One of my favorite coffee shops is The Leaf. It is a cigar/coffee shop in Abilene. The atmosphere is one that is laid back, comfortable, and usually a little smoky. While the store's focus of sales revolves around cigars and other tobacco products they also have a very enjoyable coffee selection. The time I spent at The Leaf was usually spent with brothers from my fraternity, ΚΦΩ. Long afternoons and late nights were spent enjoying brotherhood coffee and cigars at the small business in downtown Abilene. With free wi-fi offered we did everything from watch LOST, to debate theology. No matter what the conversation led to there was most always one constant, Rummy.
The card game has many different ways to play. Most anyone who has played a rummy game has had different rules in playing it. Ours was no different. Accommodating game play from two up to five people there was almost always a game started soon after walking in the door. With trash talk and competitive natures flying the games were always interesting, even if just to watch. I once even lost everything I owned to Jay Patterson (he graciously gave it all back). The memorable thing about Rummy at the leaf wasn't winning or losing. It wasn't about a game, cigars, or coffee. What was memorable was that we lived life together. We grew in our bonds of brotherhood. When we walked out the door we soon forgot the score of the card game but our friendships are something that will never be forgotten.
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