Ho Ho Ho What to Get a Decaf Coffee Drinker

 I love flavored coffee but I am a decaf drinker.  Not by choice mind you, but by necessity. So when I go to the grocery store and get all these great flavored coffees for my family, I sadly get plain decaf for me.

This time of year the number of great coffee flavors increase exponentially.  Just this morning I was doing my weekly shopping and I found and bought, pecan pie, maple flavored and pumpkin spice flavored coffee.  I bought them.

But wait!  Very very soon, I mean within the next week or so the Holiday Blend by Starbucks will be available.  Pure bliss if you are a regular coffee drinker

I refuse to have a pity party for myself. So I was thrilled when I went to  amazon and lo and behold I found this  Decaf Variety Sampler.  I ordered it and was extremely please with the flavors.They all are good. So if you have a decaf only drinker or if you love a good cup of decaf in the evening with your Christmas cookies then click on the link above and check it out.  It is a 30 count box so it is a very good deal!

Lincoln a Most Fascinating Man

American History is a particular interest of mine. There are two Presidents from the past that have always interested me, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. I have been to Monticello many times and have read several books on both Jefferson and Lincoln.

Lincoln's Last Trial is written by Dan Abrams and David Fisher.  If you watch Good Morning America, then you are familiar with Dan Abrams since he is the shows legal analyst.

 The book centers around a trial Lincoln accepted around the time he was considering running for President of the United States. It is a local murder trial and what makes it very interesting is the fact that the murder victim had trained in his law office.  The accused man was the son of Lincoln's good friend and loyal supporter. In this day and age with all the legal mumbo jumbo going on, Lincoln would never have accepted the case since it would definitely be seen as conflict of interest. Times were very different then and practice of the law was evolving and extremely fluid.

At this time he had an untarnished reputation and taking this case was very risky for him especially since he was considering a run for President.

The book gave great incite into Lincoln the man.  It captured all the drama in the courtroom. In fact, I actually felt like I was in the court room. In addition it discussed how the law was interpreted at the time.  The comparison of the law then and now was extremely interesting.

I would highly recommend this book if you want to get a good feel for Lincoln's character and for his prowess in the courtroom.