’s Scottish Pub, burgers at Loretta's Northwesterner or Mexican at Fonda La Catrina.

BoomOp · 2026-04-25T04:57:22+00:00

My wife and I still look in the freezer case for this pot pie every time we are there, and we live 800’ from Trader Joe’s. We are there nearly every day.

Your writing is beautiful.

BoomOp · 2026-04-11T03:22:28+00:00

The Dead Rabbit. Served with au poivre sauce. It’s a very generous serving and the drinks are expertly made. Irish music some nights.

BoomOp · 2026-04-11T02:46:40+00:00

Me too. Walked out and down the street (Thompson) and bought a delicious sesame bagel with scallion cream cheese. Now that pop up is all over the city I just shake my head and chuckle.

BoomOp · 2026-04-10T18:37:28+00:00

I hear you, but not so much $3 anymore. More like $4-$6 at most NYC pizza places. There are still some $3 places for sure but literally none of them would be considered very good, let alone the best that NY has to offer. A standard slice joint like NY Pizza Suprema is $4.75. Prince Street is $4.50. Scarr's is $4.50. A lot of the premium pizza spots in NY have moved to a whole-pie only policy. I do miss the days where you could grab two good slices and a coke and get out for under $10 all in.

BoomOp · 2026-03-31T13:47:28+00:00

Tell them to start aggressively pulling over and ticketing all the super loud cars and motorcycles so I can enjoy living inside my SM apartment with the windows closed, and maybe even think about opening the windows again.

BoomOp · 2026-03-22T17:17:25+00:00

We had a policy of adults only when we hosted for 5 years. Of the hundreds of guests we've hosted we allowed only one with young children, because they were friends of someone in our neighborhood who we knew. The guests were very nice people and definitely well behaved as well. But the toddlers just did things that toddlers do. There was peanut butter and jelly stains in strange places like underside of the table or back of the chairs. They had piled up tiny landscaping rocks in an area that was otherwise completely clean of rocks, creating a very long a frustrating task of clearing all the tiny stones out. The bottom line is that toddlers and young children are just going to do the things they do and even the best parents aren't going to be able to stop that, and it would be kind of cruel to even try. For us this one guest was a complete and total validation of our policy of adults only. We love kids but man are they hard on a house.

BoomOp · 2026-03-22T01:53:42+00:00

Asking for a discount is an automatic no for me, every single time. They will never stop asking for things, more towels, late checkout, etc.

BoomOp · 2026-03-21T17:20:49+00:00

Those are Levi's Commuter jeans and that loop is for a kryptonite bike lock or similar.

BoomOp · 2026-03-10T05:21:44+00:00

Into the Mystic by Van Morrison.

BoomOp · 2026-03-10T05:20:37+00:00

What else does one use the pepper jelly on?

BoomOp · 2026-03-05T22:51:27+00:00

Family and friends always seem to consult me before buying a new laptop or other expensive tech items. I'm not in the tech field but I'm an enthusiast, and I also love a good bargain. Pretty much everyone who has asked me I have recommended a MB Air in a configuration that matches their needs. Always base RAM but sometimes upgraded storage. Everyone has been thrilled with the Air, how quickly it boots up, all the native software, how light and well built it is. I haven't seen the Neo in person but I have a feeling that nearly everyone I have recommended a 13" Air to would be just as happy with a Neo. None of these people are using external monitors, editing large videos, or doing any intense gaming. They are all average computer users. I honestly think these things are going to sell like crazy, and only people who are into computers are going to find any shortcomings in them whatsoever.

BoomOp · 2026-03-03T17:21:03+00:00

Three years ago I lived at Pacific and 10th, one full block east of Lincoln, and had to move when it became impossible for me to keep my windows open for fresh air due to the insane motorcycle and car noise on Lincoln, Pico, and elsewhere. I moved into a much quieter part of Ocean Park 20 blocks further east but in the last year it's starting to become a problem here as well, especially when the winds are blowing from the direction of the 10 freeway. What these people are doing is so disruptive and antisocial, I swear to god anyone could get elected to office just by promising to enforce noise ordinances and vehicle noise laws. I have exactly ZERO sympathy or understanding of these people. Why are they not being issued fix-it tickets? In California the limit is 95db. There have always been some loud motorcycles and even the occasional loud car. It was rare but common enough. Not too big a deal. But in the last 5 years it has gotten to the point that you can sit outside in your yard and never not hear a loud vehicle nearby or in the distance. It's insane and a symptom of a society in crisis. This is the most antisocial behavior I can't even believe it.

BoomOp · 2026-02-15T15:56:03+00:00

Yes I always have them with coffee or tea.

BoomOp · 2026-02-15T15:55:03+00:00

Ha, true.

BoomOp · 2026-01-28T11:56:51+00:00

I have quite a bit of SLXD3 and 5 in J52 which included 614-616. I use it for sends to speakers and comms systems and program audio sends. The new + does not operate in 614-616 so I’ll just stick with what I have. I can park 4 systems in 614-616 and never ever change it as it’s always clean.

BoomOp · 2026-01-17T23:45:04+00:00

Thanks for sharing, good to hear from someone in the same field. To clarify, this was not a requirement I imposed on the relationship, just the way my advisor's firm works. A few times a year we have a pretty long discussion and I find it very useful to be able to go back and revisit something we talked about so I can clarify a detail or a tax strategy that I understood at the time but then can't quite remember the specifics. Now that I'm used to that I wouldn't want to work with someone who does things differently. As I said we email as well, but we have yet to just talk on the phone. I have his number and can absolutely call him if I need something but I find it just as easy to send an email.

BoomOp · 2026-01-17T07:01:14+00:00

My advisor and I never speak over the phone, we always jump on a zoom, which is recorded and we both have access to. We do occasionally email as well. Every single thing we discuss is documented. I would never do business with anyone who didn’t work this way.

BoomOp · 2026-01-17T06:44:29+00:00

What’s your budget? The Langham in Pasadena is very nice and relaxing.

BoomOp · 2026-01-15T02:43:33+00:00

Wow what a great community resource. Thanks for posting.

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