Tag: coffee
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Obulu
says the man making my coffee exactly so, just right, and to my exact and specific requirement. Obulu says this same man, far from his home struggling with government officials and bureaucratic paperwork as he steadily builds a better future for himself and his family, one smile and kind gesture at a time. Obulu smiles…
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How do you take your coffee? (and other trick questions)
I ask with pretend nonchalance. I wait, listen. Sometimes black, and sometimes not. Sometimes tall, and other times short. See for us aliens coffee really is a food group. Sometimes to relieve the pain. Sometimes to fuel the joy. Sometimes to fight the boredom. Sometimes to simply relish, tiny or tall, these cups were made…