I fell in love with coffee houses when I was 16 years old. I think it appropriate mention this because, in part, it explains why I’m hosting the Monday coffee hour. Over the years I went on to manage a coffee house called the Oak Tree. And later as a city of San Pablo employee I supervised community center events. And finally I managed a nightclub / theatre in Berkeley. The romance I had with structured community gatherings, such as coffee houses, community centers, theaters, and night clubs, was driven by my need for community and sense of belonging.
I have been blogging in Daily Kos for over 17 years and holding down the Monday Street Prophets coffee hour for almost as long. Why? It is my diet of worms. Starting with a new list of nighty-five theses. Now do not get your hopes up that this is a sensational new weight reduction program and diet. No, this series will be about my hopes for a Twenty First Century Reformation as world changing as the Protestant Reformation.
Jump the fold for my literary attempts of making bad jokes about worms.
What is for dinner? How are you doing? What is on your mind. If you are new to Street Prophets please introduce yourself beyond the fold in a comment. This is an Open Thread / Coffee Hour and all topics of conversation are welcome.
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