Re: Donuts

On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:12:15 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:

On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:45:54 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:40:35 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:19:22 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
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I find when I really need to focus on something particularly
recondite, it's impossible without access to copious quantities of
strong coffee and donuts. Just wondering if anyone else here has the
same problem and if so, which brand of donuts works best?

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Problem? What problem?

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Vector calculus.
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But dark chocolate is a superior design tool.

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That's what Grok recommended - after admonishing me for eating donuts
in the first place. I didn't actually realize AI could, without
prompting, lecture you on your unhealthy lifestyle, but it seems I was
wrong.
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We don't have any Dunkin Donuts around here, and their Boston Creme
filled thing is excllent. We have a pretty bad Krispy Kreme in Daly
City, on Eastmore Ave, the junk food strip. We call it Greasemore Ave.

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Dunkin Donuts are pretty big in the UK AIUI. And I'm informed Krispy
Kreme are trying to get in on the act as well. They have self-service
machines in all the freeway rest areas. I've never tried either of
those brands, though, having had pretty good results from Macdonald's
donuts in the past. I guess I'm not very adventurous and just stick
with what I know, hence the original question.
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This joint just opened near us and we've got to try it soon:
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https://www.georgessf.com/
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Donuts with wine parings.
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Safeway makes a Boston Creme sort of thing that they call a Bismark.
They are really good, but are usually sold out.

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Safeway closed all their stores over here for some reason. Not sure
why given the retail sector's on fire and has been for many years, the
odd recession aside.
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Google    Donuts San Francisco  . It's a fad, in a good way. Is that
happening in other cities/countries?

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If it happens in SF it'll happen elsewhere sooner or later[1].
Innovation-wise, there's nothing in Yurp donut-related to report so
far, though AFAIK - certainly not close to 'Donuts SF'. You're simply
*years* ahead of us. And  Dynamo Donuts sounds really promising. I'd
image problem-solving would be much easier after a visit to that
particular emporium. You are indeed blessed living there.
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Gotta go and make breakfast. Maybe tiny round pain perdu things from
leftover baguette slices.

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Enjoy!
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[1] LSD, gays, illegals and  trendy Leftie stuff that conservatives
like myself tend to frown upon.

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I'm pretty conservative myself, but I don't wear a MAGA hat or roll my
eyes too hard, and most people are nice, in person.
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Illegals do all the building and cooking and roofing that the coders
and sociology majors don't know how to do.
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Gays are great! More neat women for us!

True, but have you had them come on to you? It's just not pleasant at
all. It's happened to me a couple of times with young men in their
twenties. What on earth they saw in someone of my advanced years is
beyond me. <shudder>