Routine Ritualist Gifts

'I have a rigid routine...sharpen pencils, organise desk, have writers block and start my nervous breakdown after lunch.'

'I'll just have time to finish the yard before the next bombing run begins.'

'Twenty years ago I began jogging five miles a day - could you tell me where I am?'

"I feel like pushing the envelope this morning, honey, starting with a little grape jelly for that bran muffin."

"It's kind of sweet when they're all settled in like this."

"Incredible! Once again, you've made the perfect piece of toast."

"Dad, can we have a bedtime narrative?"

"Great coffee, Carole."

"Lemme guess: You're struggling with the French press again."

'As part of our alternative budget management strategy we've got Tim on 'Hail Marys' in here and Geoff sacrificing a goat to Woden next door!'

"I'm treating you like a living deity for one day."

Nothing like that first cup of coffee, eh, Frank?

"It's pumpin spice latte season - I feel it in the air."

Daily Grind Coffee Cup

"You doomscroll, I make coffee, and together we forge bravely into each new day."

"No matter the weather or what's on my plate, I'm here at five. That's discipline."

"What better way to start your day than to eat and pray before we play!"

"I'd like to see you every Tuesday, forever."

Man looking at his shower-bath on a cold morning

'Didn't you know that I read the comics every morning before I take the newspaper to Master?'

"Are you regular?" "Every morning at 6AM." "That's good." "But I don't wake up until 7."

"You've become very predictable, Jack - home every night!"

'My husband does everything religiously except going to church.'

"Take me to your barista."

"If I ask you something, will you promise not to get mad?"

'I've learned that adding water to coffee only weakens the effect.'

"Say the whole prayer, none of this et cetera, et cetera..."

'How long has what been going on?'

Clock in, Clock out.

'Nothing like a cup o' Joe before you mow.'

"I love you, Ethan, bit I floss alone."

Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Ganges

Eye Opener

"He misses his commute ."