Now that’s a punch

I will admit that I drink plenty of morning coffee. One at home in my cup the size of my head. One from Nichols to bring into work. One from Dunkin’ Donuts at break. And yet still I make a face at the thought of a brew strong enough to earn the name Joe Nitro.…

Beverage wars?

On a recent trip to Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA with my dear wife Karen, I couldn’t help but notice the side-by-side business of Kung Fu Tea and Finger Lakes Coffee Masters. On this Sunday afternoon, the aroma of coffee brewing far beat out any tea scents. We didn’t stop at…

I’ll spell it out for you

We went to Michael’s to buy picture frames, my dear wife Karen and I. One piece in the Wire Words display caught our eye. That Coffee piece fits well with our Dunkin‘ Donuts canister of daily ground, we think.

Retreat? Maybe later

The walk from my work at the library to Dunkin’ Donuts takes me past The Retreat. Sometimes the cold makes me want to beat feet to my desk, but onward I go for that cup o’ Joe.

Beware the snow and blowing snow

It didn’t look too bad outside A Bitty Better when I woke up Thursday morning. The dire weather forecasts seemed to be, well, a bit too dire. The snow really hadn’t arrived in full force. It was cold, though. But then I reached the bottom of our street in the Galeville neighborhood of Liverpool and…

Photo 101: Finding scale in my life, uh-huh

Frankly, as enriching and rewarding as these three weeks of Photo 101 have been to my blogging iPhone 6 skills, sometimes I read my emails that contain the assignments and sigh. Take my observation about lesson 14 and scale, for example. Michelle found a tiny toy baby on a cake at a fantastic bakery in…