One day last week I was running late by the time I made it to the kitchen for my morning coffee. I was leading an early meeting, so I desperately needed caffeine. I reached automatically for the jar where I keep the beans. I shook it. It was the worst sound in the world–silence. ThereContinue reading “The Wax in My Coffee”
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A Word About Coffee Addicts
You know you have it bad as a coffee addict when you run out of the house, late, screaming behind you as you run, “I hate you, Benedict!”, having just renamed your travel mug (formerly “Harvey”), who—yes, “who”—disappeared at a most inconvenient moment. Fifteen minutes later, when the aforementioned coffee mug rolls out from beneathContinue reading “A Word About Coffee Addicts”
Violation: Delay of Coffee
Mistake #1 that you should never make on a Thursday: waiting until noon for the first cup of coffee. Fine motor skills are the first thing to go. By 9:45, typing “the” is more difficult than typing “onomatopoeia.” Next is the ability to communicate. By 10:30, enunciating the phrase “book of stamps” is more difficultContinue reading “Violation: Delay of Coffee”
The Girl of 100 Hats
It is true that I have been known to hold, concurrently, as many as four part-time jobs. I am comfortable wearing many different hats, as long as the wool one with the flaps over the ears is on the bottom and the pink straw Easter bonnet is second from the top. That being said, IContinue reading “The Girl of 100 Hats”
In a Sunshine Coma
Sunshine comas. They’re a thing now. Trust me. A sunshine coma is akin to the food coma you get after eating thirds at Thanksgiving dinner. After sitting in a coffee shop with exposure to the winter sunshine for fifteen minutes, you want to lie on the carpet in another patch of sunshine and stay thereContinue reading “In a Sunshine Coma”
The Story Addict
In my humble opinion, the best conversations last for at least an hour and conclude with a handshake and, “My name is Jen, by the way.” That is, if you are a certified story addict like I am. Whether talking about Peter the Great, the Great Depression, and the harems of ancient Persia with anContinue reading “The Story Addict”
Things Heard in Coffeeshops, Halloween Edition
“The full moon is nothing! It’s the crescent moon you have to worry about. When the moon is lying on its back with its legs in the air, that’s when you know you’re in trouble.”
In Shakespeare’s Company
I’m sitting in a narrow hallway outside a coffee shop and bookstore called Shakespeare & Company. The door of this coffee/beer/wine/book/cooking supply shop has not one but five Christmas jingle bells hanging from the knob, to be certain the proprietors don’t miss a guest’s approach. (The bells’ effectiveness is undermined somewhat by the fact thatContinue reading “In Shakespeare’s Company”
Coffeeless Conundrum
So, the catch-22 of going a week without coffee is that you have to be awake enough to remember that you’re going a week without coffee. Without Coffee: 1 day 2 hours In other news…This happened: See more Lolcats and funny pictures.
Snark on the Side 