Expresso -- WTF?

"Double expresso, please," I heard the guy at Starbucks say. Dude, it's not expresso! It's "espresso" -- and you don't have to be Italian to pronounce it properly. WTF? What's with the plague of people mispronouncing this simple word?

I havoe only one charitable explanation for this bit of idiocy: people associate espresso with moving fast. Like an express bus or subway. So they think that, if they take a shot or two, they'll "express" themselves through the workday -- expresso!

Or maybe they just can't pronounce it. Like "chipotle" or "mascarpone," a couple of other foreign words that defy the American tongue.

I swear, the next time I hear a person say expresso, I'm going to scream.

Green coffee

Online coffee purchasing is getting so much faster and easier. I even took the plunge and ordered green coffee for the very first time, after reading this:

In very little time and with very little money, you can turn green, raw, and
unroasted coffee beans into the best-tasting cup of gourmet coffee or espresso
you have ever tasted.

I actually roasted the beans on my stovetop in a skillet -- the smell was unbelievably good! With a little trial and error, I cwould up with a fabulous cup of coffee.

If you're into coffee, I highly recommend trying 1/4 lb. of green coffee beans.