Sip of Coffee

Arising early is my good way to start the day. On a scale of good better best, it might be better if the bladder weren’t so insistent, persistent and regular in watching the clock; but having its own alarm, it lights up inevitably within a quarter hour of three o’clock in the morning. Up, back to the warm, snug bed for a futile effort to keep the mind blank and drift back off. Never happens.  

Up happily, glide as quietly downstairs as a creaky hundred year old staircase permits. This was my Uncle Alfred’s staircase, was it so creaky then? Check the WiFi relay. To the kitchen. Click on the coffee pot, grab a large mug, open the fridge, fill the mug a third full of 2% milk, into the microwave to heat for 77 seconds while the coffee pot warms. 

Mug under the spigot, punch the middle button to grind 1 coffee and the right button to grind 2 small coffees. Fresh Market, Tallahassee or Destin, have the best local area selections of decaf whole bean. Cover the mug and head for the family room. Coffee on the lamp table, lamp on click click click to high. Green light shows the MacBook is charged, pick it up, head for the recliner next to table, lamp and coffee. Recliner back, MacBook open, glasses on. Sip of coffee. WiFi comes up reasonably reliably, check email first.

Kristen is taking a religion course at college and lovingly tolerates Papa “helping” by email. This morning’s email from her warms my heart, sharing a homework assignment. ENS email says, among other news, Executive Council has notified General Convention that the church is unable to adopt the Anglican Covenant, leaving the decision to the 2012 General Convention; also that Bertram Herlong, retired Bishop of Tennessee, has died at age 77. A Florida native, Bert grew up with us at Camp Weed in the early 1950s and later was a year ahead of me at the University of Florida. 

After early morning email comes thought about what to write and post on my blog this morning. Nothing comes to mind except that in the Bible story from Joshua for this coming Sunday, God is starting to fashion his new servant Joshua in the image of his old servant Moses. Maybe that will be the topic for tomorrow. Or maybe not.

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