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  coffee!!!

  Okay... we're discussing one of my favorite subjects ~ coffee! As one who has been a coffee snob for the past 30 years (read; one who has purchased coffee beans at specialty stores and never the canned, store variety), I can attest, there is NOTHING as delicious as a good cup of coffee to put one in the right frame of mind. As mentioned, coffee should not be allowed to go cold and should be used shortly after brewing. With regard to discarding coffee or spent coffee beans (from a French Press or used coffee filters), I have always spread the used coffee either in a garden or on a lawn. It is true that coffee beans contain a lot of nitrogen which is good for the overall health of most outdoor plants (within reason, of course). But coffee should NEVER be reheated, that breaks the coffee down and takes all the flavor away. I guess the only thing I would add is make sure the coffee is stored in cool, air-tight, dark area. Don't boil the coffee and buy the best coffee you can afford. Two of life's great pleasures, good coffee and good micro-brewed (or home brewed) beer... but that's another subject left to another time.On Umbra on reheating coffee posted 2 years ago 20 Responses

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  Being ecologically aware

  I agree with greeneerg, there really is no ecologically justifiable reason to cut down a healthy tree, put it in one's home for a few weeks, and then dispose it in a landfill. If you think about it, it smacks of typical, mindless, consumerism. Now, I know that this is probably an emotionally charged topic for some people but there really ought to be an alternative to cutting down (killing) trees in the prime of their lives.

  In a perverse way, cutting down healthy trees reminds me of the purchasing and wearing fur coats. In that case, we don't throw away the coat but we still have killed an organism in the prime of its life.

  If we call ourselves "environmentalists" then we need to step up to the plate and do the right thing - every time - especially if we know right from wrong! There can be no justification for ecologically minded folks adding to the wanton destruction of the natural world.

  And yes, just as greeneerg mentioned, Santa really will come - tree or no tree. On On organic Christmas trees posted 2 years ago 20 Responses