It’s a new year, with a new president. An ideal time to clear the ground for a new America. To start the chopping, Garrick reviews Legends of Paul Bunyan by Harold W. Felton touching on a boyhood trip to Paul Bunyan Land and the story of Sport the Reversible Dog. [9 min].
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First Crack 108. Coffee Review – Honduras, El Filo – 49th Parallel Roasters
This is the third in the monthly coffee review series at the First Crack Podcast. This month, I’m reviewing Miguel Moreno Leiva – El Filo as roasted by 49th Parallel Roasters. It’s a very subtle and floral cup with powerful aroma off the grind. Andrew described it to me as, “technically good.” I quite agree. …
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First Crack 106. Coffee Review – El Salvador: Finca La Montaña
This is the second in the monthly coffee review series at the First Crack Podcast. This month, I’m reviewing George Howell’s Terroir Coffee: El Salvador: Finca La Montaña The 2007 Cup of Excellence winner that was completely devastated by near hurricane-strength winds in January. Pushing the next harvest out to 2010. In response to this …
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First Crack 105. Coffee Review – Grand Cru Kenya: Mamuto, Kirinyaga
This podcast kicks off a new monthly coffee review series at the First Crack Podcast. This month, I’m reviewing: George Howell’s Terroir Coffee: Kenya Mamuto Kirinyaga First, it took me a while to tweak the grinder back for a good press pot. In that time, the time was ticking on the coffee itself. Lesson learned …
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First Crack 53. Laptop Bag Comparison – Targus vs. Timbuk2
A compare and contrast of my 8 year old Timbuk2 messenger bag with my new Targus CityGear LA laptop bag. This is also my first crack with enhanced podcasts, using ChapterToolMe to include additional photos of the laptop bags within the podcast. Listen to the Laptop Bag Comparison – Targus vs. Timbuk2 [9 min]
Second Melitta Mill & Brew Broken
Back in episode 4 I proclaimed my love for the Melitta Mill & Brew. Even then I knew this day would come. The little plastic hook holding the grinder lid down snapped and fell into the grinder basin. Without this hook, the grinder doesn’t grind and the water doesn’t get near the grinds. Basically, this …
First Crack 06. Blogumentary, Democratic Strategies, Non-English Podcasts
This weekend, local documentarian Chuck Olsen kicked off this year’s City Pages Get Real Documentary Film Festival at Oak Street Theatre with Blogumentary. Intro: Tod Maffin & Sean from I Love Radio. Listen to Blogumentary, Democratic Strategies for 2008, and the Joys of non-English Podcasts [21 min]
First Crack 03. Bad Technology
Murphy’s Law struck all my gadgets today including my PowerBook, Jabra Bluetooth Headset, and iPod. As an added bonus, I rant on the shortcomings of Bluetooth. Listen to Bad Technology [26 min]