Maybe all libraries do need coffee shops

Having gone 34 years without being a coffee drinker, I personally never got why people wanted coffee shops in libraries.  But over the last year, my wife and Greenhill Farms, a Kona Coffee Grower in Hawaii, convinced me that not all coffee is bad.  I’m so convinced, that having a morning cup of coffee (black, no sugar — yuck) has become a bit of a habit. 

Well, this morning, I was hanging out in Vancouver, BC killing time before heading to the airport.  Since I didn’t have anything to do, I grabbed my copy of Norman Mailers “The Castle in the Forest” and headed a couple blocks down the road to Tim Horton’s.  There, I grabbed a medium cup of black coffee, and found myself a quite table to just sit and read.  And I have to admit, kicking back, nursing my cup of coffee and enjoying a good book was really appealing.  Without realizing it, I’d spent about an hour and half in my little corner of the coffee shop.  I think I now definitely understand the draw.

Maybe now that I’ve had this break through, I’ll be able to unwrap other mysteries — like why people enjoy watching talk shows and reality TV, who actually liked the show FireFly and why (because as a scify fan, I don’t get it) the infatuation with Dr. Pepper, and why my cats always look like they are plotting to kill me in my sleep. 

–tr


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  1. Navnemaerker Avatar

    That’s why you should never mock other people’s passion – If you have never tried it yourself.

    Imagine discovering in very old age that live Bavarian yodeling is the best thing you’ve ever heard – and realize you’ll never live long enough to know and appreciate it fully. The horror!