Puerto Rico

this photo came from heather kirkwood, a regular @ homer's. she writes: "Hey Dave, saw this on FB on the 'I love being Puerto Rican' page. Thanks to your blog, now every time I see or hear something coffee related, I think of your blog. he he he he he" thanks heather!

Room For Cream?

how do you drink YOUR coffee? a new survey says whether you drink it black or with cream, coffee will reveal something about your personality! speaking of surveys, if you know the old game show pictured above that used alot of surveys you'll get double punches toward a free drink! oh, and the answer to saturday's trivia? ian.

Easy Tiger Love

our customers are warming up to the easy tiger machine. what's not to like about a vintage vending machine that sells awesome greeting cards and envelopes for one dollar???

8-Bit Barista

i'm still having fun with the 8-bit camera app on my new smartphone. can you guess which homer's barista this is? and no, it's not me. if you know who it is you'll get double punches toward a free drink today! the answer to wednesday's trivia: rumblefish

I Got Something For You

yesterday michael gurau came up to the counter and said "hey dave, i got something for you." he handed me this magazine with tom waits on the cover... now let me just say that i'm happy when someone says "i got something for you," and i REALLY love it when it has something to do with tom waits. here's a little irony: tom waits appeared in a movie where he is the working stiff behind a counter. any idea what that movie is?
a) mystery men
b) the fisher king
c) rumblefish
if you know the answer you'll get double punches today (and maybe tomorrow). the answer to last week's trivia: the phone

Omnipresent Cats

cats are everywhere... our homes, our coffee, and the radio. i own a cat. roz sent me this pic of a cat latté. and today i heard this story on the radio about internet cats.

Back to 8-Bit

my first smartphone arrived in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and one of the first apps i downloaded was the 8-bit camera. i love high definition reversal, and the two images above reveal the difference between a normal pic and an 8-bit pic. here's another image of a familiar fixture @ homer's...

if you know what it is, you'll get double punches toward a free drink today and tomorrow! oh, and the answer to tuesday's trivia: michael mcdonald.