Happy Birthday Mary!

it's mary rowlands' birthday today! mary has been on the homer's staff longer than i have. at last count there were 37 birthday wishes on her facebook wall. if you see mary today, you know what to say, "happy birthday mary!"

A Good Pour

usually i don't make drinks that would win in a barista competition, but last week was an exception. if i keep making mesmerizing latté art like this, i could hypnotize some judges.

Happy Birthday Glenn!

hey if we can wish jack london a happy birthday, we can do the same thing for glenn. just in case you don't know glenn and vanessa manage homer's. they schedule, stock, pay bills, run faster than steaming locomotives, and leap tall buildings in a single bound. if you see glenn wish him a happy birthday. don't forget everyone who tells a barista what they read on the blog gets double punches toward a free drink!

The Blind Drawing The Blind

sometimes i forget that homer's is a place that inspires creativity. one morning kelly and i did blind contour drawings of each other. i hadn't done this type of exercise since college. speaking of inspired creativity, danny williams showed me some cool stuff he can play on his ipad last tuesday. remember to tell a barista that you read the blog and get double punches toward a free drink! it's that easy.

Carol's Hats

carol is a regular customer at homer's. we must be doing something right because she crocheted a bunch of hats for the baristas as a christmas gift-- and then she made more! thanks carol!

I'll Have the Sinatra

this was up for a couple of hours before customers started asking "i'll have a small cup of the sinatra, what's in that anyway?" and i answered "i have to be frank, but i'll tell you." it kinda reminded me of the tiny elvis skit on SNL.

Happy Birthday Jack London

jack london is probably the only writer who could make me trade the comforts of central air and electricity for sled dogs and campfire coffee... that's how i felt after reading call of the wild. don't forget: double punches toward a free drink just for reading the blog!