Coffee Report

I went to Costco with my mother a bit ago, and I bought a new brand of coffee just to see.  Yuck.  I've had a bad cup of coffee for days now.  It is funny how it affects the morning.  I'm drinking it, but I don't like it.  I can't wait until I have used up all of those beans.  I keep thinking of those old commercials where a man is mad because his wife can't make a good cup of coffee.  I haven't had a commercial can of ground coffee for years, no Folgers, no Maxwell House.  I have a friend who still drinks it.  I should try it just to see out of curiosity.  I don't want to be a snob.  I used to buy Cafe Bustelo for brewing.  It was good, as I remember, but when I checked last, it was almost as expensive as buying another brand's beans.  Not much of a savings there.  

My mother keeps little packets of instant coffee around and will just heat up some water and make a cup in the middle of the day.  I think it is the same one as in this commercial.  I tried it a few times, and I will say it is not the best cup of coffee in the world but it isn't as bad as the cup I'm drinking now.  

You can tell I have nothing really to tell you.  Rather, I'm trying not to report the troubles of my life and times.  Here's the thing, though. . . I want to enjoy something.  I need a relaxing night, and there is a "candlelight" series at the local museum.  Next week they will have a string quartet perform Vivaldi's Four Seasons.  The concert will last one hour.  I want to go, but it doesn't start until 8:30.  Were it earlier in the evening, as some of their concerts are, I might chance leaving mom for a bit, but I don't trust leaving her late.  Besides, it is their most expensive concert ticket, double what some of them are.  I know what everyone is going to tell me--"Get someone to sit with your mother and go!"  I hear you.  

There you go--troubles.  I can't seem to get away from them, and they are really much worse than I report.  I look around trying to find something to distract me, but all I have is what you can read in the news and opinion papers.  

I did watch another lovely video on Viet Nam travels, but I won't bother you with it anymore.  

I have been invited to lunch with my former secretary and colleagues.  Office manager, I mean.  There's a little ray of sunshine.  

And here's some jumpin' jive to get you started.  A better way to start the day.