What I really wish I had, though, would be a nice collection coffee comics. The creators of newspaper comics (we called them "the funnies" when I was a kid) apparently include quite a few coffee enthusiasts. Most consistent are Brian Basset and Robert Harrell, whose Adam@Home strip is a virtual coffee festival. (See their Father's Day coffee special, for example!)
Today, however, it is Bliss by Harry Bliss that really resonates:
I am fussy about coffee. I am about quality way over quantity. I probably could not even drink the dregs that are likely to be stuck to the bottom of the coffee pot shown in this strip. Still, I am reminded of a class session about two years ago.
I was deeply engaged in a conversation about some readings (readings about coffee, that is), when a student raised her hand and with a serious tone said, "I have a question."
"Sure," I said, "what is it?"
"Just how much coffee do you drink?"
I remember holding my hand out to show her -- and the rest of the class -- that I could still hold it steady.
"See. Not too much."
coffee AND funnies-- two greats together
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