Later this spring, my wife and I are going to hike the Grand Canyon. Well, not exactly. Although I really like saying we’re going to hike the Grand Canyon because it sounds so hardy and robust and, well, grand, right now, that’s not precisely our plan. When we hike the Grand Canyon we’re not planning on doing the grand part of it. We’re going to do just th...

I had a nice phone conversation Friday with a coffee-drinking reader. I forgot to ask him if he drank his coffee while reading the newspaper, because the two seem to go together, don’t you think? My coffee column last week got your caffeinated attention, so I’ll assume you enjoy your coffee while reading. The reader asked if I grind my own coffee beans, and, ...