- Caffeine.
- Taste.
- Style.
- Aroma.
- Legal.
- Easy to make.
- Readily available.
- Can be consumed on-the-go.
- Affordable . . . it’s not a steak dinner, calm down with any retorts on the cost.
- Why are you even asking? I mean, it’s coffee!
A Valentine’s Day . . . with Coffee . . .
Dear Coffee,
Thank you for being the most dependable thing in my life. You have greeted me every morning for years, and my love for you has only grown as we have aged together.
Every day with you is better, every day without you is horrible. You have truly added to my happiness, each and every day.
When I hear you in the coffeemaker or the Keurig, I feel a rush. It’s as though I’m falling in love all over again. I simply can’t wait to hold you close–to enjoy your company and your warmth.
My dearest coffee, I appreciate the smallest details about you. I love the way you smell. It is a scent so unique, and so mine. There are days when you are a bit sweeter or a bit stronger, but I always know it’s you.
Coffee, when I hold you close, when I taste you, there are times when you warm my soul and other times when you magically cool me down. Our relationship feels so special; how do you know me so well? How do you know exactly what to do?
My beloved coffee, it is our special relationship, our 10-year dedicated commitment to one another, that I celebrate today.
I love you, and I’m so grateful to have you on this special day–and each and every day.
Happy Valentine’s Day XOXOXOX
Real cups please…
Maybe it’s the Californian in me, one of the stereotypes I actually fall into, but I like coffee shops with real cups.
If I’m getting something to go, of course I will take that cardboard and plastic combination cup. But if I’m not, if I’m staying here to sip my coffee and enjoy my surroundings, I want a real cup.
I know some establishments, usually chain businesses, allow you to fill a thermos. That can get tricky as it’s usually their thermos that you have to bring in. Environment-wise though, I support the practice. I’ll buy your damn thermos. Whatever I can do to avoid the single-use cup.
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Back to real cups.
I’m sure dishes are more labor-intensive. I know they require water to be washed, water that is becoming ever more precious. Nevertheless, in my heart, I feel passionately that real dishes are the more environmentally-sound option. The sight of coffee in an actual mug makes my heart swell, and my love for those serving it increase exponentially.
Environment aside, real cups feel cozier. I don’t just come for the coffee, I come for the feeling. I want a heavy mug in my hand. I want to feel the smooth warmth of a glass mug. It seems silly, maybe snobbish, but I have to admit it—I like real cups, and if you’re serving them, I like you more.
Las Vegas: The Sunday
The Sunday is a free magazine available in practically every coffee shop around the Vegas area. How fitting that just as I start my internet-journey, sharing my experiences with the best coffee shops around the Vegas Valley, and my discoveries throughout the western/southwestern U.S. (California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah for now), The Sunday decides to profile coffee culture, share some coffee and caffeinated facts, and even present their own take on what’s the best around town.
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What I learned? I have a few new places to check out.
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Link to The Sunday
Cups and Comments
Coffee is more than a brand, a blog, or a beverage. For me, it’s a language and lifestyle. I love to drink coffee, I love to learn about it, and I most assuredly love to share it with others.
Mission Statement
As an educator, I know that mission statements can be forgotten logos or powerful reminders of one’s purpose/ the collective purpose. I hope to revisit the following statement, as teachers do every school year. As I grow, as my readership grows, let’s start with the following:
Cups and Comments is a positive blog on coffees shops located in the southwestern United States—one day, fingers crossed, it will be a positive blog on coffee shops around the world. As coffee shops are platforms for educating, conversing, and meditating, Cups and Comments will also provide a platform for the same: an educational meditative conversation on caffeinated ideas.
Welcome to Cups and Comments . . .
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me!
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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