Coffee... it's too good to be true...

I have the privilege of working at the world's finest purveyor of coffee. (And, they have flexible hours for students and full benefits options for part-time employment) The good part about that is I have a virtually unlimited supply of coffee at my fingertips. I also get amazing discounts (like 30% off of EVERYTHING... be it sale items, $1,000 espresso machines... etc) and great perks (one pound of whole-bean coffee a week). In the past I have not had that much coffee to drink at home. I drink it at work, with friends, at other coffee houses to use their free wireless (which is my one beef with Starbucks... who charges for wireless internet at a coffee house?).



Times Change.



I purchased a French Press some time ago to make the proper amount of coffee for one person... two full cups. But I was in the habit of making it and then drinking 1/2 of one cup. No longer. I have found that you need to keep one hand free while reading to continually sip the beloved beverage. And as evidenced by my friend in my Greek class yesterday, caffeine keeps you awake in class long enough to get some good notes.



I am not opening my store today (it's about time) so I have time to relax in my morning routine, which includes being able to write a post. After all of the reading is done and almost all of the coffee is gone, I decided to look up the benefits of coffee. Yes, that's right... benefits. Not just the caffeine jitters... but the actual health benefits.



Check it out.



That's right. "lower the risk of diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and colon cancer." I don't know about you, but I sure don't want colon cancer. So bottoms up. Stop by the drivethru of your local Starbucks. get some beans to brew at home. And common in to my new store at Hikes and Taylorsville to purchase a great machine during our brewing sale (starts March 11th) to make sure you get that perfect cup at home.



I sure do.

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Floridians and Snow... should they mix?

This morning I posted something about it snowing and there was real snow on the ground, thicker than a quilted blanket. (probably about 1" on our driveway). And for a Florida boy, that's exciting.



But then I went to church.



We're meeting in a high school because we're a pretty new church plant who secured a great location. The problem is they salt public roads, but they don't salt the school parking lot on a Sunday. So when you're driving on it, it's about 1" of snow. Little did I know that means it packs instead of moves out of the way (like water or rain, things I'm familiar with from Florida) and acts more like ice.



At first is was great. If you go about 15 mph and then hit the brake, turn the wheel, and pull the emergency brake, the car will slide a good 30 feet. Excellent for open parking lots. However, when you're trying to move your car and driving really slowly and the wheel won't respond to your turning and then you end up with half of the car on the road and the other half off of the road, and then you're stuck. Though, I have to say, it was fun getting the car unstuck.



The really sad part is I was going to get a snow shovel out of a guy's truck bed and I didn't see the large plate of ice behind his truck. Yep, I ate it hard! The really sad part is no one else saw it and there was no one to laugh with or to laugh at me.



Other than that, I say keep the snow. Let's get a few more inches tonight and see what we can do with it tomorrow.

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Snowing

Finally, there's some snow on the ground. It's about time. And this time, it was some serious snow. Not several inches, just a few. but enough to cover the tracks of Lucy (my dog) and me playing in the back yard.



I think this morning I am going to shovel the snow off the driveway just so I can say that I shoveled snow. Does that make me crazy?

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Early Morning, So Cold!

So I have a new early morning ritual that I'm trying out and it may be the wrong time of year to do this.



We just got back from Florida where we surprised my mother-in-law for her birthday, which was a great hit. It's February, which means mid 70's with a light breeze in Florida. In Kentucky, it means 17 degrees. And up here, it gets light around 8am. So when I try to wake up for my new ritual, it's dark outside and cold... very cold.



So here I am, sitting at the table, reading my online news, enjoying a cup of tea (a deviation from the normal french press of coffee) and watching it lightly snow outside. It would be nicer if the snow would start to build up and actually look like it snowed... but that's a different post.



One of my hopeful activities will be actively blogging. Since these posts will come down once I start blogging regularly, these will be my startup posts. The ones where I get comfortable writing for all to see.



Until tomorrow morning... when it will be 13 degrees...

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