This week a little bit of strangeness happened in the blogging world. Yes - my last post covered some craziness being spouted on blogs—but that's not what I'm talking about. This one involves coffee. And I take coffee very seriously.
A man walked into the Murky Coffee shop in Arlington, Va., and ordered a triple espresso on ice. Now this is just not right. Espresso is concentrated coffee for a reason. If you want cold coffee, order cold coffee—don't kill an espresso. But that's what happened.
The customer wanted three shots of espresso poured over ice. The barista refused, citing store policy and a desire to maintain the quality of the brew. Barbs and counterpunches and comments have been posted by the customer and the store owner on their individual blogs. This is from the coffee shop owner's most recent post:
Being snarky, confrontational, parsing words, and personal attacks, are all common practice in the online world of blogs and forums. God knows, I've engaged in a healthy amount of online b.s., and I know for a fact that Mr. andiamnotlying.com has too. The hard part is dealing with what happens when the online world creeps into the real world, and being able to clearly differentiate between the two. Movies like "Enchanted" or "Cool World" aside, some things are supposed to be separate. Sometimes, it's not up to you though.
I think I agree with this guy. And I think I may have to make a stop in Arlington when I head into town next time.
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