Heck, you might as well, because ground coffee is already full of bug fragments and I’m not kidding. I wish I was, though. If you’re wondering how that’s possible, please, allow me to explain. I did a little research and discovered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes allowances for a certain amount of … Continue reading : if a bug drowns in your coffee, should you still drink it? :
Tag: coffee
: the expiration :
At 3:51 this morning my upstairs neighbor began stirring. No, not stirring, crashing. No, not crashing, either; setting off a loud, discordant, unrelieved cacophony. You see, noise pollution is her vocation. She has a fervent, God-given talent, this woman does, for straining furniture and floor joists and rebar to the thunderous brink of implosion. Only … Continue reading : the expiration :
: moving on :
A whole bunch of us are about to be categorized as personae non grata. That's Latin for unwelcome freeloaders. I want that printed on my business cards, I think, sounds better than flunky. Apparently, teleworkers are commandeering coffee shops, acting as if we own the places. We camp out all day taking up space and … Continue reading : moving on :
: mr. monk was right :
The world, and especially your office building, is a germ-infested cesspool. You can’t see them or smell them, but they’re there. Waiting to pounce. So I feel it’s my duty to caution you: don’t touch anything. Put your hands in your pockets and leave them there. Seriously. A new study revealed a virus can spread … Continue reading : mr. monk was right :
: hot coffee in August? :
Yep, there it is. That’s the look. The one I get when I order coffee: the dreaded raised eyebrow look. Why? What is so queer about having hot coffee in the summer? Can someone explain it to me, please? Is it like wearing white after Labor Day? Is there a coffee season? Does it go … Continue reading : hot coffee in August? :
: crazy talk :
Writing isn’t always enjoyable. Some days it leans heavily toward masochism. Okay, right there’s a perfect example. I’ll spend the next twenty minutes fretting over whether I should use ‘toward’ (singular) or ‘towards’ (plural). I’ll check a couple dictionaries, google it, consult Grammar Girl and Woe is I, then change it from toward to towards … Continue reading : crazy talk :
the whirly girl 