Bad Coffee

My friend Phil and I agreed to meet yesterday so that we could get our shotguns sighted in for preparation for deer hunting. I was up early (for a Saturday) and it was cool outside, so I decided to make a pot of coffee, using fresh beans from a nice local store, Sahara Mart. I filled up my travel mug. I didn’t fill my big thermos, deciding to leave some for my wife Jane. It was so tasty that I drank it all before we got to the woods.

We stopped at a little grocery for a sandwiches and I thought “I would really like to have some more coffee”. I should have thought twice. Weak and bitter. Tepid. No half and half– only hydrogenated whitener. I didn’t finish it.

I woke up this morning and realized that there is nothing like a bad cup of coffee to highlight the lovely, rich goodness of fresh hot coffee with a nice dose of half and half. Next time I am taking the thermos.