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    The Smell of Coffee in the Morning

    July 3, 2022 /

    Last week, I was in my bathroom and could smell the scent of coffee wafting through the house, through the vents. My son was home, spending his last week as a “kid” in our home before he moved into his new grown-up apartment in Annapolis, and he had made his cup of coffee. He and I are the only coffee drinkers in the house. I’ll miss that scent—and him—when he’s gone. They say the sense of smell takes you back in time faster than any of the other senses. I know it’s true. It happens to me all the time. How about you? Moreover, I often associate the smell of…

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  • Why I Will NEVER Break Up With Coffee

    January 16, 2019 /

      *** Let’s face it: Starbucks just might be one of the smartest businesses on the planet. It totally understood what was happening in the working world when it blossomed into something reliable and omnipresent. People were working longer, harder, and were busier than ever before, especially in corporate America. And their brand offered us a “perk.” Starbucks knew exactly what we needed, how to seduce us, sustain us, and how to give us extraordinary pleasure. If it sounds a lot like the rewards of good sex, that’s the point. Good coffee has the capacity to put us into a state of euphoria. You may agree with me or disagree…

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  • What Every Novelist Needs

    March 12, 2018 /

    Just a few thoughts… * Stephanie Verni is a hopeless romantic, Professor of Business Communication at Stevenson University, and the author of Inn Significant,  Baseball Girl, and Beneath the Mimosa Tree. Along with her colleagues Leeanne Bell McManus and Chip Rouse, she is a co-author of Event Planning: Communicating Theory and Practice, published by Kendall-Hunt.

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  • Coffee & Books

    January 11, 2013 /

    There are few things that bring me as much pleasure as seeing lots of books and smelling the smell of coffee. I think that’s one of the greatest appeals to bookstores with coffee shops in them; the two intertwine and make you want to sip and read. It’s still early in January, and it’s not too late to make a resolution to read some good books this year. We haven’t talked about books much in a while, so this is a great place to let us know what we should read. Also, feel free to share your favorite coffees and brands. My Keurig can’t get enough of Golden French Toast,…

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