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overheard in corner coffee bar: sacrilege

…namely, the barista asking the poor guy behind me if he didn’t mind getting his coffee [only 2/3rd filled] topped off with decaf. Seems she hadn’t made enough “regular” coffee, and thought it would be more expedient just to substitute. As though the cup determined what went in. He was stunned speechless, as were we all. My KeepCup (ordered [...]
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Uh Oh, I did it again

Three times will make a trend. And, while adding my sugar to the not-as-good-as-last-time brew, I actually heard a patron saying wistfully, as they left the chain, “American Runs on Dunkin’.” Aaagh. Scary. that said, zero hipsters. zero laptops. just the gentle non-snow falling in front of the funeral parlor. On to CVS, where I could increase [...]
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