{"id":25778,"date":"2022-03-19T09:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=25778"},"modified":"2022-03-19T09:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T14:21:44","slug":"trying-a-new-coffee-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=25778","title":{"rendered":"Trying a New Coffee Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started working from the office two days a week starting this month. We were actually supposed to return to the office a couple of months ago but it kept getting postponed because COVID cases kept surging. Now that COVID has become endemic, things are starting to return to normal — somewhat. <\/p>\n

Before the pandemic, I was working from the office five days a week. Occasionally, I would work from home if I wasn’t feeling well or if the roads were not drivable. I think our new normal, at least from the perspective of the department I’m in, will be working from the office a couple of days per week and remotely the rest of the time. For now, anyway. <\/p>\n

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My boss sent me a “Return to Office Survival Kit” care page which I think she sent to everyone a long while ago but I didn’t get until recently because I hadn’t been in. Every single item was so perfect and thoughtful but, as you might have guessed, I went for the chocolates first. <\/p>\n

Honestly, what really helps me survive workdays are coffee runs and walks with my friend Chris Townley. It’s something that we hadn’t been able to do having worked remotely over the last couple of years. Now that we’re both back in the office, we have resumed our coffee runs. <\/p>\n

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We had to make up for the last two years and so we ventured out quite a ways for our first trip out. We walked all the way to Mokas, this new coffee shop by the Advanced Learning Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here are some pictures of the cute interior. <\/p>\n

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By the way, Mokas serves food so you can get more than just coffee there. <\/p>\n

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This table would be perfect for Mexican train dominoes<\/a> but it’s a tad narrow. <\/p>\n

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I’m always on the lookout for good tables for Mexican train dominoes. LOL. Anyway, I didn’t get to try it but the food looks good. Chris got a breakfast sandwich which he ate as we walked back to work. He said it was good. <\/p>\n

I have trouble eating and walking — unless it’s a burrito or an ice cream cone — so I can’t eat unless we stay. We will have to go for lunch sometime when we have a bit more time to spare. <\/p>\n

Food pictures next time. Until then, GNG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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