“Cheney Drinks Starbucks”

I was siting at a coffee shop today writing some application essays when I noticed a coffee salesman walk into the shop, which will remain nameless. Just joking, it was Pablo’s and they have incredible coffee. They roast their coffee in the shop so it smells incredible. So, the salesman and whom I believe is the shop owner and one of the coffee specialists (I made that up, but he looks like your classic coffee shop barista with his ripped jeans, thick rimmed glasses, beard and tattoos) all sat down at a table next to me. They placed 4 small bowls of ground coffee beans, a stack of empty small bowls, 3 cups of water, a large thermos of hot water and lots of spoons. They each took a generous portion of the ground coffee and put it in their personal bowl. They seemed like they were having a good time as they shoved their noses deep into the bowls and made the classic, mmmmm noise. They then poured the hot water into the bowl and let it steep for a little. Next, they used their little spoons to slurp up a little bit at a time. They would lick their lips, roll the coffee around their mouths and then think about what they had just experienced. To tell you the truth, I had a small urge to yell at them that it’s just coffee and not a 30 year old Barolo but I resisted. This was their livelihood and I didn’t want to belittle it… The owner and his cohort would take some notes, contemplate the experience some more and then jot down some more notes. This process repeated itself for each of the 4 types of coffee.

When the owner stood up he exclaimed, “that’s awesome.” If I were a salesman I would take that as a great sign that I was about to make a sale.

I really enjoyed how casual the whole process played out.

P.S. They inspected the whole coffee beans and one of them said, “I love the color!” I’m not sure why he then stuck it in his mouth…

It’s amazing how I can find distractions even in a place without internet access. (Why does the computer always want to capitalize “internet?” Am I missing something? The last time I checked it wasn’t a proper noun but I’m no grammar specialist. (and I have never actually checked)