It's official! Alaskans love their coffee!

And why not? It's hard to wake up in December and still have 4 more hours of darkness. A recent study shows that Anchorage has more coffee shops per capita than any other city in the US. It has roughly 3 shops for every 10,000 people. Seattle, WA came in 2nd. I must say, I have noticed a plethora of coffee shops here in JNU. Just driving to the grocery store I pass at least a half a dozen little places. There's even a special brand of Alaskan coffee called Heritage brand coffee.

A couple other things I've noticed that AK has considerably more of than I'm used to are anti-smoking ads and get rich quick commercials. I can't go through a single commercial break without someone telling me I can make tens of thousands of dollars every month working from home, and they're going to show me how instead of keeping that information to themselves so they can make all the money. As my aunt Elaine would say, "Right!"