Happy Labor Day, Gentle Readers! It is a fine Saint Paul, Minnesota morning with the temperature a pleasant 65ºF. I was just thinking that all too soon we’ll be reporting temperatures in degrees below zero [[shudder]]! Pleasant as the weather is in Saint Paul, we … (8 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—Garage Update & “FOLs” - 03/28/07 05:17 AM
It was a cool 48ºF, and had been raining (we need the rain) as I walked out to my garage, this fine, cloudy Saint Paul morning (our heat wave was of the one-day variety, we’re back to late-March normal temperatures), to engage the services of my new travelin’ companion” for … (21 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—if it seems too good to be true… - 03/26/07 05:19 AM
…it probably is! As Medford & I made our way to the Cyber Café for our meeting of our fellow Codgers, we were enjoying the 52ºF St. Paul morning. The expected high for today (a March heat-wave) under a partly cloudy sky is 72ºF! We also enjoyed listening to the … (16 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops, Tuesday Morning at the Cyber Café—Harold Quits Barbering - 03/20/07 04:11 AM
This fine Saint Paul Tuesday morning the old replica “Pruett’s Pig Powders” thermometer tells us it is +26ºF, with a light wind, making it feel like a brisk +20ºF, as we linger on the back porch a moment or two, enjoying our (January Edition) porcelain, not China (but made in … (19 comments)
old men coffee shops: Cyber Café Conversations—Molly IS the Decider! - 03/15/07 04:52 AM
As Medford and I stepped off Boomer’s back porch to walk over to the Cyber Café this morning, the old Pruett’s Pig Powders thermometer tells us that it is 33ºF this fine clear St. Paul morning. This past Tuesday we enjoyed beach-weather of 66ºF (absolutely shirt sleeve weather)! We … (40 comments)
old men coffee shops: Part II, Carl & the Remaining Codgers™ Discuss the Missing-in-Cyberspace Jay & Medford - 03/11/07 04:42 AM
(By Carl McIntyre)
“OK, we’re here this morning again bright & early,” I
said, placing my Codger™ Collectible mug of really good coffee down on our
table by the front plate-glass table here in the Cyber-Café, “to see what has been learned since yesterday of Jay, Med Boomer & Daisy.”
“Especially … (19 comments)
“OK, we’re here this morning bright & early,” I said,
placing my (how does Jay write this?) Codger™ Collectible mug of really good
coffee down on our table by the front plate-glass table here in the Cyber-Café, “to see, what, if anything, has been learned of Jay & … (32 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—Tuesday February 27, 2007—No Whine-No Complain - 02/27/07 05:19 AM
“Good morning Jay,” Carl greeted as I sat down at our usual table by the front plate glass window in the Cyber-Café with my porcelain, not China (but made in China) or stoneware Codger Collectible Mug™ filled precariously full of organically & shade-grown, fair trade, Guatemalan-Roast coffee, “I hear you’ve been … (13 comments)
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“Yet another +1ºF St. Paul morning, Med,” Jay said as they … (12 comments)
old men coffee shops: Gentle Reader—Relief from our Blatant Marketing is Near! - 01/05/07 05:18 AM
Today I had little time to reflect on my back porch, as the Codgers™ wanted to meet early this morning at the coffee shop to discuss our recent efforts in field-testing our “Blog Marketing Plan.”* The usual suspects, Carl, Harold, Fred & Medford, were all seated at their usual … (69 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—Molly Gets a Face!—and a Choice! - 12/30/06 05:48 AM
“YOU’RE LATE!” exclaimed my old new friend Molly (Cyber Café manager) as I entered the Cyber-Café for our Friday morning meeting of the coffee shop codgers, “The other opinionated old goats are already seated up front, by the front plate-glass window, with their china not stoneware mugs of organically & … (24 comments)
old men coffee shops: Today the Codgers Pause to Remember a Good President and a Great Man! - 12/28/06 05:14 AM
Gerald R. Ford (July 14, 1913-Dec 26, 2006), held the Grand Rapids Michigan Congressional Seat from 1949 until nominated as Vice-President by Richard Nixon October 12, 1973 and confirmed by the Senate November 27, and the House December 6, 1973. Upon the resignation of Nixon August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford … (27 comments)
old men coffee shops: OLD MEN & COFFEE SHOPS Monday 4 Dec '06 Snow or No Snow - 12/04/06 02:46 PM
“Against the wind I was running against the wind I found myself seeking shelter Against the wind” - Bob Seger And so it was as I made my way to the coffee shop, anticipating that hot mug of organically & shade grown, fair trade, French roast coffee, first warming my … (8 comments)
old men coffee shops: Sunday Stuff - 12/03/06 11:10 AM
This is our "Cyber Cafe" banner all dressed up for the Christmans Holidays. This one I didn't have to build from scratch. Yesterday, in our post: “We Can’t Help Ourselves—Today’s BAD Joke,” in our last comment we posed a bit of a puzzle for any subsequent reader/commenter: “Take a good look … (0 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops, Thursday, 30 Nov. 2006 Edition, Rushing Winter - 12/01/06 04:07 AM
The temperature still hovered about the +6ºF mark as I made my way, nicely (and warmly) bundled in my air force style survival parka, 3M Thinsulate™ gloves, and woolen socks. The headwind was bit brisk with the wind chill a tad below zero (funny—when I was young, there was no … (8 comments)
old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—Our New Friend Molly Vents! - 11/22/06 05:47 AM
As Medford and I made our way towards our usual table, the one by the front plate-glass window, where in the summer months we can (and do) make comments about the passers-by, but in winter we generally avoid looking out—the reflection’s not pretty, we were AGAIN stopped in our tracks … (2 comments)
old men coffee shops: RANDOM THOUGHTS ON A SATURDAY MORNING (without those pesky segues) - 11/18/06 06:37 AM
By Medford Ambrose I WON THE IRISH SWEEPSTAKES BY EMAIL (or, maybe not)! I have never used any of those spam blockers that everyone recommends because, for me, the delete key works just fine. So, since this message was not blocked, I got a free ticket and it won over … (5 comments)
old men coffee shops: Friday Morning at the Coffee Shop—Funny Red Thing That Sneezed Outside the Window - 11/17/06 07:20 PM
A pleasant, albeit cloudy, morning enveloped me as I walked to the coffee shop for my usual meeting with the codger elite. We were gathered at our table, the one by the front plate-glass window, each with his mug (china—not stoneware), filled with organically grown-fair trade-French roast-coffee, most without being polluted … (7 comments)
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