Over-doing the April Showers

It looks like we are in for another week-long stretch of overcast skies, rain showers, and thunderstorms. It is not unusual for spring in the Ozarks. I'm sure it can be frustrating for people that work outside or for people with kids that love to play outside or for adults that want to enjoy the outdoors for hiking, golfing, going to ballgames, etc., etc.
A rainy day or two isn't the worst thing to happen to me. I have lots of things that will be put off until sunnier days, but I also have books to read or something I can watch on TV. I'm sure I can manage my way through the coming days.

I was able to have a little people interaction last night at the weekly gathering of Venues' peeps at Mother's Brewery. I'm experiencing a different, passive kind of people interactions this morning at a local coffee shop. Several people meeting with friends and small table conversations are taking place around me as I enjoy my refillable drip coffee up and do my morning blogging.

Even busy coffee shops seem to have a pretty laid back feel to me. In spite of the activity that takes place behind the counter, coffee shop people rarely seem to be rushed or in a hurry. The people in a hurry take their coffee to go, but the people that sit seem to enjoy the time and the people they are meeting and spending time with this rainy morning.
It occurs to me that coffee shops kind of scream -- "Privilege!"

In fact, drinking good coffee at home could be considered to be privileged. I don't have a fancy coffee maker or anything like that, but I do buy good beans, grind them fresh daily, and savor the aroma and taste of a simple pour over coffee on a daily basis. I've been thinking about switching over to the French press occasionally, and I do enjoy a good cold brew from time to time. I have a stove top espresso maker that I haven't used in a long time. Maybe I'll try it again some morning. It might be interesting to try it with some lightly roasted, flavorful coffee beans.
Yeah -- pretty privileged.

It looks like I have a few hours before the rain resumes for the day. The ground is pretty saturated, but there is work that I can do and probably should do before that happens. It's difficult to do any of it from my butt in a coffee shop miles from where the work needs to happen. 

I hope that your weekend is a wonderful one. I hope that your people interactions are enjoyable ones. 
Embrace the weather -- whatever it might be!

John