Who brings you the morning coffee?

The customer site where our meetings are taking place has a coffee station in the middle of the building. Each morning I pick up a coffee with an extra shot of espresso (the "Eye-Opener"). The woman working at the station started my order as soon as she saw me walk across the floor. "Nice to see you again," she said as I paid for my selection.

Now that we've kicked the United Arab Emirates out of our ports, are we ready to kick them out of our Dunkin' Donuts coffee shops?

There was a time in my life when it was a shot and a beer; now it's espresso and Kenyan.

One writer's comparison of life in junior high school and in a Bush presidency.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has a kids' web site. There you can see art work from the children of agents to get their perspective on their parents' work.

The first Trader Joe's market has opened in New York and they're going bonkers in Yonkers. (The store is actually in Union Square.) These folks have provided a primer on how to shop at TJ's. We've had one nearby for several years; I shop there every week. Good stuff.

Nice touch on the new Chevvies. If you're listening to the radio, you can turn the car off and even remove the key. The radio will stay on until you open the door. On Chevvies in the 50s and 60s, you could remove the key while driving.