My Kind of Coffee Place

I saw this article today in Christian Century:

"It is not so unusual that Catholic authorities in Croatia have opened a coffee shop. What is unique is that their customers can pay for their caffeine fix with prayers. The cafe' Zagreb charges four "Our Fathers" for a cappuccino, and five "Hail Marys" for a Coca-Cola, the most, expensive item on the menu."

Good thing I grew up Catholic, I can p(r)ay up!

An Actual Conversation

This afternoon, our phone rang, and even though it said 1-800 service, I answered the phone just so that they would quit calling. When the caller was told that Brad was not available, he asked to speak with the person in charge of the telephone provider decisions:

Heather: "That's me, but I have to tell you, we're pretty happy with our provider."
Caller: "What if I told you that you could save $30/month on your phone bill?"
Heather: "That would be quite impressive since you would be paying me money at that point."
Caller: "Who is your service provider?"
Heather: "We use Vonage."
Caller: "Oh, well I can't beat Vonage's price. Please let AT &T know if you are ever unhappy with your current service."

..Click

I have to tell you that the conversation gave me great pleasure. It makes me smile whenever I think about it.