I wake up early and the house is quiet. I can hear the wind blowing through the trees and the rain still softly coming down outside.
I slowly drag myself out of bed and start the morning ritual of brewing coffee.
I get my favorite mug and set it on the table. Spoon, sugar, and half&half beside it, at the ready.
The coffee pot begins to make it’s final death rattle … gurrgle … guurrrggle … gurgle.
I pour some sugar into my mug and then add coffee until the mug is 3/4 full, swirling it as I go.
I stir the sugar in as I gaze thoughtfully out the large bay window in the dining-room. Watching the leaves blow here and there throughout the yard and the squirrels running all around.
I can smell the aroma of the strong, freshly brewed coffee.
Finally when everything in the mug is just right I add my half&half … and I get Insta-Cottage Cheese!!
Dammit!!
It’s going to be ONE OF THOSE DAYS!!
The worst part is if you have the strong gag reflex like I do. Once you start gagging, even a good cup of coffee isn’t quite as enjoyable.
By: xbradtc on November 15, 2008
at 4:59 pm
That’s what ya get for putting all that crap in your coffee… hot, black and strong for me, a pot a day.
Or… try sweet cuban coffee… that’ll get your motor runnin’!
By: Scott Sprankle on November 15, 2008
at 11:47 pm
That stinks! I’m brewing a pot of Starbucks Thanksgiving Blend right now and I’ll have a cup, hold the cottage cheese, for you.
By: Marybeth on November 16, 2008
at 1:53 am
Gag reflex is right. I couldn’t drink any coffee after that!
By: Kris, in New England USA on November 17, 2008
at 7:45 pm