Category: Morning Coffee

  • 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?

  • Morning Coffee: The Dentist

    Morning Coffee: The Dentist

    When did going to the dentist get so complicated? Ridiculous scheduling horizon, long appointments, and a change in standards seemed to come about quickly, but now they’re here to stay. Yet, I’m the only one in my house that experiences this. Am I under some kind of dentata curse? Is my dentist just…not good?

  • Morning Coffee: Happy Birthday, America

    Morning Coffee: Happy Birthday, America

    250 is a massive milestone for our infant nation. While the United States is already great, there’s room to be better. July 4th is the time to put aside political differences and divisive rhetoric and instead celebrate the things we are lucky to have and how fortunate the United States is to even exist given…

  • Morning Coffee: Road Trips

    Morning Coffee: Road Trips

    I love a good road trip. As a kid, it meant quality time with my Game Boy. Today, road trips are not the same, but they still afford the opportunity for connection, peace, and fun.

  • Morning Coffee: Trouble with K-Cups

    Morning Coffee: Trouble with K-Cups

    I spent half a decade using K-Cups without an issue, but now, it feels like they’re out to get me. Between explosions and superfluous grounds, I can’t figure out if I’m using K-Cups wrong or they’re just bad news.

  • Morning Coffee: Youth Soccer and The World Cup

    Morning Coffee: Youth Soccer and The World Cup

    As a youth sports parent, I watch more than my share of soccer. While there have been plenty of snoozers, there are also intense matches. That’s impressive too, because they ultimately don’t mean anything. Given how into youth soccer I can get, you better believe the World Cup is proving to be an entertainment buffet.