Thursday, November 07, 2013

Why Not Stretch Use Of Coffee Filters?

Be practical: you don't need
to refresh the filter every time.
This may offend coffee purists, but it's a simple fact that for most morning coffee, by the time you're done adding cream and sweetener, the subtle details of the coffee is lost. All you're really getting is the reassuring warmth and a hefty slap to the brain.
So why is it necessary to put in a new filter every day?
For the past half-year I have made coffee every morning by just adding two scoops of fresh grounds to the filter, leaving yesterday's grounds be. When the grounds cup is almost full, I toss the whole thing into the compost bin, but in the meantime I get five or six uses out of a filter, instead of one.
There is no sanitary impact. Running boiling water through the grounds eliminates any bugs.
There is very little taste impact. This is the morning coffee, drunk for utility purposes, and adulterated by cream, soy milk or (our favorite, when available) egg nog. We really can't tell the difference after adding all that.
The money and environmental impact are small but real. We have cut our filter use about 80%. This will never make us rich or, by itself, save the planet, but every little bit helps!


Sunday, November 03, 2013

November 3 AMSUS Event and Big Al's

Today I drove Cyril to the Seattle Convention Center to see the Wound Care presentations at the AMSUS convention. Besides generally making contact with people who it would be helpful to know, between VAF and VA and a lot of other people. I had to leave at 2, but in the evening Cyril called and we discussed some very helpful contacts.
Oddly, we didn't see anyone from the VA Puget Sound System there. Perhaps we missed them.

4freeCLE: Free CLE Webcasts & Events! - November 3, 2013

4freeCLE: Free CLE Webcasts & Events!
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November 3, 2013
In This Issue
Webcasts - November
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan, Maryland + Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgina
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Earn CLE Anywhere!
Webcasts

CLE State-by-State
 
Each of these programs can earn you credit, at no cost, in the state in which it is listed. 
In some cases, the programs require that attorneys attending apply for credit via reciprocity or other rules; check with the credit-granting authority in your state.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut
Connecticut does not have a mandatory CLE requirement at this time. Any of the programs may be of interest to Connecticut lawyers, including the free webcasts above.


Delaware
  • No listings; please check next week.

District of Columbia
DC does not have a mandatory CLE requirement at this time. The webcasts and other programs listed above may be of interest to lawyers licensed there.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Michigan, Maryland + Massachusetts
Michigan, Maryland & Massachusetts do not have a mandatory CLE requirement at this time. The webcasts and other programs listed above may be of interest to lawyers licensed in there.

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska
  • No listing; please check next week.

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York
See Also:
According to New York's Approved Jurisdiction Policy, programs in the following states may earn New York attorneys credit: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
  • No listing; please check next week.

South Dakota 
South Dakota does not have a mandatory CLE requirement; the webcasts and other programs listed above may be of interest to lawyers licensed there.
South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah
  • No listing; please check next week.

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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