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November 11, 2005
Mmmmm, Coffee
I'm blogging from the coffee shop today. The wife exercises at a local Curves. Next door is a nice little coffee shop called Mr. Bean. Fairly recently, the shop changed ownership. That's a good thing, because the coffee here is really good now. Before, the java was on the weak side. I'm still trying to figure that out, because the science behind coffee is fairly simple. The only way I can figure that the mochas and cappuccinos were so weak was that the shots were short, but that's speculation. The "little bird" says the previous owner did things like re-use grounds, and similar activities. I know I never had that problem, because I always had freshly ground beans used for my drinks. That's a benefit of paying attention to the drink prep.
Now, the coffee actually tastes like coffee. My grande latte with tiramisu tastes fantastic. The new ownership also brought in wireless access, and has a PC available for free use by the customers. It's really nice. Maybe I should grab a table one morning on my day off, set up the PC, lay out some business cards, and set up shop. It only takes a couple clients to make it worthwhile.
One drawback? They're playing the local oldies station on the radio. I'd much prefer the "Jack-style" station from nearby that they call "Simon." Of course, my real preference would be to fire up the PC and listen to Radio Paradise in some headphones. Maybe I'll bring some earbuds next time.
There is another coffee shop in town. It has always been busy, every time I've been there. For some reason, though, it has changed hands a few times since opening, and never seems to have the same people. Compared to the old Mr. Bean, it had much better coffee and wireless. They took out their wireless a while back. I'm not sure if it was brought back by more recent management, but they finally have some competition on coffee quality.
Mmmmmm, coffee. *drool*
Posted by Lockjaw at November 11, 2005 3:11 PM
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