old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—in Danger Bay - 09/03/07 06:21 AM
A Complete Episode (no link-click required)!
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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old men coffee shops: Carl & the Remaining Codgers™ Discuss the Missing-in-Cyberspace Jay & Medford - 03/10/07 03:09 AM
(By Carl McIntyre)
“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)
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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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old men coffee shops: Another Episode of “Old Men & Coffee Shops” Thursday Feb 15, ‘07 - 02/15/07 05:38 AM
This Episode of “Old Men & Coffee Shops” is brought to you by: “Olde Codger” Organic and Shade Grown Potato Chips “They’re ALL THAT and a bag of Chips!” ...and by: Merton, Boardman, Ambrose and Company, For all your Codger wanna-be needs. “Yet another +1ºF St. Paul morning, Med,” Jay said as they … (12 comments)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops: Continued Blatant Trolling for Comments on a Saturday Morning - 12/16/06 07:05 AM
Good Morning to you all, Gentle Readers! Medford and I have been working on our marketing plan for the codgers. Today we will give you an idea of what the regular crew of codgers look like—at least in caricature.
Top Row: Jay Merton & Medford Ambrose (both re-drawn).
Bottom Row: … (21 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops: Blatant Trolling for Comments or Active Rain Blog Marketing ? - 12/15/06 05:08 AM
I didn’t linger long on my back porch this morning as the boys were assembling early at the café today for our daily meeting. It seems they actually read our posts, and have some concerns about the blog.
“What is all this?” asked Harold the retired barber as I sat … (11 comments)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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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old men coffee shops: Reflections from the Back Porch, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 - 11/17/06 04:49 AM
Again on my back porch, this very-early morning, savoring my mug of hot, this time Guatemalan-fair trade-organically grown-coffee, and savoring the day that would soon dawn. As our loyal readership may have noted, we submitted no post (comments—yes) for your consideration on Thursday the 16th—it was kind of nice taking a … (15 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops, Tuesday Morning, Nov 14th Edition: "Living within our means" - 11/15/06 05:50 AM
This (Tuesday) morning I was the first old man at the coffee shop, and was comfortably seated at my usual spot, one chair in from the front plate-glass window, and already enjoying my china (not stone-ware) mug filled with organically-grown-fair trade-French roast-unpolluted with cream or sugar-coffee, when the rest of … (5 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—Codgers Contemplating the Upcoming Holiday Season - 11/14/06 05:35 AM
I know I leave the house for the coffee shop at the same time every morning, and am usually the first to arrive, but lately, as I am today, the last to arrive, and the boys were already deep in conversation when I walked up to our table, the one by … (3 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Monday Morning on the Back Porch—For a Few Minutes - 11/13/06 05:03 AM
My home-brewed coffee always tastes better, it seems, when encased in an old-fashioned china mug—not pottery, mind you—but china, with both hands wrapped around the mug for warmth, the vapor rising from the cup—take a sip, (just a sip, a brunt tongue does tend to muck up the experience)—and feel the … (6 comments)
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old men coffee shops: A CODGER REVIEWS COST OF OWNERSHIP –vs- SENIOR RENTAL HOUSING - 11/12/06 06:10 AM
Edited by Jay Merton to protect Fred & Annie’s (not their real names) privacy. Parenthetical notes are mine.
Jay asked us to review Lisa Dunn’s cost comparison schedules from her (post of 11/08/06). Annie and I sat down and plugged in our numbers. We had no idea what our home … (5 comments)
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old men coffee shops: RANDOM THOUGHTS ON A SUNDAY MORNING (without those pesky segues), by Medford Ambrose - 11/12/06 04:06 AM
Yesterday was Veterans Day, and I am a Korean War veteran, and a survivor of the Armistice Day Blizzard that clobbered rural Steele County in 1940. I should be able to write a 2 page blog on either subject, but both are well documented (they were in all the papers) … (12 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops, Thursday Morning, Nov 9th Edition, Fred Adapts - 11/10/06 05:16 AM
“The hardest part,” Fred began, his ever-present morning Pioneer Press still folded and unread, “is the feeling that I’ve lost my freedom and independence. This first week without my car has been very tough for me.”
