Some Observations

1) The campaign to save our local Starbucks is well underway - I had come up with the name S.O.S. (Save Our Starbucks) but it would appear that this name is pretty prevalent all over the internet. In fact, another local blogger already used it in a post about (surprise surprise) saving our Starbucks. As did yet another local blogger. One of the baristas suggested to me that, besides the usual of contacting the corporate website, etc etc, it might be useful to check out www.mystarbucksidea.com, and leave a comment there. I did, and I also searched for other comments along the same idea of keeping ou Starbucks alive. There were several already posted. You can check out that link, but you may have to create an account there.
I prefer Starbucks to our other local coffee house, Paris Coffee. For one thing, *$ has better tasting sugar free syrups. But even moreso, the employees at *$ here are great. Excellent service, friendly, and very free with advice on how to improve your drink. For example, I usually order a triple grande skinny cinnamon dolce. Why three shots of espresso? I like the darker flavor it gives the drink, and the caffeine boost is good, too. :) One day, the girl in the drive through suggested adding one packet of Splenda - it enhances the dark flavor and takes most of the bitterness out.

2) I have a new variety of apple I like. Years ago, it was Granny Smith all the way. Always sour, usually crispy. Then came Braeburn - a much sweeter taste, but sometimes mealy. The came Gala - another sweeter variety. Today I saw a new one - Jazz. Sweet tasting with a perfect hint of sour. And the three that I've eaten so far were all super crispy.

3) The peaches on sale at Krogers are just as good if not better than what you might find at the Farmer's Market.


That's it for now.