Ready for another cup
Today I made a cup of coffee. Not for the first time but it was different. We have changed machines. Just a little. New grind noise. New draw time. Buttons in exactly the same places. An accessory added. Things that I could do before with my eyes closed will now have to be re-learned. Adjusted. I do have the same coffee cup and my variety of coffee is identical so I will adjust. When I think about it we go through things like this throughout our lives. Similar, but not the same. It redefines routine it makes identical into one of those modifier’s that we cannot always use. So, what provoked this. Well, our other, trusted coffee machine has become stubborn. Recalcitrant. Buttons produced noise instead of coffee. We still bought the same model which we happen to like for a whole list of reasons. Going to another manufacturer would increase the learning curve time and leave us wondering whether or not going forward we had made the right decision. This way, we have earned another number of years where our are most used appliance is simply there. I will learn what needs to be done with a modified strategy. And the coffee? It remains the same. One of those constants that brings us joy. Are we too old for change? I think not. However we have learned to choose the battles we want to fight and our coffee is one that we have already mastered. Why make life difficult. As well, we get a new warranty which is worth more than you think. I have other ways to prepare my coffee but this is the best for me. Simply put things in place push the button and count. That’s how I do time. Second by second. With that I should probably go and get a second cup of coffee. To take me through to supper time.
