High-Priced Coffee

[David Casseres]

Murthy sez

>Indeed, one can ask why anybody would drink coffee at all, considering
>it's not exactly a necessity of life, but I find it's not really the
>coffee but the company (of friends and strangers).  Where else can you
>have a cup of coffee, watch people, read a book or hang out with friends
>for a buck or two (heh)? It's a cheap indulgence.

Ah, it's not a necessity of life but then neither is good music.  Well, 
maybe good music is but you know what I mean, eh?  The coffee house is a 
cheap indulgence, and so is the coffee.  Or to put it another way, coffee 
-- really good Costa Rican coffee, roasted dark, brewed strong, and 
inhaled fresh -- is the cheapest and least harmful of all the expensive 
vices.


Cheers,
David