January 2013
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December 2012
4 posts
“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to...”
– Jack Kerouac
November 2012
14 posts
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“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience...”
– Bill Bryson
“Coffee and tobacco are complete repose.”
– Turkish Proverb
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“It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old...”
– Ernest Hemingway
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Present Awareness
Since I have come back from Italy I seem to have gotten lost amid every daily detail of life. I just couldn’t find it in myself to sit down and write- or simply to upload some of the marvelous things I discovered while I was there. Yes, I have taken on some new responsibilities, but it was more than that. I did not feel inspired whatsoever. I have been wondering how I could come back from...
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Food for thought
What is your favorite city to have a cup of coffee, or even better, a cappuccino?
Wherever you go today, decide that you will really be there- in the moment, in the present. For once, allow yourself to see what that really feels like…Who knows, maybe you’ll experience something completely new in the mist of all the mundane.
October 2012
7 posts
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“Where do you want to be sipping on a cappuccino right now?”
July 2012
7 posts
June 2012
17 posts
“Ah! How sweet coffee tastes!
Lovelier than a thousand kisses,
sweeter far...”
– Johann Sebastian Bach
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Cafe` Noir and the Perfect Place
In fifteen days I will set foot in Europe for the first time- Paris, London, and Siena, Italy. I am incredibly enthusiastic about this journey for several reasons. One of those reasons being the opportunity to have a cappuccino in the cafes of Paris and London and the chance to taste a real cappuccino in Italy. The thought of Europe brings a question to mind. Along with a perfect cup of coffee...
“Way too much coffee. But if it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no...”
– David Letterman
“Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation.”
– Author Unknown
Cappuccino Scale
Finally I have the scale that I will be using to rate each cappuccino. This is simply the example and I will elaborate when necessary. It’s a pretty simple scale and to keep it that way I will stick to three basic measurements. For example: temperature ranges from hot, perfect cup, and cold. I will choose the one that is most fitting. Like I said, it’s simple.
Here it is:
The...
