I was waiting in the elevator lobby of a Seattle high rise office building on a typical weekday; Starbucks in one hand, and documents of critical importance in the other. I was headed towards my beloved Pathfinder in the parking garage, and not thinking much about my surroundings. Even with 6 dedicated parking garage elevators in the building, I found myself waiting for the next available one. I was the…
Coffee
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I like coffee; in fact I like it a lot. I like the taste, I like the routine, and I like the caffeine. I drink coffee throughout the day, and have occasionally been known to drink coffee into the evening. When I brew coffee at home in my Starbucks-purchased, super-deluxe coffee maker, I generally make about 10 cups, and drink it over half a day. When I go to a…
Ordering coffee at a coffee shop is second nature for those who do it frequently, but for the less experienced it can be an intimidating task. Most coffee shops have a seemingly endless number of options available and being able to string together an order in a coherent manner actually takes some talent. If you always order brewed coffee at coffee shops, then these rules won’t help you much. To…
It was a beautiful Saturday morning and my wife and I went for a walk in our hometown to the local coffee shop. It is the kind of coffee shop that encourages you to boycott Starbucks, drink locally roasted coffee, and join the community center yoga class. I actually enjoy the atmosphere at this particular place which is one of the main reasons I patronize it…
Sitting in a coffee shop on a recent afternoon I overheard a conversation between two young first time mothers. I did not mean to eavesdrop but they were sitting so close and talking so loud that I could not help but overhear. I was struck by how much having a baby was the center of their life. As I sat and listened to them they covered every subject under the…
