Saturday coffee.
She made coffee in a Chemex. To keep it warm she poured a couple of inches of water in an old skillet that had no handle anymore. She turned the flame on low and placed the Chemex in the water. Low tech, but perfect.
Our coffees of choice were Bustello – Cuban and Puerto Rican style coffee in the yellow can – or Stewarts, which was pretty high-end in those days and was produced locally out of a factory near Cicero Avenue and Wrightwood.
When we moved to Logan Square in 1975, we bought our first electric drip machine.
It was a Braun.
We still have a version of that same coffee maker. It is simple. An on/off switch and a heating plate to keep it
The Part-Time Faculty Association (P-fac) has been attempting to negotiate with Columbia College for over three years.
Diana Vallera, President of the Part-time faculty at Columbia College (P-fac) sent this to me:
THREE YEARS AND COUNTING…
The Part-Time Faculty Association (P-fac) has been attempting to negotiate with Columbia College for over three years. During this time, P-fac has twice won separate decisions from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in two different trials at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). It ruled Columbia College in violation of several ULPs including failure to negotiate in good faith and by proposing contract language that would be worse than having no contract at all. For a review of the latest ALJ decision and its national impact see the article at NEA Today.
P-fac has been seeking the core elements of unionism: due process, a fair structure of seniority,
Teacher Appreciation Week. Keep the mug.
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Songs I can play on my ukulele.
The Pogues.
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