“You really haven’t lost it, y’know,” Carl replied, “you just gotta adapt.”
“Your … (4 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Old Men & Coffee Shops—Wednesday Nov 8th Edition, Fred is not a Car FSBO - 11/09/06 06:02 AM
The boys, all looking a bit tired, were gathered at our usual table, the one by the front plate-glass window, where from mid-March until late September, we can observe (and often comment on) passers by. The rest of the year we rarely look towards the window—not much caring for the … (6 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Tuesday Morning AFTER the Coffee Shop! - 11/08/06 05:10 AM
After a short 45 minute meeting of the Codgers at the coffee shop, where we discussed (what else but—politics), we reconvened at our precinct’s polling station to do our patriotic duty and arrived moments before it opened at 7 AM. There was already a short line outside, boding well for … (2 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Tuesday Morning BEFORE the Coffee Shop - 11/07/06 05:24 AM
Today’s the big day, America’s going to speak, and speak loudly, I think (hope). And we, your crew of Codgers, are going to be part of that conversation. There’s going to be a long line at the West Seventh Street Salvation Army Citadel Service Center, the official polling place for … (1 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Monday Morning at the Coffee Shop with the Codger Crew - 11/07/06 04:30 AM
“G’morning gentlemen,” I boomed out as I approached the table, “you guys appear to be a little more animated this morning that usual—except Fred, he appears to be sleeping.”
“I’m reading.”
“No you’re not, your lips aren’t moving.”
“Election’s Tuesday,” I said, sitting down in my usual chair, next to … (0 comments)
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old men coffee shops: JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY - 11/06/06 05:12 AM
Well, not exactly “manic,” its 4:20AM (CST), and I find myself standing on my porch enjoying the rather balmy 400F temp with no wind, and the quiet. The nearby thoroughfares, West 7th St, & Smith Ave, are still, or nearly so, as the City is only beginning to awaken. The … (7 comments)
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old men coffee shops: PAPARAZZI CAPTURE’S IMAGE OF JAY MERTON! - 11/05/06 05:29 AM
The elusive Jay Merton was photographed while walking Miss Daisy in Irvine Park on Saturday, November the 4th, 2006. I know there has been much speculation out there in Cyberworld about whether or not Jay resembles the image to the right (the axe-like thing).
I’ll let you make your … (10 comments)
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old men coffee shops: "The Peter Principle," or How My Friend Jay Made It In Spite of His Incompetance - 11/04/06 05:38 AM
Friday’s Adventure at the Coffee Shop has been transcribed by Medford Ambrose (for a delightful change):
“It ain’t like it used to be,” retired sergeant Carl groused, setting down his cream and sugar-polluted cup of organically grown-fair trade-French roast-coffee, “folks like us could never make in today’s world!”
“You’re right, … (16 comments)
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old men coffee shops: WHADDAYA GOTTA DO TO EARN A "GOLD STAR?" - 11/03/06 07:00 AM
After this morning's codger meeting, Medford & I removed to his place, and got to talking about AR's coveted "Gold Star" designation for featured posts. We are the recipient of one such award. We like gold stars! We really likethe bragging rights they give us with the codgers: "See, we told … (7 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Forepaugh Mansions - 11/01/06 05:38 AM
Tuesday woke up cold and windy, a real change from Monday, the temperature was about 0ºC (gotcha! That would be 32ºF). Still, being the hardy Minnesotan that I am (or, would like you to believe), I shambled over to the coffee shop, and for once, was the first one there. Sandy, … (1 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Election' A'comin' Are You Ready? - 10/31/06 06:11 AM
Monday morning, the day would dawn clear & bright—not something we’ve seen much here in St. Paul of late—‘though we’d still be hard-pressed to rival Seattle in cloudy days, but as I ambled to the coffee shop, it was still quite dark, the stars obscured by the streetlights.
Medford (the techno-geezer), … (3 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Took the Day Off - 10/28/06 09:26 PM
Even retired guys like me get a day off, today was mine. I stayed away from the computer & blogs from this morning until this evening. I just knocked around all day.
