write a review of the season finale of "Hawaii 5-0" that was on Monday, so I started to watch it again to refresh my memory. I soon decided that I didn't want to watch it again. There was a good car chase and Steve got off one good stunt, otherwise, it was predictable. They put William Baldwin's name in the titles, so we could be pretty certain that he was behind the evil. They made it look as though Kono might die and left us hanging on that one, but they can't hardly kill her. They tied her hands and threw her in the water. It looks bad for her, but she was talking to her boyfriend on the phone when she got kidnapped, so he's probably going to save her. Joe took Steve to see "Shelburne" finally. In Japan, Steve opens the door to a modest house in a fishing village. He looks in, his eyes widen, and he says, "Mom?" The end. Eww. If she tells him that Wo Fat is his brother or even cousin, I WILL write hate mail! Speaking of mail, they're done shooting for the summer and still no sign of the drawing I sent for Alex to sign. Geez.

I hate these season ending "cliffhangers." Do the producers really think that we won't watch the next season if they don't leave us a stupid mystery? Every scripted show I watch has ended this way. And on "H 5-0", NCIS, and NCIS:LA, there were big explosions. No explosion on "Bones," but another story that ended in the middle. I hope the fad ends soon.

...and don't purchase Kohler products. In 1989, we remodeled our kitchen and bought a Kohler faucet because it was so attractive and Kohler is supposed to be such an excellent brand. Three times we've had to get a new cartridge to stop it from leaking. Oh, yes, Kohler was happy to send it. It was "free." Fortunately, my husband is capable of doing things around the house, so he installed them. If he wasn't, imagine what the cost would have been over the years to have a plumber do it. Now, the finish is deteriorating and the aerator has been dripping for some time. I emailed them with pictures of the finish and told them the problems. Next day, I got a reply in which they told me to use a certain kind of cleanser because it's probably from hard water, and they'll send me a new cartridge and aerator. We have soft water. I got the products the other day. It's the wrong aerator. I emailed them again and let them in on their mistake. I just recieved a reply. They said that out of the goodness of their hearts, they're going to send me another aerator, but that my faucet only had a one year warranty! Well, that's just BS. I have the papers that came with the stupid thing, and it says right there that the warranty is good for as long as the originaly purchaser owns the house. I just replied to their email in a not very friendly fashion to remind them of the warranty. I wonder how rude they will get?

This isn't the only Kohler product I 've had a problem with, so I can only conclude that they make very cool looking crap. Oh yeah, and it's expensive, too.

I see that Keurig's patent on K-cups is going to run out soon, and that many companies are ready to spring their own version upon grateful consumers. The article I read pertaining to this, was followed by comments. I found some of them interesting, as people were offering their differing opinions on the best way to prepare coffee. I don't drink a lot of coffee, and I don't have a fancy machine. Some of the machines cost many hundreds of dollars, which seems like an expensive way to brew coffee. Not that I'm disparaging people who use them, but I think that, at some point, they become toys and status symbols. I have some expensive kitchen accoutrement, though I think they are more useful than a coffee machine.

I found one of the comments particularly interesting. Someone said that the way he makes coffee is the best, simplest and least expensive. In a saucepan, he boils enough water for one serving, then, adds the ground coffee and boils it for a minute or two, and strains it into his cup. I tried this and got a pretty darn good beverage out of it. In previous "frothy milk" experiments, I found that I could put some fat free milk in a jar, shake it vigorously, and spoon the resulting foam into my coffee. Simple, cheap, good, and kinda fun! Try it sometime when you've got nothing better to do.