Coffee

Sitting at the local “It’s a Grind” coffee spot. Not extremely cool, but good (refillable) coffee available and wi-fi for the taking. Still waiting for Starbucks to transition from the whole Hot-Spot fiasco so I can use my Mac while sipping my Americano with an inch of steamed breve. My pattern when I head for the coffee shop is as follows

1. Stop for Breakfast burrito at Roberto’s (it’s authentic – like being in Tijuana) if I’m in the mood

2. Grab a USA Today (sorry, but I still enjoy reading my news off the page rather than online at this point) something about the whole folding pages thing — I’m working on it

3. Grab a medium (they don’t like it when you use the “grande” term) coffee, select my flavor of the day, and sit myself down in a cushy chair.

4. Begin reading the main USA today section all the way through. Pause at the editorials and then check the weather in the various places that I care about. Make my way quickly through the money section (I probably should spend more time). then into sports. Finally I wrap it up in the Life section.

5. At this point I get up and refill my coffee which has now grown cold and/or empty.

6. At this point I usually throw my Mac open (notice the mac reference again) and check email, facebook, any blog stuff, and any other news I didn’t already read.

So that’s it — coffee is great, but the environment is even better.

What’s your favorite coffee place where you live?

~ by Lee Coate on May 30, 2008.