“Coffee shop and babies is what this town is all about,” claimed the teenage barista at Peets Coffee in Queen Anne. I suppose I can see where she might get that, what with the baby boom and all. However, it was more of a reflection on the huge changes Queen Anne has experienced. What used to be a neighborhood filled with old people and old money has now given way to new parents, young professionals, and lot’s of development.

The Peets down the street from my new work is very nice…it is also kitty corner to Starbucks and next to a Tullys. Thus, Queen Anneites are so in tune with their coffee they may choose their coffee shop based on preference not on convenience. (FYI Peet’s far surpasses Starbucks and Tullys). There were three young people behind the bar, two girls and a goofy guy. “Baby it’s cold outside,” he sang, horribly off key. In the space of five minutes I overheard him assure his co-workers that he is extremely ADHD and that he has ESP, or “Extra Special Powers” as he broke it down. This confirms that even when I hear corporate folk sigh and say, “I just want to quit it all and get a job in a coffee shop” they don’t realize they have to work with imbeciles.