When I was a child, someone told me that a pot of coffee requires three scoops of coffee for every twelve cups. That is a false doctrine. Thus, it is written in the professional coffee makers’ handbook, “Thou shalt not make thy coffee see-through. Coffee must be as dark as a starless night in theContinue reading “The Best Part of Waking Up”
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The Pickers
One of our sons is a somewhat picky eater. I don’t like when someone is a picky eater. We live in a land of plenty, and Charity cooks really good food, which my physicality is evidence of. We require that our children eat what we cook. There is no reason for any adult or childContinue reading “The Pickers”
The Black Walnut Brigade
Autumn. It’s the time of year when the black walnut trees start to drop their fruit onto the ground. Some people pick them up and sell them to the local hulling station. Others just let them rot on the ground. We had at least ten black walnut trees around our house growing up. My parentsContinue reading “The Black Walnut Brigade”
The Suit
We went to a church service tonight in our local area. I wore a navy suit that I recently took to the dry cleaners. I have worn it once or twice since then. So it’s still clean, and it’s still the original color. But we have three boys, so I should have known it wouldn’tContinue reading “The Suit”
The Pickled Jalapeño
I’ve written about how Son #2 always has to eat the same thing I’m eating. Recently, Son #2 saw me eating pickled jalapeño pepper slices. I was talking to a man at the table next to ours, and Son #2 wouldn’t stop asking me for one. He kept interrupting our conversation, pointing at the slicesContinue reading “The Pickled Jalapeño”
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