Simple is better

Despite the name of this blog, I have never actually written anything about coffee.  I very much enjoy a good cup of coffee, especially in the morning.  However, a bad tasting cup of coffee will ruin a morning, if not the entire day. On most days I drink a cup or two of my own coffee at home and take a cup with me to work.  The last one never tastes good though, and it's all about the mug.

A run-of-the-mill cheapo mug:

The most common design of terrible coffee mugs has so many flaws that it doesn't have any positive points.

The lid of the poorly designed mug (right) has lots of places for liquids to leak out from.  It also features a multitude of creases and seams for hot cocoa and coffee creamer to build up and harden into, making cleaning the lid a real pain in the ass.  The nice coffee cup lid has no seams or slots for liquids to escape from or build up in.

Simple is ALWAYS better.  A flip top may not be as convenient as the slider, but it is better.  It actually seals liquids inside the cup.  It also doesn't build up a disgusting goo from the coffee cream, unlike the slider which traps residue off to the sides.

The inside of the cheap mug is plastic of course, so the worst flavors tend to become part of the plastic. A little history of everything you have been drinking is in every sip.  Not exactly the 23 flavors that are in every Doctor Pepper.  

My new 20 dollar mug is stainless steel on both the inside and out.  It also has no seams at the top between the inner and outer layers, so no water can be trapped in between when the mug is washed.  The coarse, rounded threads and curved edges also contribute to easy cleaning.  There are no places for goo to become trapped.

I picked out this new white coffee mug from *bucks today basing my decision solely on the idea that simple is better.  The world would be a better place if everyone thought this way.