Starry . . . Starry Night . . . Sirens delight?
You know how much I like coffee and it is sometimes fascinating and a little bit scary when you start to realize how many coffee places there are around Anchorage . The kiosks and little coffee huts are everywhere. When I first arrived in Alaska the first project I worked on was building the UAA Library. I first noticed the coffee kiosks driving the four miles from my house to the UAA University jobsite. There were 12 places to stop in or drive up to for a cup of java on that short distance to and from work. My favorite place to stop was called “Sugar Shack Espresso” on my way to the project where I would get myself and Tom, my job foreman a cup everyday. The two ladies that worked there would see my ‘rig’ pull in and have my cups ready before I pulled up to the window. The project lasted almost a year and a half with many cups of java consumed. Shortly after the library project I was involved in the first Anchorage Starbucks being built in one of the groce...