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Mar.28.2013
On Thursday's Phil Naessens Show The Sports Goons Jameyan Smith joins Phil to discuss the NCAA March Madness Tournament, the attempted boycott of Starbucks by online militant born again Christians, the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks week in review and a look ahead to next...
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Jan.29.2013
Recently, I had the chance to visit a couple of Starbucks stores in Seoul, Korea. There is an interesting coffee scene going on right now in Seoul. Western-ish coffee stores are everywhere (more perhaps than in the US and UK) and all kinds of people are using them, as meeting spots and...
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Jan.26.2013
I believe that statement . . . do you?
Today in Southwest Louisiana we are treated to clear skies and a delightful 74 degree temperature. I'd like nothing better than to be sitting outside sipping a white chocolate mocha at Starbucks. Instead, I'm cooped up inside, trying to stay on task so that I...
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Jan.22.2013
I'm always on the look out for a great quote. I saw a wonderful one yesterday (there was no attribute; else I would cite it).
The quote said this:
"Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your...
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Dec.11.2012
Disclaimer:I have been a barista and I am currently an author. Also I love both coffee and books.
When the cold bite of winter and the hustle and bustle of the holidays make you weary, what is the perfect pick-me up? Coffee. And not just any coffee but flavored, spiced, milk added...
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Oct.14.2012
I was in Starbucks today with my usual vanilla latte, sitting by the front window and checking email on my phone. There was some music playing, Starbucks music, coffeehouse music, four or five instruments, somewhat eclectic, part-classical, part Braveheart. And it occurred to me that in the easy...
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Sep.30.2012
I'm a creature of habit. Generally I do the same things each and every day; wake up at 4am, research for my sports show, teach tennis at my academy, eat lunch, do more research, teach more tennis, do more research.....
Oh you get the point huh :-)
Part of being a creature of habit is where I do my...
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Sep.11.2012
Wrote this Prufrockian fragment at Starbucks today:
We shall remember you, the world and I,
And write your name across the evening sky.
The world will write in sunsets, I in stars,
The world will write you whole, and I in parts,
Because the sky cannot hold all my heart.
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Jul.18.2012
The Starbucks marketing people are speed demons. It was barely three days between my wife telling me that green coffee bean extract is the latest miracle cure that Starbucks featured green coffee bean extract in their Refreshers. Friday the 13th, noon to three, they were giving them away. We...
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Feb.10.2012
I trust places where there are people who are wearing backpacks. People who are wearing backpacks are more likely to be going somewhere. It is far harder to cause trouble to be causing trouble when you are on the move.
People with backpacks are usually trying to add something beautiful and good to...
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