January's Warm Exit

i can't remember when more customers and baristas have talked about what a warm winter this has been. thanks kristen for being a hat model, and thanks carol for being a hat maker!

Wail on With Wailin' Wall

come wail at homer's tonight with the band wailin' wall! we had a good practice last night (your humble blogger is in the band btw), we're pretty sure you'll enjoy the show. the music starts at 7:30.

Cotton Candy Sunset

this was how the sunset looked outside of homer's last night. someone else's camera might have taken a better pic, but i didn't let that stop me. you never know what you'll see when you look up.

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.