Fresh coffee!

The darling little UPS man just delivered a huge box of Starbucks coffee. I wouldn't normally order something like that on line, but the Starbucks closest to me charges $15 a pound for the same coffee that the ones a little farther away charge $10. It's not the money, lord knows, it's the principle of the thing. Plus they close at 5 pm. Excuse me!? What kind of coffee shop closes at 5 pm? It's the Starbucks at Akard and Commerce, if anyone is keeping score.

Having said all that, I don't buy their brewed coffee. I just go there to use the free wi-fi, watch the people, and feed the pigeons. I even take my own coffee. Why? Because I have the worlds funnest espresso machine at home. A Jura Capresso E8. You pour beans into one side and water into the other, hit the button and stand back! It does everything including grinding the beans and emptying the grounds into an internal bucket. Every so often, you get a message on the display to fill with water, add beans, empty grounds, enjoy, etc. You can also brew a single cup of ground coffee when you have a guest that can't take the caffeine or insists on some kind of flavored nonsense (that they helpfully brought along).

So, I got on the Starbucks site and loaded up on all my favorites. Since you don't pay sales tax and the shipping is nominal, you save a ton of money even over the stores that are not money grubbing ... sorry..., it's quite the shit. Everything is in stock, too.

Another cup of Sumatra, please. No problem!