I’m doing a little something different tonight. I’m at the coffeehouse watching the Patriots play the Jets on Monday Night Football. Funny, many of the same faces here tonight that are here during the day.
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OK, so they’re playing disco music at the coffeehouse today and the two people jamming to it the most are probably the youngest people in the joint. Go figure! Does this mean disco is making a comeback?
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They just lighted the propane heater on the coffeehouse patio. That wouldn’t be much of a problem, except the guy who torched it is wearing a Seussian Christmas hat. Something HAS to go wrong.
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Probably a short day at the coffeehouse today. I forgot the power cord to the laptop. Grr!
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A guy just walked by the coffeehouse wearing a worn hoodie and a makeshift cape. I’m thinkin’ he’s a down-on-his-luck superhero. … And I have no idea what his superpower might be, so don’t ask.
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Attractive new table umbrella at empresso swaying slightly in the wind.
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Hmm, the coffeehouse seems to be playing old police-PI TV show theme songs. “SWAT” was earlier, followed shortly by the theme from “Shaft.” Go figure.
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I’ve been trying to be good by not pointing out all of the oddities at the coffeehouse, but … a guy just walked in wearing a motorcycle helmet, leathers and clogs. Yes, clogs. Is it just me or do clogs sort of fit in the one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others category? Clogs? Really?
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Just heard a Christmas commercial. The music was just too freakin’ perky.
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OK, tell me if there is something wrong with this picture. A guy on a motorcycle drives onto the sidewalk outside the coffeehouse – he’s riding a Harley-Davidson, wearing a Nazi SS helmet, and a skull mask to protect his face from the wind. Here’s the catch: He just walked out of the coffeehouse with an iced drink with drizzled chocolate and wiped cream on top. I’m of the school that the drink tells much about a person, much more than any mode of transportation. And an iced beverage with drizzled chocolate and whipped cream on top simply says sooo much and pretty much blots out the whole biker image. He and his biker pals probably sit around knitting, sipping chardonnay, and listening to Michael Buble. … But don’t tell him I said that.
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They put up Christmas decorations in the coffeehouse several days ago. I think it far too early. … And before anyone gets their Christmas stocking in a bind, I am not a Grinch for thinking that Thanksgiving should be the debarkation point for all things Christmas.
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You know it is Monday when the line to order coffee is long and stays long. Glad I got here before the latest and greatest rush.
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Oh, my freakin’ word! “The First Noel” is playing in the coffeehouse. If you see someone running down Pacific Ave screaming, it just might be me!!
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Lesson learned: Don’t sit next to a table at the coffeehouse where an Aflac sales team is discussing sales and presentations and other sales team stuff. They just have too much fun and are just too loud.
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I very nearly had to shush three retired guys making far too much noise in the coffeehouse. What is it with today’s seniors, anyway?!
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Is it just me or does a woman who is already well over 6 feet tall really need 4-inch heels? I’m just sayin’, she may be worth the climb, but really …
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I just spotted a guy wearing a Kinko’s apron walk into the coffeehouse. This is the fourth or fifth time this week that he’s been in here wearing the apron. I’m pretty sure doesn’t work at Kinko’s. He just likes wearing the apron.
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A great Dane just plopped down on the coffeehouse floor next to his owner and the owner’s toddler son. … Now it’s trying to be a lapdog. … Now the boy is climbing onto the great Dane and the dog is letting him. … Pretty much a gentle giant.
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It must be October. I woman walked in a little while ago and she was wearing a very bright orange – nearly DayGlo – top. And her hair was dyed to match. And then a short time later another woman with very bright orange hair came into the coffeehouse. See, October.
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Coffeehouse was busy earlier, mostly with people meeting friends or for a professional meeting or two. There was a lull after that, but now it’s busy again, this time mostly with college students meeting study partners.
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Letters From Away 