January 15th 2010

4:30p - Traffic at the counter is starting to pick up. The first few of the after-work rush are arriving for the cup of coffee that will get them through conversation over dinner and evening news. Of course, the regulars are already here and they’ll probably be here long after I’m gone. This place is still pretty new so the smell of fresh carpentry and paint mix with that of the coffee. I’m told it’s Peruvian.