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Category: Morning Coffee

  • Morning Coffee: The Mug Problem

    Morning Coffee: The Mug Problem

    Mugs are the best souvenir. The desire for having a mug to mark the passage of time and our experiences is infinite. Our cabinet and counter space, however, is not.

  • Morning Coffee: Fickle Diets

    Morning Coffee: Fickle Diets

    Determining what to eat for a day’s meals is one of the more frustrating daily activities. It’s an activity exacerbated by kids who each have different tastes and stubborn attitudes. There is, however, hope for becoming a “one meal” family.

  • Morning Coffee: Forever Dr. Grant

    Morning Coffee: Forever Dr. Grant

    I didn’t know Sam Neill, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a big role in my life. His passing warrants reflection on how Dr. Alan Grant etched himself into my conscience and left an impact on someone he never met.

  • Morning Coffee: When the Doorbell Rings

    Morning Coffee: When the Doorbell Rings

    It’s 2026. We have the technology to make the act of answering the door obsolete. Yet, despite every fiber of my being protesting against it, I’ll still open the door and say, “Hello,”…only to have to say “no” to whatever sales pitch is undoubtedly headed my way.

  • Morning Coffee: This Show is a Struggle

    Morning Coffee: This Show is a Struggle

    There are so many shows to watch! Trying to keep up with the good ones requires careful selection and judicious budgeting of time. Despite that, I’m stuck trudging through the muck that is season 8 of Outlander.

  • Morning Coffee: My Gap in Space and Time

    Morning Coffee: My Gap in Space and Time

    I have been under anesthesia before, but my most recent experience was more of a time-bending, mind-erasing trip than I’ve known. There is a black hole in the awareness of my day as I lost all touch with space and time.

  • Morning Coffee: Reading Goals Living on Hope in the Gray Area

    Morning Coffee: Reading Goals Living on Hope in the Gray Area

    This year’s goal is to read 15 books, with a mix of classics and fun novels. Despite making progress on some classics, I find myself pulled back to the same two series that have kept my interest for over a decade.

  • Morning Coffee: A Good Rain

    Morning Coffee: A Good Rain

    Rain rain go away, come again another day. No! Rain, you can stay. There’s a plenty to appreciate about a good drizzle, and my enjoyment of a good rain storm is something that’s evolved throughout my lifetime, mostly without me realizing.

  • Morning Coffee: Wrap Construction

    Morning Coffee: Wrap Construction

    Not all wraps are created equal. I prefer a wrap that is going to stay together down to the final few bites. I also hate when wraps lose their insides because there’s no structure. Fortunately, this is not something that was even a bugaboo to me until recently. But now, I’ve walked through the door…

  • Morning Coffee: From (The TV Show)

    Morning Coffee: From (The TV Show)

    After discovering the show From last year, I made quick work of the first three seasons. With season 4 now in the books, there are just as many questions as before, if not more. The situation for the town’s inhabitants is as dire as ever. Yet, did season 4 actually do anything?