July 7, 2009: A Coffee Saga.

When I awoke, I knew. I needed coffee today.

So when I got to work, after my standard OJ and breakfast I decided to, instead of the house coffee, take my fill of a tall cup of Seattle's Best, the premium brew. Seattle's Best is very similar to Starbuck's but a little smoother-- good stuff. So I made my cup, poured the perfect amount of half-n-half, a little sugar and carried my steaming concoction all the way (several hundred yards) back to my desk.

First sip. The aroma of the arabica bean first, then the overwhelming burnt bitterness of a brew too strong for even Paul Bunyan to stomach. I remarked that I would in fact grow a large beard if I tried to finish the cup. So I proceeded to return their failure for a refund and settle for any coffee at this point.

Attempt #2. Filled my trusty "Go Green!" mug and filled up on the house coffee and made it and returned again back to my desk. Now, this coffee tastes the same everyday and it always suffices for my fix. But apparently their was a bandit afoot making HORRIBLE coffee brews to deny me any java this day. So you see even the coffee impossible to mess up was also too strong.

But I survived.

And I talked to Eric Parker and he gave me tha lowdown.....which was awesome. I love seeing the Lord bless with good gifts and to see people receive the gift with thankfulness.

Eric Parker, Tyler Campbell, Matt Makar, and Davis Ann: I thank you for your friendship so far this summer that has really been integral in the Lord's work of renewal in me.

Bless you all friends and raccoons alike!