Coffee shop Bop

 

As usual around 9:30 I packed up and went over to the coffee shop just across the street from my apartment complex and got my table in my large coffee and then hunkered down for a couple hours listening to conversations going on all around me. It's like I'm invisible, not really because people acknowledge me when I come in and when they see me during the time that I'm there. Some even talk to me at once in awhile and I'd like to think they would like to invite me to join their table if they knew how to ask me. I know that does not sound like rocket science but I guess it must be. I do like listening to the conversations however I don't know how I would respond if I were involved in this conversation. I was relieved this morning, for instance, when the main table close to me we're talking about some of the audacious comments and actions are current president made this week. I mean every week is a whole new list of things to visit with and talk about. I have been afraid that these guys were all Mega folks but in effect they are not. I think there are some Republicans in the group but I don't think they're m a g a and that's reinforcing. They talked about how served the comments the guy was making and some of the things that he was doing that made everyone feel uncomfortable particularly with our Asian Neighbors those that might have access to nuclear weaponry. Like I said, I don't know what I would add to the conversations where I at the table and felt as if I remember in good standing of their little coffee group. I'm sure I'd rattle off something and I'd hope that I would be able to validate anything I said to this group. I don't think they go very deep for their information relying I think mainly on radio station television and some internet type functions like tick tock, YouTube and other platforms that are everywhere nowadays. Everyone has an opinion and I guess that's good and they're beginning to voice those opinions and I guess that is also good. I don't think they take anything much further than that however. I hope they're in contact with their legislators and all that kind of stuff but somehow I don't think that might be the case. I think my coffee shop is a microcosm of coffee shops all over this country on Saturday mornings and then probably on Sunday mornings too. I'm sure if you were to go into any one of these other coffee shops there'd be a couple of long tables full of locals that come every week in the outliers like me trying to blend in like I'm part of the crowd.

Following the coffee experience I watched a little television / flat screen / netflix and then went went to the market to pick up a few things that I felt that I needed. Things that would just make the weekend go a little bit better like brand new potato chips, brand new cottage cheese and the block of sharp cheddar you know the little things that will get you through the weekend…