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Friday, November 19, 2004

Atmosphere

There is something about a little coffee shop that draws you in. It might be the dark wood tables and chairs. It might be the amazing, tantalizing smells. It might be the soft, glowing lights. It might be the bottles of coffee flavoring. It might be the coffee. It might be the smoothies. It might be a refuge from the shopping district, awash in tinsel, looking cheap in the bright sunlight. It might be the sandwiches, or the cookies. Or it might be the chance to have a good conversation. Or it might be the newspapers and magazines. Or it might be the teas...especially the chai. It might be the glass canisters of candy. It might be the icicle Christmas lights festooning the wood waist high. It might be (but probably isn't) the two taxidermically preserved deer heads, despite the fact both of them are very nice, at least five pointers. It might be the music. It might be the framed pictures and awards on the walls. Or it might just be the free wi-fi.

Personally, I think its a combination. But this is still way better than Starbucks.

Hooray for small local coffee shops (with wi-fi!)

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