An ice coffee drinker all year round, I nurse a 24 oz. mug while working at my desk. Last week, during a ditzy spell, I inadvertently disposed of its lid in the trash. Since there’s no way I’d ever trust myself not to knock over a mug filled to capacity, I engaged in a cup scout.

Not a simple task by any means to scout for the ordinary. Whether online or at a department store, I encountered mugs beyond my mechanical aptitude to comprehend.

Like those with a sliding lid. After all of my fiddling, I couldn’t get the darn thing open. If I had, I’ll assume the drinking hole it covered could accommodate a straw. Fort Knox aside, size matters to me—it had to be 20 – 24 oz. or nothin’!

Turns out there’s no such thing as a run-of-the-mill mug at prices you wouldn’t think twice about. Like the ever escalating price of a cup of coffee, it’s not unfeasible for a mug to fetch big bucks either.

Alas, I found a desk companion I can live with: a 24 oz. flip-top, lidded shaker mug for $11.99. When thinking of the other contraptions priced in the $25-range, I consider this find the crème de la crème.

In the capacity of a writer, I’m closing the lid on chapter 28 (1572 words thus far) in my Contemporary work in progress.

*Whatever we’re scouting for, let’s not settle for less than what we deserve.

My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.

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