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I got the new Tassimo. Not for home, but for the office. The machine I have at home is showing its age, but it's holding up just fine. The new one has a smaller footprint and is much much quieter and as such is suitable for use at the office. I could not bring the old one in because it's simply too loud.

The new one is also better used whilst sitting in front of it (e.g. at a desk in an office). It's so quiet you have to visually notice that it has flipped to manual mode (where you can add a bit more to each drink and make it milder). On the old Braun version (the manufacturer of the new one is Bosch), the motor is so loud I can tell from the next room that my coffee is done and if I want the manual mode I need to walk over to the machine. No such notification on the new one.

It took me a long time to get to the point where I've decided to control my beverage situation at work. The company provides coffee, but it's hardly palatable and my only other option is to march upstairs to the cafeteria (when it's open) to purchase a full sized Starbucks or Green Mountain for $1.50+. Of course I could just cut out the caffeine altogether, but that's not likely. Yes, the Tassimo is a bit of money up front, but at $0.49 a cup for the Starbucks T-disc, it's a bargain in the long run.

Doesn't work so well if you have 12 people wanting coffee, but for one offs it's perfect. I used to brew a pot of coffee in the morning, drink two cups and then toss the rest.

I can also make tea, hot chocolate, and the occasional latte should I so choose. So I think it's a win-win. I've been outrageously happy with the one I have at home and it's one of the few small kitchen appliances that I've been overwhelmingly satisfied with. Highly recommended.

I am having breakfast at the South St diner in Westborough, MA. It's a cash only, family run place with excellent pancakes and eggs.

I can sit here and blog on my phone whilst passively listening to the neighborhood drama. It's particularly busy today. My usual spot at a window seat near the door is proving to be an iffy choice this morning - there's a cold snap today and it's currently 48 degrees out!

I am watching the Nightly News with Brian Williams and there was just a typo in a graphic for Robert Bazell's piece! They spelled "mandate" as "mandante". What is this world coming to? Argh!

I want one.

Photo General Motors © 2008

Palin and Clinton were parodied during the opening sketch last night on SNL.   A classic.

Watch it here.

Tonight is the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.   Coincidentally it's also the night after my redeye (and I subsequently slept all morning as well) so I should have no issue staying up to see it.  

It's also the my first SNL back on East Coast, and as such will actually be live versus "previously recorded".

Michael Phelps (aka the pride of Maryland) is hosting!

We will never forget.

In Cali for the week. View from the hotel gives me both the 101 and the foothills. The weather is just gorgeous...

And we're off! The alarm went off at 2:30am and after an abbreviated morning routine and a 40 minute drive to the airport I am sitting in terminal A awaiting flight. It's going to be a very, very long day!