I’m enjoying the snow through the window of Spyhouse, one of the local wi-fi enabled coffeehouses in the south Minneapolis. It’s located at 25th and Nicollet, right in the heart of “Eat Street”, our now-fashionable dining district. A few blocks away is MCAD, so there are tons of art students, drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and typing away on laptops. It’s a place where I expect deep thoughts to take place, due to the influx of caffeine, nicotine and artificial sweeteners, coalescing into a mind-altering experience. Could a brand new philosophy be born here amongst the faux Bohemians? Our own version of the French salon, bringing to life flights of fancy and serious dissertations.

Spyhouse itself is a mixed crowd, mostly urban, gay and straight and inbetween. Comfortable chairs, quirky art (like the Nehi clock and the big-eyed waifs) and college station music. Blips of conversation float by, crashing against arguments and romantic odes. Casualness and intensity vie for equal time. And the coffee is reasonably priced, too.

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