Radio - I have a satellite radio in the car and there are only a few hundred channels to select from and I found this one guy John 'Someone' who reckons that the American system isn't broken and that capitalism will triumph even if it means a load of people suffer in the short term. He went on about how if we continue with the bail outs we'll be turning all socialist like and will be the laughing stock of the world for not up-holding the ideals of capitalism. Afterall we have been scorning countries like France for its socialistic framework for years. These guys really believe in this stuff, its amazing (bewildering) to listen to if not just a little entertaining.
BO - There's talk about how the hell did Obama win - and his shaping cabinet only lacks Bill himself - so much for hope and change. "If you voted for change then you didn't get it don't you feel ripped off already" - that will be the question going forward for a little while now.
Other lines such as, "We are still the power house of the world and we need to show great leadership in this time of uncertainty" and "Other countries will learn the American way and finally get there one day".
Enough of that stuff, down to some good old American consumption -
Car - I test drove a car on the weekend and hopefully will have it this coming weekend but maybe it won't be ready until Monday or Tuesday next week. Anyway when it arrives I'll be sure to post a nice little pic of it for you to see.
Lunch - Now for something a little more light hearted .. The picture below is my lunch time hang - Francesco's. They do great wraps but I am staying away from the hot buffet they offer (no thanks). It ain't the RemCafe but it does the trick. And the coffee at work is far from the normal standard, Eddie I miss you! And the normal cafe on Sat morning on Darling St, well it seems half a world away, wait a second, it IS !! (And BoBo you're a master barista (relatively speaking of course). While the definition from Wikipedia is - "In English jargon, the term "barista" refers to one who has acquired some level of expertise in the preparation of espresso-based coffee drinks. Within certain circles, its meaning is expanding to include what might be called a "coffee sommelier;" a professional who is highly skilled in coffee preparation, with a comprehensive understanding of coffee, coffee blends, espresso, quality, coffee varieties, roast degree, espresso equipment, maintenance, latte art, etc" the term barista may seem a little high for our Bobbin head friendly server of less then ideal cafe on Sunday mornings but he has a level of expertise, exactly the level I am not sure. The company on those Sunday mornings more then make up for it though.
I am still looking for the cafe that makes it 'properly' - no i dont want cream, don't you just have real milk?
The Lunch House.... This was covered in snow last week..... And i am sure will again real soon.
Cheers.
2 comments:
Hello Hamster,
So are you suggesting the right wing consensus is that BO stinks? See what I did there...clever.
Have i heard you correctly, you actually miss Bobo's coffee, surely your taste buds have been scalded beyond repair on you last visit to Bobbin Head cafe.
Smarty and I have booked into the Jindabyne training camp over the OZ day long weekend in January so we will be getting an early taste of the mountains in 2009.
Hi Ham, I was still wondering when you were going to discuss smells...I'm hoping that is the travel-addled mind talking. (writing from Changi Airport - on my next flight I am "upstairs", so I assume it will be an A380!). On the flight to DC I sat next to 2 americans who did not appear happy at BO winning. Ye gods, you'd think it was a no-brainer. Ordinarily i would have stirred them up, but I didn't have the energy. Coffee: actually, Lawrence and I have concluded that Bobo was OK - he works there weekday mornings. It is the owner who is the principle burner.
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