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Betsy Wollheim's avatar

Well, I'm grateful to Alex myself, since the whole time (before the gift of a pour-over) I was trying to figure out if you would be in one place long enough for me to send you a Melitta pot (not the glass kind-- the cool metal kind that stays hot all day) a box of filters and some cans of Cafe du Monde (my favorite coffee from New Orleans.) So, thanks to Alex for me--(Hi Alex! thanks!)

And VERY SMART to plan NOT to be in Texas next summer (yikes! Even the Texans leave!)

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Alex's avatar

The Liar is a stubborn one. He had to be cajoled into taking the pour over cone (like a Melitta but a different brand) and he refused to take the gooseneck kettle because he had " a perfectly good kettle" in his van! 🤣

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Betsy Wollheim's avatar

OY! I'm beginning to realize that! Maybe if I can pin him down long enough I can convince him to take a Melitta pot that will keep his coffee hot all day. I mean, it's SO convenient!

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Matt Phillips's avatar

All I keep reading over and over is "Ben made a budget" It will not leave my brain.

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Benjamin Liar's avatar

You are one of the few who know what a remarkable achievement this was for me

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Betsy Wollheim's avatar

Oh, and speaking of TAD--you should visit him when you're in the Santa Cruz area. He's the coolest! And he'd love to meet you. BUT BEST OF ALL--he lives at the end of a cul-de-sac in a forest, so you could just camp out there in his (immense)woodland front yard. I think he's in Germany right now, but if you take your time down the coast (which sounds smart) you can catch him when he gets back.

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Benjamin Liar's avatar

That would be so awesome!

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Alex's avatar
Sep 3Edited

That "buddy Alex", who insisted you take the pour-over coffee contraption as an aid and a comfort to you as you braved the Black Gate and the Endless Stair, sounds pretty rad. I'm sure he would have given you a strand of his hair if you had asked.

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Benjamin Liar's avatar

I bet he would have said something cool, like... 'You have my sword'.

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Alex's avatar

💯! And he would have a variety to chose from

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Alex's avatar

That "guy with the super huge mouth" is aptly named The Mouth of Sauron. Though that may be more of a title than a name, as it is rumoured that he had been in service to the Dark Lord for so long that he had forgotten his name.

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Betsy Wollheim's avatar

You guys are making me glad I don't remember Tolkien (I read LOTR when I was 13=60 years ago!)

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