bittersweet

bittersweet is one of my favorite words. it sums up life -- everything -- so perfectly.

jb and i just had a little chat while waiting for the coffee to brew. we are picky coffee drinkers. it needs to be strong. it requires cream. we're also resigned coffee drinkers, cuz push comes to shove and we will add non-dairy creamer instead. we'll even maybe drink the flavored coffee.

today we talked about our grandmothers. we both had seen our grandmothers last night. his is 88. mine is 80.

how can you talk about your grandmother and not get a little teary? i love her so much. she is such a kick in the pants. and that's the thing about 80: you get to be a kick in the pants and everybody thinks it is the cutest thing in the world.

meanwhile, we also discussed coffee. jb was pouring his full cup out as we waited for the new pot to brew.

jb: it's flavored coffee...
m.: we call that foo-foo.
jb: more like crap foo foo.
m.: let's just call it what it is: [insert strongbad accent] crap.[end sb accent]. yet, it's provided with the best intention. it's Best Intention Coffee.