Is there any better place in the world than in a coffee shop with a book and a notebook computer with wireless internet access? Music playing in the background....sitting on a soft couch.... people at other places in the shop reading and drinking coffee, talking and sharing life......at one moment reflecting on what you are reading.....at the next moment drifting off into the conversations of others.....all the while thinking about the lyrics to the song playing in the distance.....wondering if you have email to read.......wondering if someone will call so you can chat and look like you have friends......moments of silence sneak up on everyone here.....its just the kind of place you think noise will be constant.....but its not...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................great song by U2...................................................................................................the phone rings.................................................................................................................................................she carefully balances her coffee in one hand and her books in the other............time to read.