Nico will likely tell me that nobody uses crack anymore, and I should come up with a better title for this post. However, "Better Than Meth" just does not have the same ring to it...also, I have this suspicion that freebasing is still popular, but that it is just too expensive for the kids in her 'hood.
Back to the point, my Chrismukkah present to myself:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9MGaKAPeWio2P-9wDgU7bHoMTMAi79r7k1mwp9xyX6f_bNpxaIwLFvzacOXqbR0V0_CPrWLAhztiEuF2e1FCugb_QVy93z4KukEqSMAp6MJd-32HuI4EUw21We9fnn4CKERb/s400/nespresso.jpg)
We stayed at several hotels in Italy that had these "one-touch" cappuccino machines. This one (made by Delonghi for Nespresso) will make espresso, espresso lungo, cappuccino, or latte with almost no effort. I'll post a full review at a later date. So far, I everything it has made me has been excellent, though the cappuccino comes out a little cold for my (American) taste.
(As an aside, I had to go to pharmacy school to figure out what freebasing actually meant. Later, when I get my customery withdrawal headache, I am going to freebase some naproxen. Shoot, freebase naproxen is prescription only.)