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Even though health concerns in the early 2000’s associating soy milk with GMO’s and added sugar, and environmental concerns of monocultures decimating the American Plains have been debunked, I recently saw a message stenciled on the wall of prominent Philadelphia coffee house saying, “Never any soy.” The barista, too, confirmed that they “never ever served […]

Charmed Lives

I am very committed to my exercise routine. It makes me feel better. It has taken me a bit of time to perfect it, but now I have the ideal workout. Most mornings I walk to my neighborhood Starbucks. I get all of my required daily steps with a side of fresh air and coffee. […]

Quiet Please

I have a morning routine. Like every other working woman in America, I talk myself through the steps: “my teeth are brushed, even flossed. I’ve shaved my legs, my hair is washed. My eyes are in so I can see, I’ve moisturized, deordorized . . . I have to pee. Now what to wear . […]

My Point Exactly

You will have noticed by now that I do, in fact, assign points to my starbuckling experiences. Full disclosure is probably a good idea, here. I do not subscribe to the philosophy that everybody deserves a gold star. Or five. In the world of business . . . dare I say life . . . […]

A Cup of Happiness

Massachusetts Ave in the heart of downtown Lawrence, KS looks like most other college towns in the Midwest: restaurants, a theater or two, a few homeless folks hanging out on the corner, Independence Day fireworks in the park. En route from Colorado to Connecticut, my husband and I swung into Starbucks bright and early July […]

Starbuckling

Yes. It’s a verb. I starbuckle. Meaning, you ask? To visit Starbucks and become an expert customer. You can conjugate it like any other verb: I/you/we starbuckle every morning.She/he starbuckles randomly.I am/we are starbuckling at this moment.I have starbuckled often.I have starbuckled extensively in Colorado and Connecticut. You see where I am going with this. […]