Today, I was too busy for a cup of coffee. No shit. I got to work at around 7:15, prepped a hearing that lasted from 8-9:20, went straight to jail, had a conference at 11, worked part way through lunch, had a slice of pizza, was back in court from 1:10 until 2:15, went straight out to the jail again, was back in court at about 4:20, and was back ( Read more... )

Despite all of the assurances from the nice, young lady behind the counter, the thin, khaki stream being pumped into his stainless steel travel mug could not be the darkest brew that the shop served. Taking a sip, he tried to think of exactly when he became a coffee snob. Coffee shops were just taking off when he was in high school, but he was ( Read more... )