Tag Archives: starbucks
Tom no more
You may recall that last year I frequented a local Starbucks under the pseudonym Tom G. Whiffler1. Then one day Starbucks annoyed me and I decided to drive 10 miles to an independent coffeeplace, and I never looked back (figure of speech). So, for the last six or seven months I’ve been going to this [...]
12DB, Day 1: Cappuccino
There are three reasons I like ordering cappuccino, and they are these: I don’t actually like ordering cappuccino. The “hipness” of cappuccino has worn off. I never would have ordered it in the mid- or late-90s, when Starbucks was just taking off and people were discovering espresso for the first time. But now it’s commonplace [...]
This is Tom
I was tired of exchanges like this at Starbucks: “Large, unsweetened, black iced tea, please.” “Can I get your name?” “Conlan.” “Conley?” “Conlan.” “Conland?” “Conlan.” “How do you spell that?” So, a few months ago the question came again. As I began to form the hard ‘C’ in the back of my throat—dreading the inevitable [...]
Christmas Blend, with two pumps of peppermint syrup