What the heck does that mean? For me, it means, not letting fear hold me back from a goal or trying something. Let me go waaaaay back to how these words came about. I was asked by my girlfriend at the time what I wanted to do with my life; I was 34 and halfway […]
I’ve always described myself as a coffee lover or coffee fan; I would not say I’m a coffee snob. Here’s my thought process. I’ll drink any and all types of coffee. Gas station coffee, fancy coffee, automatic drip coffee, Keurig coffee, Instant coffee, Espresso, Turkish coffee, leftover coffee, Air Force coffee, fast food coffee, decaf […]
What is guilt-free coffee? Some could say Fair-Trade, others would say substituting sugar-free syrups in place of the heavy calorie sauces. My coffee is pretty low in calories even when I have a “cheat coffee” which is an oatmilk cappuccino these days. My morning coffee is anywhere from 45-65 calories depending on how creamy I […]
Is there anyone who actually enjoys this sound? I sometimes make this sound when I am so desperate to get the coffee into my system while it’s still scalding that I will make a slight slurping sound. I try to be cognizant of the noise as I am doing it, but sometimes I just can’t […]
Hello!! I’ve got some Great News!! The CoffeeFitnessUnicorn podcast went through some changes from a solo operation to a joint effort to once again being a solo endeavor. I’d like to take this time the thank all of you who supported the Those Coffee Humans podcast and redirect you back to the CoffeeFitnessUnicorn program. I […]
Coffee mugs have traveled with me around the world and I have traveled back with mugs from those exotic places so I can savor the memories while enjoying my favorite beverage in those magical containers. If you have ever been a guest, I probably served you a drink of some sort in a coffee mug, […]
This is my mantra when I am facing something scary, for example: spiders, bugs in general and anything that isn’t flying helicopters. Why is this my mantra? Flying helicopters was one of the scariest things I have ever done. Think about it, it’s a flying death machine being controlled by a human. What could go […]
For example: If Sally goes to the store with Billy and Sally has $.57 and Billy has $.72 how many watermelons can they buy if watermelons are $.17 a pound? What the hell is this craptastic scenario?! My brain gets stuck. Not on the math—but in the story. I want more of the story. Where the […]
If you could describe WRR in three words what would they be? Chilly. Brooding. Feathers.Why Scandinavian Noir/Nordic Noir?-which title/name do you prefer? Most of my family lives in Norway and Sweden so Scandinavian Noir is something I’ve always been drawn to. I also did my first master’s degree in Scandinavian Literary Studies and my thesis […]
Lethargy, the Doldrums. I was 10 years old and clueless as to what these words meant let alone how to pronounce, “lethargy.” So I went to the dictionary and began my love affair with The Phantom Tollbooth. It was also the book that helped me fall in love with words and literature. It is a […]
