I hate to jump in on this, but... My wife is a veterinary technician, and according to her, all chocolate is toxic to dogs, but not all chocolate is created equal. Yes dogs eat whole bags of Hershey's kisses and other chocolates, but most of the time those chocolates are milk chocolates and are mostly butterfat and some cocoa. The darker the chocolate, the more toxic it can be assumed to be, and the most lethal of all is Baker's chocolate. Did you know that in babies that caffiene has a half life of about 100 hours, compared to a few hours in adults? Caffiene citrate is used to treat neonatal apnea and works to regulate and deepen respirations in premature infants. Did you know that Tylenol is extremely toxic at a dose of 140mg/Kg? Next time I get to work, I'll find out the lethal dose of caffeine and see if it says anything special about dogs. But anyway, toxic is toxic, but it's relative. David <Snip> Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger:http://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast">http://messenger.msn.comhomeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
At 2/20/2002 10:16 AM, David wrote: <Snip> Some of my relatives are toxic... Rafael homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:16:16 +0000, David Jewett wrote: <Snip> Ok, this has got to stop. I'm spending too much time thinking about how to deal with the yappy little drop-kick dog down the block. "Here puppy, want some nice, delicious Baker's chocolate. Heh, heh." John Blumel No animals were harmed in the writing of this email. All sentences that appeared to cause harm were simulated. homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Just remember, there are no bad dogs, only bad owners. Ditto for the screaming, ill behaved brat that is always in the grocery store line ahead of you. It's usually not the fault of the poor lad, but the pathetic parents. Reach out and slap THEM. Both our dogs have "diplomas" for Puppy, Basic, and Advanced obedience classes. With the amount of energy the average English Cocker has, if they had no discipline or training, it would be havoc in the house (and many times, it still is!) Chris "John Blumel" wrote: <Snip> -- Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop!http://webmail.netscape.com/homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast">http://shopnow.netscape.com/Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today athttp://webmail.netscape.com/homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Speaking of idiots, did anyone hear about the lady (somewhere down south I believe) who beat up another lady in the grocery store because the other lady had 13 items in the 12 item express lane? America the beautful, land of the free... steve |
PMS - Pardon My Stupidity! |
Come on Steve, admit it - weren't there times you wanted to do that? - al r. Steve wrote: <Snip> |
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. 13 items in a 12 item line? Give me a break. Is it a law? Is it meant to = be exact? Do you really count the number of items of the person in front = of you? One time, standing in line, we were grabbed by a cashier who took us to = the express lane, no other shoppers at the time but we had a FULL cart. = What, were we supposed to say, "I'm sorry but we can't do this, it's = against the law of the line". By the time he was done there was a line = of evil looks. Cast judgment, search and destroy, the American way. How about getting = along and appreciating where we live and that we have the freedom to = stand in a line and buy the things we want. We have another insane issue, supposedly parking spaces marked Compact = are only for compact cars. A local news team made a big deal about it a = while ago asking the compact drivers how they felt about it. What, = compact cars are handicapped? (No, I don't drive a Suburban) It's insane. steve |
COFFEE, HOMEROAST, ESPRESSO, ETC ETC.....and don't knock the poor folks bailing out on the list.....dogs, ups, checkout lines, cameras, aaghhhhfhahdfa;sdflhja;sdgklfja;jk coffee, homeroast, roasters....espresso, beans, ...I'm begging here!! I wanna learn about COFFEE tom...waiting on some of Tom's Sumatra Mand to off da gas Al Raden wrote: <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Lighten up, Steve... I was only kidding. - al r. Steve wrote: <Snip> |
Speaking of espresso... I've always adhered to the dogma - let your beans rest after roasting. Until tonight. I ran out of Monkey Blend, and had to pull a shot with some that I just roasted this afternoon. And, it was darn good! - al r. Thomas Jonker wrote: <Snip> |
Thomas...I don't think there is any danger of 'not' learning about coffee on this list. But this list has become much more than just a 'list'. It is a community of real people. To be quite honest, I appreciate and enjoy the little vignettes into the lives and personalities of list members. Coffee is just a great drink without good friends and great conversation to enhance the experience. I'm not encouraging the list to become a 'catch all' for topics, but I think we can all exercise a bit of tolerance and accept sidebars into pseudo-coffee topics from time to time. The posts that are all freaked out about someone's posting style bug me much more than friendly, tangentially related posts (not inferring that you are getting all freaked out ). As to those 'bailing' from the list...let 'em bail. Here, it's 'Survival of the Fittest' . Regards, Ed Needham |
Well said Ed. P.S. "If you can't take the heat, stay out of the Roaster!" MM;-) Home Roasting in Vancouver, WA USA From: "Ed Needham" <Snip> on <Snip> a <Snip> enhance <Snip> think <Snip> out <Snip> of <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Mike, It's not about taking heat...or smoke..love that smell in my hair and clothes!! It could be about respect and manners....remember the complaint about Tom's posting being so slow....let's respect Tom's traffic load and purpose of paying the way for this site. This is different than alt coffee where one can glance over stuff and read what applies, ignoring the rest, here we are basically being spammed OT more than half of the time and when we make mention of it we are dumped on with dog poop cleaned stale beans moving at the speed of a ups truck through an express lane behind a little old lady buying millstone coffee that she forgot to grind while searching for her out of town checking account although she no longer has the required drivers license for identification to use said check and all she can think about is firing up her percolator and knitting a sweater for her dog so we can wag its tail.....now....behave boys or the boss will shut this good thing down.....now for another cup....before I wax eloquent :>) Mike McGinness wrote: <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Well said, Ed. I feel exactly the same. Thanks for writing this. In a message dated 2/23/02 7:43:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, cyberpsych writes: <Snip> |
Ed, This has always been my sentiment, also. You have stated it well. I often find the (not really)off-topic subjects to be much more interesting than the interminable posts on how many ways to clean an Alp or roast a particular bean...Let's face it, the final arbiter is taste, and as the Romans said, there's no disputing it (roughly translated, of course). I think some folks come to this list looking for a database of "facts" and techniques. These are certainly here, but there is also a sense of community and sharing...witness the responses to Wandering John's plea for a good cup of coffee in Vallejo. If we wander away for awhile, so what? We always get back, the richer for the wandering.. I've learned a lot about the process of roasting coffee, but I've also learned a lot about the folks on the list who, for the most part, are very generous with their time, info and insights. It's the insights I find most interesting. If this ever becomes a list of subjects relating ONLY to the techniques of roasting coffee, I, for one, will probably un-subscribe from the list... Anyone wanna restart the Kopi Luwack thread? Oops, that's currently running again, isn't it? My bad... :-) Ciao, Angelo <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
From: "Angelo" <Snip> running <Snip> Now it's the Mocha Kopi Dogwalk...!? (If we can't laugh at ourselves someone else will.) MM;-) Home Roasting in Vancouver, WA USA homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Hey, I get amused by people who actually take the time to write a compaint when all they needed to do was hit the Delete key! LOL! steve rusty in Seattle <Snip> <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |