Manatee Mentors 2014--CLOSED (begging & bribes MAY work) (Page 96)

I guess "less uncomfortable" is a start

Happy Friday Eve Manatees.

Forgot to ask y'all about this yesterday... DH, DS2 and I went to the Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Festival over the weekend. It was pretty awesome! Anyway... one of the coffees we tried was called Caveman Coffee. The coffee itself is very good, we bought a bag, but at the festival they served it blended with butter (yum) and MCT oil. Obviously based on the name of the company they are Paleo focused. Apparently MCT is a derivative of coconut oil so I am wondering about the differences between the two. I replicated their recipe using coconut oil and it was good so I'm wondering more for the health benefit aspect. Thoughts? Anyone heard of it? I thought maybe some of our NSNG folks might have.

TJ, I have got nothing on the MCT oil.  I have started cooking more with coconut oil and love it though.

I am happy to report that my ride this morning was much less uncomfortable than the last two.  

[Rant] More fun at work...  

The same assistant from the other day emails me this morning to say that she can't find a certain file in a client's internal filing system and she's checked everywhere for it under the lawyer's name.  The only problem with that is there are FOURTEEN different search parameters for finding a file in the client's filing system.  She could have searched by our file number, part of our file number, the client's file number, part of the client's file number, the application number, the filing date, the type of application, the type of technology of the application, etc., etc., etc.   [/Rant]

I figure I'm now going to measure time in how long it is until I can have a drink... T-minus 4 hours and 16 minutes. 

A chocolate and coffee festival sounds like pretty much the best thing ever!  But why, oh why, would you put butter in coffee??  Before this post I had never heard of MCT, so I can't offer you any insight.

The festival was amazing! I was soooooo caffiened up from all the samples! We came home with coffees and chocolates, and chocolates, and coffees... Anyway, I was skeptical about the butter as well but it is sooo good. I usually take my coffee black but once in a while am in a mood for cream. Well this is essentially the paleo version of cream on steroids. You put the hot prepared coffee (from a french press) in a blender with the butter and oil and whalla, amazing coffee!

I sometimes measure time that way too

That sounds like the best festival EVER!!  I haven't heard of butter in coffee before, but I have a few friends that will do the coconut oil in their coffee, put it into the blender for a few seconds and out comes frothy, delicious coffee.  I haven't tried it yet though, mainly because I'm afraid it will taste like coconut and I HATE coconut.  

Happy Friday Eve Manatees.

Forgot to ask y'all about this yesterday... DH, DS2 and I went to the Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Festival over the weekend. It was pretty awesome! Anyway... one of the coffees we tried was called Caveman Coffee. The coffee itself is very good, we bought a bag, but at the festival they served it blended with butter (yum) and MCT oil. Obviously based on the name of the company they are Paleo focused. Apparently MCT is a derivative of coconut oil so I am wondering about the differences between the two. I replicated their recipe using coconut oil and it was good so I'm wondering more for the health benefit aspect. Thoughts? Anyone heard of it? I thought maybe some of our NSNG folks might have.

I think I got an ever so slight hint of coconut when I tried it with coconut oil but got zero coconut flavor from the MCT

Alright, major brag alert. Some of our guys raced a hilly HM over the weekend as a tuneup (One of them won, with 108:30) but notably, Ari ran with Aaron tethered to him. Aaron is legally blind (oh, and a triathlete gunnin' for Rio '16) Together they finished 12/13 at 1:16:51

PS I apologize for jacking this photo

Alright, major brag alert. Some of our guys raced a hilly HM over the weekend as a tuneup (One of them won, with 108:30) but notably, Ari ran with Aaron tethered to him. Aaron is legally blind (oh, and a triathlete gunnin' for Rio '16) Together they finished 12/13 at 1:16:51

PS I apologize for jacking this photo

Alright, major brag alert. Some of our guys raced a hilly HM over the weekend as a tuneup (One of them won, with 108:30) but notably, Ari ran with Aaron tethered to him. Aaron is legally blind (oh, and a triathlete gunnin' for Rio '16) Together they finished 12/13 at 1:16:51

PS I apologize for jacking this photo

I LOVE coconut, and was a bit disappointed that there wasn't much coconut flavor when I tried it in my coffee a couple of times. I wasn't thrilled with it, but maybe blended would change my opinion.

Alright, major brag alert. Some of our guys raced a hilly HM over the weekend as a tuneup (One of them won, with 108:30) but notably, Ari ran with Aaron tethered to him. Aaron is legally blind (oh, and a triathlete gunnin' for Rio '16) Together they finished 12/13 at 1:16:51

PS I apologize for jacking this photo

This picture appeared on the ORFB FaceBook page with the following caption: For anyone that has not yet run a stage and done a handoff for ORFB, this is how its done! Tight hugs and happiness! This is TJ to Beth, stage 94 to 95.

That is DH and DS2 in the pic with us.

This picture appeared on the ORFB FaceBook page with the following caption: For anyone that has not yet run a stage and done a handoff for ORFB, this is how its done! Tight hugs and happiness! This is TJ to Beth, stage 94 to 95.

That is DH and DS2 in the pic with us.

I'm now at less than 3 hours... and one of those hours will be spent at the chiropractor's office getting another adjustment!  YAY!  

[Rant] More fun at work...  

The same assistant from the other day emails me this morning to say that she can't find a certain file in a client's internal filing system and she's checked everywhere for it under the lawyer's name.  The only problem with that is there are FOURTEEN different search parameters for finding a file in the client's filing system.  She could have searched by our file number, part of our file number, the client's file number, part of the client's file number, the application number, the filing date, the type of application, the type of technology of the application, etc., etc., etc.   [/Rant]

I figure I'm now going to measure time in how long it is until I can have a drink... T-minus 4 hours and 16 minutes. 

Alright, major brag alert. Some of our guys raced a hilly HM over the weekend as a tuneup (One of them won, with 108:30) but notably, Ari ran with Aaron tethered to him. Aaron is legally blind (oh, and a triathlete gunnin' for Rio '16) Together they finished 12/13 at 1:16:51

PS I apologize for jacking this photo

This picture appeared on the ORFB FaceBook page with the following caption: For anyone that has not yet run a stage and done a handoff for ORFB, this is how its done! Tight hugs and happiness! This is TJ to Beth, stage 94 to 95.

That is DH and DS2 in the pic with us.