Can I first say that while I’m beyond thank­ful to be back up north, I am NOT thrilled with the buck­et­loads of snow that dropped on Philly’s doorstep.  For one, that means that an excur­sion to the local Star­bucks when I’ve got a touch of cabin fever is just NOT hap­pen­ing with­out some seri­ous chance of car skid­ding.  See, while we live in Man­ayunk, my apart­ment is a good car ride and a some­what steep hill (or two) away from all things Main Street. 

Now, as SL will tell you, my cof­fee mak­ing skills have improved some­what since days of old but they still need some seri­ous tweak­ing.  I have a coffee/espresso machine here at the house but there’s always some­thing that is just not right. Tech­ni­cally, it’s not swill and is bet­ter than the local police dept. brew but still – not ‘Bucks quality.

Now that we’re snow­bound for yet another day or so, I’m crav­ing a killer iced latte, the way the pros make it.  And then I saw this – the Bialetti Mukka Glass Stove­top Cap­puc­cino Maker.  Yes, I know – I saw the sticker price.  It’s the price of a great pair of Steve Mad­den wanna be Brian Atwood killer stilet­tos that I have been obsess­ing over.  If any­thing this bliz­zard has taught me is that you can’t put a price on really good cof­fee when you are cooped up in the house with no trip to Star­bucks in the imme­di­ate near future.  Plus, who really could rock killer stilet­tos in 2 feet of snow, espe­cially in Man­ayunk.  Clearly, this is the bet­ter investment.