Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

I love the smell and taste of coffee, even though I am relegated to drinking caffeine free due to an allergy, I enjoy that first morning coffee. I can see how the smell lifts and heightens your senses.

I do like the smell of coffee, but never acquired the taste for it.  Total cups in my life are probably 2?  And one was from a bad case of jet lag in Japan at a business meeting.  Anything with caffeine was welcome.  Bill

Michael Jacobs - Isn't it amazing how a good, hot cup of coffee arouses the senses? If my coffee doesn't taste as good as it smells, I won't drink it. Coffee is not my holy grail; however, when it's good, it really hits the spot. I don't know if it's true or false, but I've been told creative folks are more likely to drink coffee - a lot of coffee throughout the day. One cup is all I can take. And speaking of creative people, I wonder what marti garaughty would say? 

Ahhhh Michael- we have a wonderful fully automatic coffee maker. When we sent it out for repair, I welcomed it back with open arms and a big hug. 

Michael Jacobs - I still remember coffee as the "think it over" drink.  I think that was in the 60's.  Anyway, I miss thinking it over at my Starbucks.

Love it Michael!  There's nothing better than the sweet aroma of a freshly brewed pot of coffee, paired with the magical sense that all will be okay in our world.

Hi Michael Jacobs - When we first started going to Maui on extended vacations of 2 weeks or more back at the turn of the century, we found the coffee in the image below.  I order the beans 10 at a time and love the smell of fresh ground coffee with a hint of coconut.  

As to your finer point... as we gain more wisdom, we realized that change is the only constant in life. 

Morning Michael.

Yes the sights, sounds and smells of certain things bring back such memories.  I'm good for a cup about every two-three days.  But then again, that's just me

Well I certainly don't care for the part about evil men returning. 

I'm not a coffee drinker, but my favorite ice cream flavor is coffee.

isn't there something about the scent of coffee being used to clear the sense of smell before smelling other things? Perfume testers maybe. just a weird thing stuck in my head.

Hi Michael,

I don't think I could start a day without that "jolt" from a cup of coffee. 

The quote is a nice wake-up call too. 

Michael Jacobs Did you know the sense of smell is the only sense that goes directly to the brain?  Truly appreicated your post, thank you.

While early on, I was a Coke in the morning person. I think it might be a "Southern" thing. Nowadays, coffee does the trick.