What's on your Wednesday menu?

Wow, what a fantastic experience. So glad you go to go.

Great Photo. So nice that you can spend time with the family.

Nice pic, I hope you are having a great time! I agree - calories are what matter most, then protein and whatever else fits.

Great picture!

Wow. Didn't know they had a Colosseum there. This is very cool. Y'all look good.

Good morning, everybody!

I got through the whole swimming workout for the first time this morning. Last Wednesday, I cut back because I started late and was tired after not swimming for 2 months and Friday I cut out early for work. But today I got through - 1640 meters.

Weasel Coffee

I've never been to a coffee plantation, but my understanding is that they are a reddish fruit with seeds inside that somewhat resemble a cherry plant. The seeds are what we refer to as coffee beans and are ground to brew our daily cups.

The Asian Palm Civet is a small mammal native to a land mass region, roughly from India to Malaysia. Although referred to as "weasels", I believe they belong to a different mammal species. Apparently the Palm Civets are quite fond of eating coffee cherries. Lacking opposable thumbs, they are relegated to eating the fruit whole, seeds and all. In addition to lacking thumbs, the Palm Civets cannot digest seeds of the coffee cherry. Anybody who has ever eaten corn can guess what that looks like the next day.

It's unclear exactly how this started, but people began to collect the weasel, scat, extract the coffee beans, clean them (hopefully), and brew the coffee. Supposedly this coffee is amazingly good. At the very least, it is amazingly expensive. There seem to be three theories prevailing: 1) The stomach enzymes of the weasel break down the beans in a way that makes the coffee richer and more mellow, 2) The weasels only select the ripest fruits to eat and therefore the best beans, 3) this is all marketing hype and people are dumb.

I'm going to be honest and say that I cannot provide an opinion, because I did not imbibe. It just didn't seem worth the cost.

Today I am working from home, so a few tasks and calls, CrossFit, and we may have Happy Hour tonight but may cancel. I've been hankering to go to Octoberfest at a nearby German restaurant - tonight could be an opportunity if we don't have Happy Hour.

QOTD: Probably sugar alcohols. Over time, they have really started to bother my stomach.

Breakfast: Bagel

Lunch: Taco

Dinner: Maybe happy Hour maybe German

Have a great day, all!

No weasel coffee for you? Great job on the swim - 1640 is no joke - WTG!!

Not for me, I had a small sip of snake wine, skipped the weasel coffee and kept my feet far away from those fish massages!

Those fish foot baths freak me out! Good call.

I'd never do a fish foot bath, either. that's just too damn weird...