I should probably start with a disclaimer. I do not consider myself much of a writer. I like rocks, crafting, and spend most of my time lost in my own head, too distracted to accomplish much of anything. In addition, I haven't been noding consistently. I was here from August 2000 to June 2002, then disappeared for two decades before returning in October 2024. So really, I'm more rust than experience at this point. But someone offered me the opportunity, so here we are. 

1. What is your name? 

My name is Lisa. liha started as nothing more than wordplay on my name. Li-haha. During my first stint here, vuo kindly pointed out something I did not know. In Finnish, liha means meat or flesh. So, that's how I've identified myself the past few decades: (meat/flesh) 

2. Tell us something about you, your background, and what you've been up to lately? 

I'm currently living about 15 miles east of Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the high

..and without taking anything away!

" …it’s inevitable that ground coffee will lose some of its flavor over time…"
—CoffeePlusThree

As a lover of coffee for itself, I consider the title a poor one, if not actually disingenuous. What does one add to coffee to make it taste better? Well that depends on what your expectations of "coffee" are in the

"Yes, beans, because while I may be a coffee snob I am also a realist who trusts the science."
—me

"Coffee snob(noun): [One who has] a true epicurean appreciation for the fine art of all things coffee. This is far and above the myraid [sic] of lemmings who ritually congregate at the local Starbucks, trying like hell to appear hip and trendy."
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