Tag Archives: Coffee

Keeping My Hands Warm

Keeping My Hands Warm

There is something about that first cup of coffee in the morning and using the steam to keep your hands warm.

Moonbeam

Moonbeam

It was a very warm and sunny day in Toronto today. I couldn’t bear just sitting inside working all day, so I took an hour at lunch and walked down to one of my favourite cafes. I usually just stay on campus and go to one of the big chains for my daily dose of caffeine, but I find that the freshly roasted coffee from Moonbeam is often superior.

Rrroll Up The Rim To… Lose

Rrroll Up The Rim To… Lose

Playing the Roll Up the Rim to Win contest from Tim Hortons is as Canadian as it gets. It’s simple to play: purchase a hot beverage from Tim Hortons, enjoy it, and use your teeth and fingers to roll up the rim of the coffee cup to see if you’ve won.

Mmmmm…coffee

Mmmmm…coffee

Here is a delicious cup of coffee.  I make it using THIS coffee pot, by David.  I add slightly more than an equal part warmed milk and it is SO good!  I can’t start my day without it.

Pareidolia

Pareidolia

Pareidolia is a psychological illusion where a vague stimulus is perceived as significant. Carl Sagan (not a psychologist, but general smart guy) postulated that humans are “hard-wired” to see faces as a survival technique.

Café Corazón

Café Corazón

I have always loved this building, but now that Café Corazón is here, I like it even more.

Need A Lot of This

Need A Lot of This

I never realized how tiring it can be do do nothing.  I have actually taken up drinking regular coffee to get through the day.  The snow needs to go.

Tower of Cups

Tower of Cups

Everyone in Seattle needs their coffee. I’m pretty sure if coffee didn’t exist out here, the entire city would be dysfunctional.