The Donut Shop As a Kid

I always enjoyed the donut shop as a kid. There was something about the men sitting at the counter talking about the president and the world, handing each other parts of the newspaper and cigarettes that seemed like where you went when you became an old man. My grandma and grandpa drank their coffee black and so did these guys. I heard them talk about wars and the depression like grandma and grandpa, and just knew that they were seasoned. I didn't feel tough like them, but I just liked sitting near them, hearing "God, this coffee sure is waking me up this morning. Nothing better than a good cup of coffee an the paper to start the day."