June gloom has it's bright side

It's that time of year...where the world falls in love.... oh wait.

No.

It's that time of year when the sun refuses to shine and it's cloudy all day for weeks on end. On a good day the clouds fade into a heavy haze, which if you look carefully, you might even be able to find a shadow. Not likely though.

But as I'm continually growing, (due to the fact that my wife is one of the most optimistic people I've ever met) and I'm learning how life is better without as much cynicism, I realized today that June gloom does have it's bright sides, especially for the Starbucks driven society that we live in (in which I am a proud member). It's gloomy all day, so naturally one just wants to brew.

Coffee, that is. Maybe it tastes better when it's gloomy. Maybe it's just all in my head. Regardless, there is a bright side to the gloom.

Coffee. I love coffee. And fortunately I have one of those wonderful bodies (yes Mom[s] I know that will someday change) that coffee doesn't seem to have much of an effect on. I can drink coffee all day. I can have a hot cup 'o joe at 10pm and go to bed at 11. I can wake up in the morning and have coffee, coffee, coffee, and not really get the shakes. It's a really nice thing.

I love coffee. Yes, it tastes good, but I think one of the best things about coffee is the conversation. You brew a pot, sit down with a friend, and suddenly you have all the time in the world. After dinner, the tummy is full and the dessert is in front of you, but there's still room for coffee, and hours later the conversation is still flowing. It's a wonderful thing, coffee.

I learned to love it in Costa Rica. And if you would like to sit down over a cup of coffee with me, I'd be happy to tell you that story. It's a good one.

But for now, I'll sit with my cup of coffee in my stolen Talbot mug and be happy with the gloom.

Cheers.