Notes from George

Most Wednesdays George writes something worth reading. Occasionally on Sunday mornings when the pour-over is right and the light is good.

About coffee. About American landscape. About the difference between buying something and choosing it.

Free. Always.

George taught American history for twenty years in classrooms that smelled like chalk and old paper. He retired early. Now he reads more, travels to national parks with his wife, and takes his morning cup seriously.


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Coffee, American history, and the art of paying attention. A former history teacher writes when he has something worth saying.

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