1. Find a place to live 2. Find a coffee house

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:34:16 GMT

Tracy and I are currently in Louisville so that she can take a clerical test for a library position at the seminary (one of the largest theological libraries in the world, joy!) and since we found an apartment on the last trip in April, I am trying out local coffee houses on the second trip. A man needs a place to go, especially if he is not a drinker. I also need a place in which I am amongst the people and away from the Christian ghettos that we often create for ourselves. If you are going to talk to people about Jesus and His gospel, you got to get down to street level.

Anyway, I am in a promising coffee house called Heine Brothers (tee hee, hinny brothers) on Frankfort Ave. just down the street from the seminary and our new apartment. At first blush it seems promising.

1. It is not a chain, it is local.

2. The coffee is roasted on site and really good

3. The prices are comparable to the houses back in Champaign

4. There are plenty of different people in here right now. A few hippy sandal people, a business man, joggers, a seminary student in the corner (Me), a mom and her kids, etc. I like to have a big mix of people to interact with in a coffee house.

5. It is less than a mile down the road.

The only con is that the tables are painfully small and it does not allow me to spread out my stuff like I like to do. I need some serious real estate on a table when I set up my study rig. The WiFi also seems a bit spotty, but maybe I am on the wrong network. Heine Brothers (Hinny, tee hee) is in the running for a place for me to study, but I am going to certainly try a few others in the area. Oops, another con that I just noticed is that they are only open until 10:00 on the weekdays. I like to go to the coffee house later in the evening after the kids and my early to bed wife have turned in for the night. I also need about a 3 hours block to make it worth while, so that might be a problem for me.

All in all, a nice place and I give it 3 night hawks out of 4....

Fear and Trembling: Food and drink

1. Find a place to live 2. Find a coffee house