The Comfort of a Warm Drink

From December 2005

I am stumped by people who don't like warm drinks. My husband, Mark, for example. He hates a hot drink--won't drink coffee, tea, not even hot chocolate! It makes me sad, actually. I love Mark. Mark has many amazing attributes. But if there ever one thing I would change about him, it would be that we could sit down together over a cup of coffee. Coffee is my comfort and joy first thing in the morning. I use it, not only for caffeine purposes (I started needing the caffeine after my second child), but for the sheer comfort of sipping it. Of knowing it's there in my kitchen, something I love, something I look forward to... Coffee is something that people bond over. If you love coffee you LOVE coffee.