Collecting My Thoughts

My favorite cup, far right middle row with the gulls, develop a chip, then a crack that looked unsanitary, so it had to go. Probably had 25...

"Lately I'm saying 'I used to’ a lot," my friend said while we were having coffee to catch up after our trip to Spain.  ...

I’m a little mixed on this message.  Any business should be responsive to the stockholders.  If the company can’t earn a profit in a black...

I used to belong to an internet writing group called Poetry Thursday. I was really enjoying it but the owners quit so the group fell apart. ...

I don't see too many at my age. The most exciting thing that happened today is 4 strangers came to Panera's and sat where some of ...

High winds, sleet and snow from Sandy. I'm skipping the coffee shop this morning, but I'm guessing the bakers and clerks will be the...

A week ago Friday, our first day back from California, I was at my usual spot at Panera's, but a little later since I hadn't quite r...

My last walk along the lakefront and then off to the coffee shop . . . Where I'm greeted most mornings by Linda. I watch a little Fo...

Senator John Cornyn of Texas says, "The time to act is now. These cartels already have a known presence in 48 states and the District o...

It's price. It's taste and freshness (i.e., the menu). It's relationships. It's wait time. So we usually go to the Rusty Buc...

People say how can you have so many blogs? How do you have the time? Bob C. asked me that yesterday (we went to high school together) and ...

Looking through my old coffee blogs, I see a favorite topic is "love," although I certainly don't write often on that topic, I...

Today's surprising conversation at the coffee shop at Coffee Spills , where I record that sort of trivia.

Things have changed since my first child was born in 1961. The thought then was that they needed some time to build up immunity before meet...

The man in front of me at Panera's today (fabulous bakery items, in case you've never been there) was buying a delicious selection o...

Ever since I made the mistake a few weeks ago of thinking the woman wearing fuchsia leggings with high heels at the drug store was a fashion...

Bag lady you gone hurt your back Draggin all them bags like that I guess nobody ever told you All you must hold on to Is you, is you, is you...

Twenty years ago Roger and Judi were new homeowners in Lakeside, and so were we, although we'd rented for many years. Roger and I met a...

Tipping has changed! This morning I took a Christmas card and a $20 bill into Panera's, addressed to "The morning staff," and...