Each day I wake up I look forward to that first cup of coffee. I've talked about coffee before, and I'm going to talk about it a little more. I've never tried using a Moka pot to make coffee but tomorrow will be the day I try. The only real problem I have is that I do not have any coffee beans. I have some pre-ground Starbucks I intend to use. I realize this is already a mistake but it is what it is. I have no fresh roasted beans. I have no mill grinder. So, I have to use what I got. There aren't any coffee roasters around this town for 80 miles at least. If I want to get freshly roasted beans I have to order them and be very particular about that process as well. Actually, in the store yesterday I noticed there were only two types of coffee in the entire store that offered a "whole bean" option. It was Dunkin Donuts' original flavor and Starbucks Pike Place blend. Both of which are okay, but nothing compared to beans freshly roasted. Usually, I keep a bag of beans from Barrett's Coffee Roasters in Austin. Their coffee is not like any I have ever tasted before. They roast the beans there at the shop just off North Lamar and it knocks my socks off with each cup. Imagine having to put socks on twice each morning. For the longest time, I thought I knew how to brew a decent cup of coffee. In truth, not only was I brewing bad coffee I was disrespecting the beans. Thanks to a TikTok famous barista I have been schooled in the ways of coffee brewing. Where I once was a fan of overly strong drip coffee, I now prefer a pour-over method with freshly ground beans. I also drink a lot of Keurig coffee. Simply because of the speed and ease of use. It's not bad. It's not my favorite either, but sometimes I don't have an hour to spend brewing coffee. I am also a fan of the french press. One thing I learned to do from watching the TikTok barista is to let the coffee bloom. I had never heard of this process until this year. Ha! There's something good that came out of 2020. I learned how to bloom coffee.