Good morning. ☕☕☕
6 January 2026
Morning coffee is good. The absence of coffee is bad.
I don’t know what made me type that about coffee, but I think I’ll let it stand, just like that. I happen to be sipping my first cup of the morning now.
A few days ago, I ordered some coffee through Sam’s Club—two different bags of Starbucks dark roast I decided to try. The problem? I wasn’t paying attention and ordered ground coffee instead of whole beans. Ohhh nooo 😱. Now I’ve got 80 ounces of pre-ground coffee to work through.
I’ve been practicing my coffee snobbery for years. If this gets out, I’ll never be seriously accepted by the global coffee snob community. Let’s keep this quiet. If you don’t tell, I won’t either. C’est la vie.
It’s two minutes to Charlie’s mealtime, and I’m having mischievous thoughts. Should I rise at the appointed hour and feed him? Or wait and see how long it takes him to come fetch me?
I think he gets his cue from Grandfather Clock, which is chiming now. My wife swears he can tell time. More likely, he’s got a little clock in his head—like Jack Reacher—always tuned to the moment.
Okay, I broke before he did. Got up and fed him before he had to remind me. I suppose that means my training is better than his. I’ll take the win. He was already stationed across the kitchen, staring expectantly, waiting for me to show.
“Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee.” — Stephanie Piro
“Properly trained, a man can be dog’s best friend.” — Corey Ford
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” — Lily Tomlin
“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” — Dalai Lama
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