{"id":1681,"date":"2011-11-28T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.keloland.com\/lund\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2023-07-20T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:00:08","slug":"coffee-or-tebow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/coffee-or-tebow\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee or Te(bow)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m sitting in my favorite coffee shop, Dunn Bros. on East 10th<\/sup>..oops, excuse me, I guess it\u2019s Arrowhead Parkway now. There\u2019s nobody here named Dunn..but there is a nice lady (Doris) and her daughter (Emily) who own and operate the place.<\/p>\n

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That's Emily and Doris in this blurry shot courtesy of my inexperience with a new camera.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you order the coffee of the day for a buck 65, and in a 12 ounce glass cup, you get one free refill which provides me with a healthy jolt of caffeine; usually enough to free me from a mind numbing weekend of food, football and couch dwelling. Doris roasts the beans on the premises which not only makes for a delicious fresh brew but stimulates the nerve endings and helps inspire me to do something besides program the DVR or sit around pondering eternity.<\/p>\n

Sorry purists, but I like my coffee with a dash of half and half..or Coffee Mate if I\u2019m home. It\u2019s a habit that began after years of trying to drink break-room coffee at Keloland. Creamer was the only thing available to mellow-out the awful taste of coffee that had been festering on the burner for a couple hours because nobody but me would ever take the time to make a fresh pot. Anyway, I\u2019m hooked on a bit of creamer in my cup which I\u2019m convinced enhances rather than detracts from the flavor. (Argue amongst yourselves)<\/p>\n

\u00a0I\u2019m not really a coffee house person\u2026that is, I don\u2019t come here all that often and I don\u2019t show up to get into deep conversations with the regulars about art, politics or current events. It\u2019s just a nice place to enjoy a tasty hot beverage and spend time in one of the designated computer-use areas surfing and writing; something I do all the time at home but, even though she\u2019d never say anything, I know \u00a0Linda needs me out of the house and out of her hair once in a while.<\/p>\n

Today wasn\u2019t all that quiet at Dunn Bros. so I searched through my computer bag..found my headphones and an FM radio station in Cleveland that streams big band jazz music on the computer and I\u2019m content.<\/p>\n

\"tebow_111127_vs_video_rhr_280_210\"As expected, radio sports pundits..especially the annoyingly opinionated Colin Cowherd, spent lots of time this morning reminding listeners that Denver Bronco\u2019s quarterback, Tim Tebow, may be a real likable faith-filled guy but his recent victories are based on luck not skill and it won\u2019t be long before the bubble bursts. Let\u2019s be honest, here. Tim Tebow isn\u2019t doing this all on his own, but his never-say-die attitude, I believe, has totally rubbed off on his teammates. The defense, the offensive line and running game led by Willis McGahee, have been playing inspired and entertaining football.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I hope it\u2019s not the kiss of death for Denver but since the Vikings are a lost cause, I\u2019m rooting for the Broncos the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Since I was watching several games at once on the NFL Redzone channel, I didn\u2019t see the shot of San Diego\u2019s kicker, Nick Novak, relieving himself on the sideline.<\/p>\n

\"peeing<\/p>\n

\u00a0Hey\u2026take if from someone with a bladder the size of a salted peanut, it\u2019s pretty difficult to concentrate on the task at hand \u00a0when you\u2019re full of liquid yearning to be free and pressing the point. Sometimes it\u2019s just too long between halves. Maybe the NFL should put up port-a-pottys on both ends of the field..or cut back on the Gatorade.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see..what else?<\/p>\n

Linda brought a few Christmas decorations up from the basement over the weekend and placed them strategically around the house. Nothing like the old days when our tree would be set up in a corner of downstairs, loaded with lights and ornaments then left to stand guard over a big pile of presents for our growing combined family. But, like I\u2019ve said before, all but two of our grandkids, are grown up now so it was agreed at the end of Christmas last year that, from now on, with the exception of the two little ones, our present to each other would be our presence WITH each other. I suppose that sounds a little \u201cScrooge-like\u201d to some of you but, I think it was a relief to the rest of our immediate family not to feel obliged to spend money we really don\u2019t have shopping for stuff we really don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll let you know how our little experiment at replacing materialism with\u00a0merriment works out.<\/p>\n

For now, that second cup of Doris\u2019 coffee is kicking in. Thank goodness I\u2019m not like the Chargers\u2019 kicker and have a private repository just a few steps away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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