Every Saturday morning, I meet at a coffee shop with Jeff, my friend and my accountability partner. We check up on each other by going over a list of questions. We pray for each other, we encourage each other and we challenge each other to grow as Christian men.
We also have coffee together.
.jpg) |
| Jeff and I meet weekly at Noble Coffee. |
I enjoy coffee and today I thought I'd try something different. After glancing at the posted menu, I ordered an espresso. I didn't really know how an espresso differed from any other coffee drink, but I was willing to venture out into new territory.
They called my name when the drink was ready. I approached the counter to find a tiny little cup containing a few teaspoons of what appeared to be coffee. Beside the tiny little cup sat a glass of water. I was too embarrassed to ask the barista "What am I supposed to do with this?", so I just took the cup and the glass and I returned to my table.
One sip from the brown liquid reminded me of the meaning of the word "bitter". I knew I would not enjoy another sip. Not knowing proper espresso etiquette, I wondered if the cup of water was meant to dilute the bitterness. So I poured some of the water into the miniature coffee cup and took another sip.
More bitterness.
Jeff and I spent about an hour together and during that time my lips never again touched the bitter beverage.
I returned home and asked Debra if she knew how you're supposed to drink espresso. She said something like, "I'm not sure, but I think you're supposed to chug it down like a shot of tequila and quickly follow it with a glass of water."
Maybe she's right. But I'm not going to order espresso again. I'll stay away from tequila, too.
.JPG) |
| Been there, done that, don't want to do it again. |
No comments:
Post a Comment