One of the most important rituals observed on Fowler Farm is the making of the morning coffee. It may sound unimportant to those who don’t share the need for this very important beverage, but they are all wrong. It is of the utmost importance.

Without coffee, there is no morning. The sun won’t come up. The news won’t come on. And although the birds may sing, we will know nothing about it.

There’s only one person in this house who can make good coffee, and it isn’t me. Even though there have been multiple attempts at carrying out this task, none have been considered successful.

Foolishly I thought that if I measured the coffee water with a measuring cup, there would some consistency in the brew. This isn’t true.

As Fowler will tell you, that is not the correct method. The coffee law according to

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