Carl (retired Army, Retired Ford Plant assembly line foreman) with his excellent sense of timing, stopped by the … (3 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Wednesday Oct 25 at the Coffee Shop - 10/26/06 05:09 AM
Wednesday morning when I arrived at the coffee shop, I couldn’t help but notice the (misspelled) hand lettered sign in the front plate glass window: “CODGER’S DON’T MEAT HERE!” Nothing like announcing to all where we do meet!As I made my way to the table, the guys all had their eyes … (1 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Tuesday, Oct 24 with Old Men at the Coffee Shop - 10/25/06 05:42 AM
Tuesday morning I drove over to the coffee shop, instead of walking, as I had some errands to run after out meeting. As I wove my way to our usual table, Fred, whose nose is normally buried in the morning newspaper, piped up: “Where’s yer Ford? You don’t go anywhere … (6 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Republicans are comin' to Town in '08 - 10/23/06 07:32 PM
I was a little late when I arrived at the coffee shop this morning, the gang was already gathered in their usual places around the table by the front plate glass window. Fred and Carl were on one side with Carl by the window, and Med in his usual chair next … (0 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Retired Doesn't Mean Not Busy! - 10/23/06 05:35 AM
It’ 4:40AM CDT, and as usual I’m seated at the computer, a TV above my head (mounted on one of those brackety things like you sometimes see in motel rooms or sports bars) with the national network news droning away, and attempting to write a post for AR. I have … (0 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Sunday Memories by Medford Ambrose - 10/22/06 08:07 AM
People don't can anymore. It is easy to do. I like to can apple butter, pickles and tomatoes. I have made strawberry Rhubarb jam. Grandma used to make choke cherry jam or jelly and I would too if I knew where to get a choke cherry. One thing I wonder … (2 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Medford's Pumpkin Contest Entry - 10/21/06 06:23 AM
Here is my entry into Teresa Boardman’s contest. Unlike my old colleague, Jay, I DIDN’T CHEAT! This effort was done completely in “Paint.” Take that y’old reprobate!I don't blame Jay, though, Paint is not very user-friendly...still, I think mine's better...whaddaya think? Boy, am I gonna pay for this, come Monday at … (3 comments)
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old men coffee shops: A Little Piece of the History of Saint Paul, Minnesota - 10/18/06 05:06 AM
The codgers did not meet on Tuesday, so we return to the History of St. Paul, Minnesota, at least one little part of it. My young (not yet 60) friend Jack has written for our consideration, an interesting history of his home:
“In November 1858, Minnesota had been the 32nd state for … (0 comments)
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old men coffee shops: New Regular Feature of our Blog - 10/15/06 12:39 PM
Weekday banner for the Old Men & Coffee Shop series(above), you may guess, but we won't tell!
Saturday banner (or when we don't meet)Skyline of St. Paul:
I may just figure out how to make them fit the top of the document. I am not Kristal, or Maureen, who are capable of using … (5 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Blogs, (as discussed by the codgers) - 10/14/06 04:26 AM
If anything, this Friday morning was more miserable than Thursday. Still, today we had a quorum as the usual cast of codgers could be found at the table, in front by the plate-glass window, where we can watch passers by, and maybe (usually) make a comment or two.
“Jay, tell us about … (2 comments)
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old men coffee shops: Minnesota Winter's a Comin' Old Men & Coffee Shops - 10/12/06 05:35 AM
Wednesday Meeting of the Old Men at the Coffee Shop (These “meeting minutes” are submitted to this blog a full day after the meeting—because ‘though my mind is fast, my keyboarding is not. Jay Merton)“Winter’s coming, Jay,” Harold (the retired barber) said as he ambled over to our usual table by … (0 comments)
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old men coffee shops: OLD MEN & COFFEE SHOPS - 09/17/06 05:18 AM
Yesterday morning I was having coffee with my old pal Medford Ambrose (the “Techno-Geezer”), and he was bragging about his “Wiki*,” and I bragged back that I now had my very own Blog wherein I was going to pontificate about home repairs. You see, Medford, pushing the octogenarian designation, has been … (8 comments)
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