My wife is a Starbuck’s addict.

The first Saturday of the month, Lee Schreiner, Treasurer of Rockford Urban Ministries, spoke to the United Methodist Men of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake.

I haven’t had time to do a real story, but I bought some coffee from a table of “Just Goods” offerings.

This is a store dedicated to merchandising “Fair Trade” goods from foreign countries where the people making or growing them are paid enough to live on.

The price for coffee, being a commodity, is set on world markets, which may or may not be high enough to pay for a decent standard of living.

That is something any farmers reading this can identify with.

In any event, I bought some stocking stuffer Christmas ornaments and other presents.

Finally, I asked about the coffee.

I’m not a coffee drinker. That explains my initial disinterest.

I asked what kind of coffee was closest to the Folger’s my wife drinks in the morning.

The Columbian coffee you see in the photo was the answer.

It was expensive–$10 a pound, but I bought it anyway.

After all, our 17th wedding anniversary was coming and she’s worth it.

Yesterday, my wife told me it’s better than Starbuck’s.

That drinking it in the morning even made her less likely to buy a $3 cup of Starbuck’s coffee.

That really puts $10 a pound in perspective.

So, I’ve just emailed the Rockford store asking if they can deliver it to Crystal Lake.

Hey, we’re on a UPS route.

There’s a lot more to be told about the presentation, but this will have to do for now.