I have never read a more concise description of Penner's coffee.

James Lileks has an aptitude for metaphor unseen since Chandler. Check this out:

And I do. I’m an all-day coffee man. I have my last cup around eight at night. I grind it so fine it’s weaponized. But I’ll never nuke that last half-inch in the pot; that’s wrong. You might as well just swab a knitting needle with speed and jab it in your soft palate.