Monthly Archives: March 2008

romans chapter one

Four more hours of Romans today (we finished chapter one!), and another four hours of lectures tomorrow, including our first quiz. The Greek is starting to come back to me: I find myself able to follow - for the most part - what’s going on, and even ask intelligent questions on occasion.
At the moment, [...]

Fire the workaholics

37signals say you should Fire the workaholics, and they make a good case for it.

never clean before guests

[gcheng] never clean before guests arrive and other hospitality tips

trip to koorong and nooma

In search of some backup materials for Bible study, I trekked across to Koorong at West Ryde, arriving on a weeknight at around 7pm. As usual, the place was eerily quiet: the best sellers were the usual suspects, with an ever increasing number of prosperity-based titles present.
These days, when I’m surrounded by Christian books, it’s [...]

Tidz across the park, oatley

Tidz across the park, oatley

Tidz coffee blend. 2/12 oatley pde, oatley. Wooden floor and furnture, seating about 30 between indoors and out. A range of soft drinks, including some organics, are in the fridge, and though I coukdn’t see a menu, there are certainly cakes and gelato.
Coffee is quite [...]

brasserie bread, banksmeadow

brasserie bread, banksmeadow

Allpress coffee. 1737 botany rd banksmeadow. It’s a long walk past the bread counter, all the way to the espresso bench in this bakery / cafĂ©. Seating almost 50 in a modern, refurbished warehouse space, there’s a window into the bakery proper where a superb array [...]

Espresso bar, scg

Espresso bar, scg

Lavazza coffee. Near the members, pavilion at the scg. This is an espresso cart in an area where there’s no choice where you buy. Condiments - sugar, artificial sweetener, even the chocolate powder for the cappucini - are self-serve.
Coffees are made pretty quickly. There’s only one size [...]

the search for the perfect water

[jord] The search for the perfect water (to drink with coffee).