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Readers Write: Froth Quality

Posted in Addiction, Art, Finances, Propaganda, Religious Cults, Reviews, Things I Bet You Didn't Know on September 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Regarding my previous post about happiness in a beaker, reader Emily writes: I have a Stabucks Barista mcahine that I use daily to make a latte. I will say that Starbuck’s froth is much better than my froth. But given the recent increase in prices at Starbucks and the number of lattes I can get [...]

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What Starbucks Doesn’t Want You to Know: Happiness in a Beaker

Posted in Addiction, Art, Finances, Propaganda, Religious Cults, Reviews, Things I Bet You Didn't Know on September 12, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Go into any Starbucks, and you’ll see shelves lined with coffee presses, expensive espresso machines, mugs and thermoses in any size, in any color, all with one goal: to sell the coffee experience. But the experience comes with a hidden price. They know that what people want is the froth, but not just any froth, but their [...]

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I Was Almost Abducted By Line Dancing Sorcerers

Posted in Life in Marin, Religious Cults, Social Scene on May 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I just need to express this pain. I know that there are much worse things in the world than braces. But I just got new wires the other day, and my teeth are sore, every single one of them. The pain shoots up with every tortilla chip with mild salsa that I bite down on, [...]

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I Am Really Sorry to Put You Through This

Posted in Animal Kingdom, Propaganda, Random Ramblings, Religious Cults, This is nutso on February 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I realize that watching Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter trying to be funny is almost as painful as watching a bad talent show act, but I also feel it is what makes it so good. Notice the attempts at self-parody, and then imagine this performed in front of a live audience, sans the laugh track. [...]

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Crazy Schemes, Pink Cadillac Dreams

Posted in Addiction, Beauty, Fashion, Pyramid Schemes, Religious Cults, Spirituality, Things I Bet You Didn't Know on December 7, 2006 | 4 Comments »

Today is Day One of No Starbucks.  It sucks, but it is worth the sacrifice. I added it all up and I was spending five dollars a day for a latte and a banana nut bread. So now it’s oatmeal and Trader Joe’s Columbia Supremo Whole Bean Coffee from a French press for me. Even with a little milk, [...]

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