For my first cup of coffee in the morning, I get the mug out of the cold cupboard and sometimes I like to warm it up before adding the hot coffee, the idea being that the coffee will stay hot a bit longer. So which is a more energy efficient way of doing so: running the tap until the water is hot, or filling the mug with cold water and upping it in the microwave? 

If you are interested in a concise summary of all the court cases against Rudy, you’ll want to check out today’s This Week in Schadenfreude.

But be sure to also check out This Week in Freudenfeude for a nice palate cleanser and for a bit of good news that doesn’t seem to be emphasized enough during the course of the year.

I’m trying a new recipe for pork and sauerkraut today. I found several that sounded good, and I’m mixing a couple of them up by switching fresh rosemary for fresh thyme as my rosemary bush is still going strong (thanks to climate change) while my thyme has definitely gone kaput.