Carnaval de Paris by Dario G.

This song represents the 1998 World Cup in France, and a good one, enjoy!

Christmas Market 2006.

Originally uploaded by Spinnaker007.

My sister came downtown to see the Mayor of Chicago lights the city's Christmas tree. I took this opportunity to go with her and snapped some pictures. There was a firework show on top of the City Hall immediately after the tree was lit. It was quite spectacular.

The annual Christmas Market at Daley Plaza has the same feel as I remembered from a trip to Germany years ago. The sound, the smell of food in the air, and the holiday spirit. There are scores of Christmas ornament vendors coming from Germany to sell all kinds of ornaments to dress up your Christmas tree nicely, while the food vendors sell sausages bratwursts (thanks Chris) on the rolls, pancakes, strudels, and pretzels as you are taking a break from your Christmas shopping...

Crowded House - Weather With You.

The first time I heard this song was from the series finale of MTV's Real World - London. I never could find out the name of this song nor who sings it. A couple of days ago I heard it again at CVS. Thanks to Google, I can listen to this song anytime I want.

Got Money To Burn?

How about this $1000.00 cup warmer? Okay, okay, it is only $999.95 and they even toss in the free shipping.

I rinse my cups with the hot water, and it is just as effective. On a positive note, this cup warmer is not that bad looking.

Hi Lindsay! Hi Matt!

When I heard the Queen of Latte Art is coming to Chicago, no one with the right mind would pass up the opportunity to meet her. We arranged to meet at Intelligentsia’s Millennium Park store this afternoon.

There were some heavy duty text messagings between MikeP
and I, as I was running a bit late (okay, me, I can’t text messaging). That awful AT&T supposed to drop off some network circuit components but they never showed up! Can you believe it?! By the time I got to intelligentsia, they were done with their coffee already. We chitchat and we later moved the conversation over some pizza pie at Lou Malnati's.

It was great to listen to Lindsay about her travels around the world, and how Matt moved to Vancouver with 2 suitcases in search for the great coffee and he wound up working for the much celebrated baristas’ coffee shop, Elysian Room. I always play safe, but I truly admire for their adventurous personalities to go out there and do what they love to do.

Available At Your Favorite Newsstand.

Got my copy in the mail today...Matt from Intelligentsia was being quoted in the upcoming December issue of Men's Health Magazine! On page 75, you will find Matt as he gives his pointers to the finer shots of espresso.

Also in this special issue, there is a list of "The 100 Best New Products For Men". Forget about Zune, I like No.22...

Officially Out Of The Slump!!!

Latte art is one strange creature. Some days you have it. Some days you don’t. The harder you try, the more elusive it gets. I was unable to pour the simplest latte art, the heart, until today...Wheeew...

There is a hole in the crema, because I steamed the milk after I pulled the shot. The shot and cocoa mixture just sat there and wait...

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

Just got back from an Irish bar, The Kerryman. A little Thursday night unwind with friends from my building over a couple of beers, and this song was on, which is one of my favorites...

Robbie Williams - She's The One

It was originally written and sing by World Party.
Yeah, this song is girly, but it sounds good...

Nessun Dorma!

Sure, there are fancy, if not, fancier fonts available, but they can be so over-the-top, and a nightmare to read.

I am looking for fonts that represent integrity, passion, and quality. I came up with 6. Which one do you like?