Not far from Pioneer Square in Seattle is the Cherry Street Coffee House, a hidden oasis of superb coffee and healthy eats.
Sure, there are plenty of little joints scattered around Seattle, but I keep finding myself going back to this one. Cherry Street also boasts one of those bohemian dining areas that beg you to sit down, pull out your laptop or your Moleskine, and start creating.
That it’s a block from my company’s Seattle office, a block from my preferred hotel, and a block from the LINK light rail line to Sea-Tac make it one of the best-located writer’s nooks on my list anywhere.
I think it’s time to cook up a reason for a deductible junket…
Because deep down inside each and every American, there’s a little Texan.
Going boldly.
Item #232 on my Bucket List is a trip on Route 66 from Michigan Drive in downtown Chicago to the pier in Santa Monica, sticking as closely as possible to the original routing.
Inspired by this huge cup, picked up at the Hershey store in Las Vegas, I am now officially hunting down Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup coffee.
I picked up this little fellow in a tiny shop in Williams, Arizona while waiting to go in for dinner at the 
I picked up this snarky little joy-cup at the Johnson Manned Spaceflight Center in Houston back in 2014, and it remains a favorite.
A thoughtful and fantastic gift from an old friend serving at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
A Bucket and a Pen 