The coffee tasted for this critique is Starbucks’ Cinnamon Dolce. On opening the bag, the smell is pleasant. There is a smell of cinnamon that saturates the coffee aroma or the beans. Looking at the coffee, it has a medium grind. It is not as course as say, generic, mass produced, coffee in bulk plastic containers. When I pour water over it, the room is filled with an appetizing vapor that makes the bagels smell like a new delicacy. It is chocolate bagels with cinnamon coffee. I drink my first cup with no sweetener. There is a lack of coarseness or bite that is familiar with generic coffee. Such a bite is often the case with convenience store coffees, but this cinnamon dolce has no harshness or bite. This is the case with special blends or the individual bags that people can buy at the grocery store. They are aside on the shelves from the coffees in bulk plastic containers. Starbucks’ Cinnamon Dolce, in my opinion, is a very good coffee. It has an organic cinnamon flavor with a smooth,...

What is a critic? It is obvious that all people are lay critics. Everybody has an opinion and can describe their experience with things in their own way. So why should people be concerned with what any professional critic may say? A professional critic gets paid for his/her opinion. It would seem such professionals would have a grasp of language regarding their critiques of products that is more exclusive and educated than the mass of lay persons who use the products being critiqued. Although I am not a professional, I thought it would be interesting to write my own criticism of coffee. I drink it every day and try different varieties, so I have my own opinions. When I was young and rushing to work, I had a cup of what was available to start the day and keep me going. Most people get their coffee from a convenient place and are aware of any taste difference from day to day. People occasionally try something different and can tell others about their experience with another type or brand...

Today I thought I should try finding a convenient number of words for a daily blog or journal. I believe that I should try social media, but the site I would like to use, Bluesky, only allows 300 characters. It’s not much. It’s not what I would consider a content rich post. Of course, this modern world has a different idea of content. I know I am not that old, but things seem to change fast. So, I am writing to see how many words, not characters, seems an appropriate amount for entertaining content in my opinion . This is 100.   Given the paragraph above, it becomes easier to see what a digestible amount of short, entertaining content may look like. I also need several words that will give me some writing practice and jog my Intelect daily . My spelling is poor. I often use Google to learn the spelling of words I do not u se often. I also use google to look up words for more concise sentences and content. Of course, I will ramble here. I am experimenting. Which isn’t t...