The Charter Meeting of the CCC!

I am happy to announce the charter meeting of Coffee Chat Club, (CCC), open to anyone willing and able to attend (and abide the rules).  

Where: Beans & Brews - 5400 South 3600 West

When:  Saturdays at 6-8 AM*

Rules of the CCC
1. You don't have to drink coffee, get what you like, bring what you like.  (Kudos however, if your drink choice begins with C, or contains caffeine).

2. The time, day and place is set (for now at least).  Don't complain about the time, as anything worth its salt requires sacrifice.  This may also filter out those lacking the discipline required to keep to the rules.

3. Open to anyone willing to attend and abide (much like The Dude).

4. No yellin er fightin - confound it!  We are and seek to be friends first.  No ganging up or dogpiles on the rabbit.

5. Listen and speak with respect seeking understanding. You can tell Ron to be quiet - he will try.

6. Stimulating conversation: Talking is meant to be fluid, organic, and unconstrained, however if you need the floor please pickup and hold the "Wadded Napkin".

7. Open to all forms of knowledge, all religions, non-religions, beliefs, and sciences.

8. Any topic is open game.  Talking can be circuitous if you can tie it back to the topic (that one is again mostly for my sake).  The goal of every discussion is to end on the beginning topic or develop a theme.  Each member may try to be a facilitator of that.  If desired, we can also turn some of these meetings into a book club of sorts, with the restriction of no fiction.

9. Any opinion is a good opinion - especially so if it seeks correction and understanding and can be supported by facts/evidence. 

10. Agree to disagree is an acceptable last bastion of conflict, as is testimony bearing.  The goal however is to abstain from these dead ends.

P.S. - If you take away only what you came with that is your choice and responsibility ... but also your loss.