How to have a Saturday routine in 3 easy steps:

1.  Wake up a little earlier than you’d like, and see the morning light creeping over the world as you dress and head out the door.

2.  Meet up with friends or not, do a workout or not, and greet the lovely Duke City as it starts heating up and shimmering in the sunlight.

3.  Head to a local coffee shop with wifi, get some reading done over a cuppa joe, and just watch the rest of the patrons filter in and out, as they go through their own morning routines.

Next week, repeat.  That’s it.  Find comfort in your routine, look forward to it after a week at the office, as a pause between the hectic pace of weekdays and the purely lazy stay-at-home time of Sunday.

Visited the brand-spankin’-new coffee roaster in Cedar Crest today called Fat Boy.

He is an east-coaster and rather slender, once you identify the source of fresh cups of jitter:

As it turns out, I was reading the guy’s news feeds months ago and was all excited the someone - anyone - was handling Ethiopian Harar in these parts.  Once Thomas set up shop inside Wooby’s Cafe, I had to go pay a visit, exchange Twitter pleasantries, and of course talk about coffee.

He also had me sample some Harar brewed with an AeroPress, a new-fangled contraption that combines the best of the french press with the strength of a moka pot.  Sheer wonderment ensued as I snarfed down a mega-caffeinated black cuppa right there on the spot, scalding my tongue in the process.  Perfect!

Fat Boy (and Wooby’s) is open from 7:30-3pm daily, but call ahead especially in the morning, just in case they’re running a little late.   Wifi is provided on the premises, and if they’re especially busy or bored, the 3pm closing hour could be extended at whim.

Breakfast food salaciousness - is there any more explanation you need?

Ok, a label:  the french-style pancakes at The Grove Cafe & Market in EDo Albuquerque.