10 October 2024

From the barista’s corner – Coffee from Country #17 : Kenya

I have this friend and ex-colleague in Chicago – Leecox – who hails from Kenya and has his own coffee business. Got some of his Kenyan coffee from his online store and tried it out. You can read about their story here. The package came with 3 different packs of coffee. Gave two of them to two current colleagues of mine – Julia and Akshay. The three of us are neophytes in coffee culture and trying our best to gain some expertise. We even have a name for our group – “Sip Happens!”

In any case, all three have liked this Kenyan coffee. A bit bitter as coffee should be and less on the sour notes.

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8 October 2024

Geometry quiz

Found this on the internet. Could not find the answer. If you work it out, let me know. Want to see if I got it right.

There is a square and a rectangle sharing a diagonal as you see in the picture. The shaded portion shared between them is 75% of the square’s area. Question is what percentage of the rectangle’s area is that shaded portion.

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7 October 2024

8 mile morning ride

First ride after a couple of weeks being away from home. Got scared by two cars. Need to find some quiet roads. Also realized something else. My Garmin watch often says it is synced to my tail lights. I never knew what it meant. Other than that I was frustrated the lights were not working after I had fully charged them. Then I realized… the lights come on moment I start my ride! I guess the Garmin watch is trying to save battery for me!! Now, I have no idea how to connect my front lights too!

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