5 hours of sleep, good coffee and my dog.

Mike is home from the cabin.  Which means Sam is home, too!
I love Sam.  He’s such a big warm happy spot on the earth. And in my bed!  I love waking up and feeling him against my back.   And last night, I slept 5 hours without waking from pain and when I did wake, [...]

WHAT’S WITH THE NESCAFE?

It’s ubiquitous.  It’s hideous.  It’s nasty and vile and oh-so-definitely-not-coffee.  I have no idea what it is.  Some concoction brewed up by some guy named Max for the Brazillian government.   Seven years in development in Switzerland for this.  That we foisted it on unsuspecting soldiers in WW2 is touted as a marketing achievment by Nestle [...]