Rodney Sanches
On the Importance of a Coffee Stain
The marks left by a cup of hot coffee which have broken its walls and slid down the side of a cup, to accumulate at the base of the warm ceramic vessel, creating a ring, is a mark of the highest order of pleasure and tranquillity. Objects scored with such marks have their value increased by a factor slightly out of the grasp of the one considering its orbit, forever.