It takes about nine minutes for the coffee to brew. From the time you push the button ON, and the water starts to heat, nine minutes.

In those nine minutes the crackle of the heated water through the tube, the fragrance of fresh coffee wafts down the hall, that first sip just moments away.

Nine minutes for the alarm to cycle after I hit the Snooze Button, a doze, and then feet to the floor, from restful bliss to that first coffee sip, from slumber to rested,

Resolved to make it a good day, just nine minutes away.