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Each day this week I have come home to find Bob bouncing off the ceiling, tail wagging, bright eyed and talkative. This would be delightful if it weren't that I've also found him wide awake in the middle of the night.
We bought a new coffee maker this past weekend. I will not tell you what brand or model because I don't want anyone to know the ridiculous amount of money we spent on it. When we spent $125 on our previous coffee maker three or four years ago it felt so extravagant. I now realize that was kid's play. Programmable on and off? Pheh! Move over Cuisinart. There's a new kid in town and he's making double-shot cappuccinos, from bean to froth, at the push of a button.
The problem (well, besides the additional credit card debt) is that we can't stop playing with it. It's way too easy to make any kind of coffee we want without grinding or tamping or moving the cup back and forth from one hot spattering nozzle to the next. We try lattes. We try various strength Americanas. We change the grind settings incrementally and attempt the perfect espresso.
But I also find myself calling home during the day to check how many coffees Bob has had. I'm worrying about the addictive quality of easy caffeine. I've considered taking a crucial piece of the machinery, like the water tank out and hiding it as I leave for work.
Is there a 12-step group for this?
We bought a new coffee maker this past weekend. I will not tell you what brand or model because I don't want anyone to know the ridiculous amount of money we spent on it. When we spent $125 on our previous coffee maker three or four years ago it felt so extravagant. I now realize that was kid's play. Programmable on and off? Pheh! Move over Cuisinart. There's a new kid in town and he's making double-shot cappuccinos, from bean to froth, at the push of a button.
The problem (well, besides the additional credit card debt) is that we can't stop playing with it. It's way too easy to make any kind of coffee we want without grinding or tamping or moving the cup back and forth from one hot spattering nozzle to the next. We try lattes. We try various strength Americanas. We change the grind settings incrementally and attempt the perfect espresso.
But I also find myself calling home during the day to check how many coffees Bob has had. I'm worrying about the addictive quality of easy caffeine. I've considered taking a crucial piece of the machinery, like the water tank out and hiding it as I leave for work.
Is there a 12-step group for this?
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I say, until the newness wears off of this expensive coffee toy, that you surreptitiously substitute de-caf beans for the regular ones.
Wise words, Dorothy. Actually, having his sleep schedule thrown off completely broke Bob of the coffee lust yesterday morning. He's being a good boy all of his own accord now.
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