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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 and the [...]
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 follow-up—I stopped; then I said, “Tom.”
Tom. Simple. Easy. [...]
Christmas Blend, with two pumps of peppermint syrup