I made the sojourn into campus this morning to have some coffee and talk shop with a colleague. We had an enjoyable discussion for an hour in the recently opened library branch of the global abomination that is Starbuck's . Can someone explain to me. . . Why on earth do cities like Vienna and Rome even need them? I am of two minds here. Starbuck's is handy in a lot of instances. The coffee isn't bad. Somewhat better than what is sold in the competing, campus owned and run Sparty's . And the space in the library, occupied by a branch of Sparty's until early last May, is redesigned, bright, airy, and clean with plenty of new tables, chairs, and outlets for laptop computers, tablets, and recharging phones. All very convenient. Yet it is locally owned, non-corporate cafes that have the character and quirkiness that makes them interesting places in which to kill time, work, and people watch. Why the campus town adjacent to my employer does not have a bette
I love the Fellows print...I have not seen that one before.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. It's one I like most of all. Found it online somewhere a few years ago and saved it into a folder on my computer only to forget about it for quite some time. Seemed like a good idea to trot it out in advance of adding items to my Ebay shop. How is Springtime shaping up on the Mainline?
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Heinz-Ulrich von B.
Spring is a welcome change from the harsh Winter we had. In addition, the Steeplechase season is under way as are the Triple Crown races!
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