Taptapnacupocaffee readers are aware of my Friday Ritual. On the way to work on Fridays this blogger stops at the Lark Central Market and buys a small cup of coffee and a copy of the “New York Post”. And the first full week of 2025 saw an Arctic cold front blow through the Capital Region, which is made up of Albany New York and surrounding areas. Well Friday January 10th, was heading to work before the crack of dawn. and it was COLD. Went to the Lark Central Market and picked up my Post and small coffee. Then, went over to the corner diagonal to this establishment and sat on a staircase to wait on the bus and enjoyed my coffee. Along with enjoying the coffee, got relief from the biting cold. Couldn’t tell you what the temperature was but judging from how my fingers felt, it was freezing. And the coffee wasn’t exactly piping hot but it was hot. And the flavor broke through. And the cold lost a little of its bite, Then, with a little bit left the bus came. Oh, the power of coffee.