Breaking local news interrupts the writer’s blog today. Trouble is brewing at Easy Times Espresso along with the organic dark roast. I think it’s safe to say the area hasn’t seen such a stir since Fort Townsend was roused for the San Juan Pig War.

The problem? The panninis. Specifically, hordes of caffeinated customers deprived of panninis because the pannini baker is going back to Europe. I don’t have to tell you that hopped-up java junkies on a sugar high without any protein are dangerous characters prone to impulsive behavior and unlikely to fall asleep in the middle of their frenzy.

What will happen when these hard-core coffee drinkers realize the only source of drive-through protein within twenty miles is McDonald’s? I don’t know, but I fear for the cows grazing in their idyllic pastures. And the fencing.