Espresso Shots 3-8-26

March 8, 2026 • 5 min read

Zen motorcycles and David Lynch's Star Wars to Earth's secret soundtrack, philosopher thinking, MacGyver creativity, and the river of endless scroll.

Espresso Shots 2-15-26

February 15, 2026 • 5 min read

The creative power of walking, agency, brains vs computers, the small web, publishing imperfection, mixtapes, teleporting and why chewing sounds drive you crazy.

Espresso Shots 2-8-26

February 8, 2026 • 6 min read

childhood dreams, remembering what we do, looking for what's true, addicted to being useful, better meetings as secret weapons, and the 500-mile email mystery.

Espresso Shots 02-01-26

February 1, 2026 • 6 min read

Bermuda Triangle mysteries, obscure sorrows, phantom obligation, game theory, internet radio, and why kindness matters now.

Espresso Shots 1-18-26

January 18, 2026 • 3 min read

Defining the problem, curiosity tours, intellectual rigidity, choosing boredom over optimization and valuing time more than money.

Espresso Shots 1-4-26

January 4, 2026 • 5 min read

"Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?" — Steven Wright

Espresso Shots 12-28-25

December 28, 2025 • 6 min read

'Coffee – it’s the lifeblood that fuels the dreams of champions!' – Mike Ditka

Espresso Shots 11-23-25

November 23, 2025 • 4 min read

'What goes best with a cup of coffee? Another cup.' - Henry Rollins

Espresso Shots 11-09-25

November 9, 2025 • 4 min read

'Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.' - Jim Hopper (David Harbour) in Stranger Things

Espresso Shots 11-02-25

November 2, 2025 • 4 min read

'I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all.' — David Lynch

Espresso Shots 10-19-25

October 19, 2025 • 4 min read

"But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all. New York has great water for coffee." - David Lynch

Espresso Shots 10-05-25

October 5, 2025 • 4 min read

"Without my morning coffee, I'm just like a dried-up piece of roast goat." - Johann Sebastian Bach

Espresso Shots 9-21-25

September 21, 2025 • 4 min read

'The magic of espresso is that it's only made with 50 beans.' - Andrea Illy

Espresso Shots 9-14-25

September 14, 2025 • 4 min read

"Coffee! Because anger management is too expensive." – Unknown

Espresso Shots 9-7-25

September 7, 2025 • 4 min read

"If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernible personality at all." - David Letterman

Espresso Shots 8-31-25

August 31, 2025 • 4 min read

"Coffee is a language in itself." - Jackie Chan

Espresso Shots 8-24-25

August 24, 2025 • 4 min read

"My doctor told me to give up coffee. But I told him, I’m a writer, not a suicide bomber." – Jerry Seinfeld

Espresso Shots 8-10-25

August 10, 2025 • 5 min read

"Without my morning coffee, I’m just like a dried-up piece of roast goat." - Johann Sebastian Bach

Espresso Shots 8-3-25

August 3, 2025 • 5 min read

"Way too much coffee. But if it weren't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever." - David Letterman

Espresso Shots 7-27-25

July 27, 2025 • 4 min read

"I never laugh until I've had my coffee." - Clark Gable

Espresso Shots 7-20-25

July 20, 2025 • 3 min read

"Life without coffee is like a broken pencil – pointless" - Unknown

Espresso Shots 7-6-25

July 6, 2025 • 3 min read

"Everybody should believe in something. I believe I’ll have another coffee." - Unknown

Espresso Shots 6-29-25

June 29, 2025 • 4 min read

"We met at Starbucks. Not at the same Starbucks, but we saw each other at different Starbucks across the street from each other." -Meg Swan (Parker Posey), Best in Show

Espresso Shots 6-22-25

June 22, 2025 • 4 min read

"Even if you tell yourself 'Today I'm going to drink coffee the wrong way ... from a dirty boot.' Even that would be right, because you chose to drink coffee from that boot." - Chuck Palahniuk