At Kolding Caffe they have Guinness on draft. Which is one of the main reasons why I am a regular customer, too. The waiters start pouring me a pint as soon as they see me at the door. Guinness is produced in Croatia now, and it is quite to my taste. This is a country rich with good water, after all. But the delivery is kind of iffy as of late. The waiters keep explaining to me that it is not up to them. They always point elsewhere when they ask me what I want instead. Erdinger Dunkel is my choice as of late. As dark beers go, this German one is pretty good. Both the taste and color are fine. It comes in handsome glasses, as well. Guinness it is definitely not, though. One more time, I am wondering about my lot. There is so little that I want from this world, but I cannot get it whenever and wherever I want it. Although I know that my complaint is on the ridiculous side, it keeps popping up in my mind with annoying regularity. My lot, once again.

Addendum (April 5, 2011)

By this morning, Erdinger Dunkel is gone, too. Pointing elsewhere once again, the waiter asked me what I would like instead. He was most apologetic, though. As well as sympathetic. The new shipment was on its way, he kept assuring me, but he could not tell me exactly when it would actually arrive. And so I did my best to come up with an alternative. But my complaint is ever sharper in my mind. Day by day, it is becoming almost painful. There is so little I want from this world…