cap's is a neighborhood barbeque joint that was called a "mecca" of pleasure and taste in a recent local magazine. on the weekends, they do a fine breakfast and i go there most every saturday.
there are many things i can count on at breakfast...fluffy short stacks with sweet maple butter, hash browns cripsy and luscious, thick slices of smoked ham, hollaidase sauce speckled with paprika ... but also,
the guys.
not the same guys, always, but sometimes of course, but guys. two guys, four guys, six guys...all chatting over coffee and it is so nice to see. today there were two sets of guys who hadn't planned on seeing each other but there they were. a table of eight, and behind them, a table of four.
eggs were ordered, coffee poured, and the guys talked. ages from mid 30's to mid 60's, all nicely dressed in neat and colorful polo shirts and plaid or kakie shorts, one with a grey goose hat. they talked about golf and their daughters, politics and sports. they wore pretty watches and all were tan and seemed so happy. arms were folded and jokes were told and some of them went back and forth from table to table, catching up and visiting generally.
good friends. good food. a good day.
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