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Category Archives: Reflections from the Kahwa Coffee Shop

My Father’s Shoes

In my shoeshine box, they will find: two shine brushes (brown, black); two polish brushes (ditto); three cans of polish (cordovan, brown, black); a bottle of saddle soap; and three shine cloths (one filched from the Woodstock Inn in Vermont and one from the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville, VA).

Posted byMarshallJuly 31, 2022Posted inReflections from the Kahwa Coffee ShopTags:Shoeshine2 Comments on My Father’s Shoes

These Boots Are Made For Working

It was the noon hour and at the base of the bridge, in the shadow of the arch, construction men ate their lunches, legs flung out in front, backs against the concrete slab. lunch boxes at their side, empanadas in their hands.

Posted byMarshallJune 28, 2022Posted inReflections from the Kahwa Coffee ShopTags:Immigrants, Latin Americans, Spanish food, WorkingLeave a comment on These Boots Are Made For Working

A Dog’s Diary

Using a Brain-Computer Interface App (BCIA) as envisioned by Elon Musk, the Craiglit.life technology department was able to transcribe the personal diary of a Labrador Retriever into the publishing empire’s mainframe computer

Posted byMarshallApril 27, 2022April 27, 2022Posted inReflections from the Kahwa Coffee ShopTags:Apartment Dogs, Dogs, Labrador Retriever, Service Dogs3 Comments on A Dog’s Diary

What Would George Say?

Gazing out over the rubble of our elected officialdom, I reflect we have come on hard times manners-wise and civility-wise.

Posted byMarshallApril 6, 2022Posted inReflections from the Kahwa Coffee ShopTags:cell phones, Clothing, Dr. Spock, George Washington, John Adams, Manners, Mt. VernonLeave a comment on What Would George Say?

Can We Talk?

A recent Economist article suggests that American men come up short when it comes to friends, guy friends specifically. American heroes ride solo. Think Gary Cooper in High Noon, Jack Reacher, Spider Man, The Hulk, or Cleatus, the Fox Sports animatronic figure with laser eyeballs.

Posted byMarshallFebruary 13, 2022February 15, 2022Posted inReflections from the Kahwa Coffee ShopTags:American man, Boxing, Corporate Life, Cryptocurrency, Men's Book ClubLeave a comment on Can We Talk?

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